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Tag: 1950s

Film Review Retrospective

DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)

A former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.

by Conall McManus 16th May 20241st June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

THE 400 BLOWS (1959)

A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.

by Conall McManus 2nd May 20242nd May 2024
Film Review Retrospective

SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

by Conall McManus 25th April 202425th April 2024
Film Review Retrospective

RIO BRAVO (1959)

A small-town sheriff enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

by Conall McManus 3rd April 20243rd April 2024
Film Review Physical Media

PATHS OF GLORY (1957)

A French officer during the First World War must defend three men unfairly accused of cowardice at a court-martial.

by Barnaby Page 30th March 202428th March 2024
Film Review Retrospective

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

by Conall McManus 28th March 202428th March 2024
Film Review Retrospective

SANSHO THE BAILIFF (1954)

In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

by Conall McManus 20th March 202420th March 2024
Film Review Retrospective

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

A group of scientists try to capture a strange prehistoric beast lurking in the depths of the Amazonian jungle.

by Devon Elson 9th February 20249th February 2024
Film Review Retrospective

THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)

Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

by Conall McManus 18th December 202318th December 2023
Film Review Physical Media

THE SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME (1955)

After World War II ends, a trio of former sailors turn to smuggling...

by Barnaby Page 7th September 20237th September 2023
Film Review Physical Media

Four Film Noir Classics Vol. 3 (1946-1958)

Jealousy, greed, revenge and deceit once again run wild in another anthology of 1940s and 1950s noir...

by Barnaby Page 6th September 20237th September 2023
Film Review Retrospective

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)

Two showgirls travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of one's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamoured old man and many other doting admirers.

by Quinn Francis 1st August 20231st August 2023
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