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Tag: 1950s

Film Review Retrospective

MARTY (1955)

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

by Cian McGrath 5th June 20255th June 2025
Film Review Retrospective

THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955)

Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.

by Remy Dean 4th June 20254th June 2025
Film Review Retrospective

RIFIFI (1955)

Four men plan the perfect crime, but the human element gets in the way…

by Cian McGrath 10th April 202510th April 2025
Film Review Retrospective

EAST OF EDEN (1955)

Two brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain the favor of their affectionate but strict, Bible-toting father as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.

by Cian McGrath 9th April 20259th April 2025
Film Review Physical Media

UNDERWORLD BEAUTY (1958) + LOVE LETTER (1959)

Retrieving the diamonds he stashed before his arrest, thief Miyamoto hopes to help his old partner Mihara, crippled during the heist.

by Remy Dean 22nd January 202522nd January 2025
Film Review Retrospective

FLOATING CLOUDS (1955)

In post-WWII Japan, a lonely woman tries to find purpose and stability in a devastated Tokyo.

by Cian McGrath 14th January 202514th January 2025
Film Review Retrospective

ORDET (1955)

A Danish family deal with inner and religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.

by Conall McManus 14th January 202514th January 2025
Film Review Retrospective

WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

by Rachel Dvorak 8th December 20248th December 2024
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I VAMPIRI (1957)

Young women are found dead in Paris, drained of blood, so a journalist investigates and is seduced by a beautiful woman from a noble family.

by Remy Dean 25th October 202425th October 2024
Film Review Physical Media

Daiei Gothic – Japanese Ghost Stories (1959-1968)

A collection of three of Japan's most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries.

by Remy Dean 25th October 202425th October 2024
Film Review Physical Media

CAGE OF GOLD (1950)

A young woman in postwar London falls back in love with an old flame, but doesn’t realise he's a con artist.

by Barnaby Page 14th September 202415th September 2024
Film Review Retrospective

REAR WINDOW (1954)

A house and wheelchair-bound photographer, his fashion model girlfriend, and his visiting nurse spy on neighbours from his courtyard window.

by Conall McManus 29th August 202429th August 2024
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