By decade
Cactus Flower; Review by Robin Franson Pruter
Utterly charming romantic comedy, featuring a radiant performance by Ingrid Bergman.
The Gilded Age, Season One; Review by Robert Pruter
Historical drama of the Gilded Age society of New York City by Julian Fellowes that captures the era with its sharp dialogue, compelling storytelling, and high production values, which make viewers feel they have been really transported back in time.
21 Hours at Munich; Review by Robin Franson Pruter
Bleak recreation of the hostage crisis and subsequent massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Ten Little Indians (1989); Review by Robin Franson Pruter
Dreadful, pointless version of Agatha Christie’s much-adapted story.
Odds Against Tomorrow; Review by Robert Pruter
The last 1950s-style noir film shows classic strengths in the genre with strong acting by top actors performing as noir archetypes and with stark grey urban imagery but is somewhat undone by weak story telling.
Christmas Holiday; Review by Robin Franson Pruter
The hard-to-wrap-one’s-head-around story of Deanna Durbin as a prostitute-ish character married to a homicidal psychopath played by Gene Kelly.
Announcing the Made in 1944 Blogathon!
A blogathon about pop culture released and cultural influencers born in 1944.
Pump Up the Volume; Review by Robin Franson Pruter
Strong central performance by Christian Slater carries weight of film’s extensive rhetoric.
Pop Culture Reverie 