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The Mummy's Hand, 1940 - ★★★

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Published: April 27, 2026 18:34

The Mummy’s Hand, directed by the prolific yet now largely forgotten American filmmaker Christy Cabanne, is not a direct follow-up to Karl Freund’s earlier The Mummy, although it reuses some of the same footage. It marks the beginning of the Kharis series,…

The Mummy, 1932 - ★★★★½

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Published: April 27, 2026 16:54

Karl Freund’s excellent and eerie horror film, starring a superb Boris Karloff as Imhotep, is shaped by a distinctly German Expressionist visual style and sublimely photographed by Charles J. Stumar. This strange, dreamlike interpretation of The Mummy…

Confessions of a Pop Performer, 1975 - ★★★

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Published: April 26, 2026 18:44

Confessions of a Pop Performer is the second installment in the quartet of films based on Christopher Wood’s novels about the hapless Timmy Lea and his mildly successful, cheerfully absurd erotic escapades. Directed this time by Norman Cohen, the film sees…

The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador, 1912 - ★★★★

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Published: April 25, 2026 13:10

Le mystère des roches de Kador, written and directed by the remarkably prolific Léonce Perret, is a delightfully eccentric melodrama framed as a classic crime story. Perret’s inventive use of cinematic reconstruction - staging the crime on film and…

Confessions of a Window Cleaner, 1974 - ★★★

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Published: April 24, 2026 18:56

Val Guest’s Confessions of a Window Cleaner is the first in a series of four quintessentially bawdy British comedies, with Robin Askwith starring as the hapless and whimsical Timmy Lea, who tries his hand at various professions. This first entry is based…

Maria Marusjka, 1973 - ★★½

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Published: April 24, 2026 15:10

Oddvar Bull Tuhus’s Maria Marusjka is based on Kjell Askildsen’s short novel Omgivelser. As a film, it illustrates the difficulties that often arise when translating such understated, minimalist prose to the screen. Askildsen’s measured, ascetic style…

The Man of the Sea, 1920 - ★★★★★

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Published: April 24, 2026 10:52

Marcel L’Herbier’s L’Homme du large, adapted from a story by Balzac and set on the Brittany coast where it was also filmed, stars Marcelle Pradot, Jaque Catelain, Roger Karl, and Claire Prélia, with a very young Charles Boyer making his screen debut. The…

Heads... and the Women Who Use Them, 1916 - ★★★

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Published: April 23, 2026 15:40

Têtes de femmes, femmes de tête is one of Jacques Feyder’s earliest short films. Defying the cinematic conventions of its time, it is composed entirely of close-ups, with no use of wide shots to situate the characters. The film features Suzanne Delvé,…

The Night of the Party, 1934 - ★★½

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Published: April 23, 2026 12:15

Michael Powell’s The Night of the Party is an early foray into the mystery thriller. Starring Leslie Banks, Ian Hunter, Jane Baxter, Viola Keats, Ernest Thesiger, and Malcolm Keen, it ultimately falls short. The film generates little real suspense, lacking…

Lured, 1947 - ★★★★

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Published: April 22, 2026 18:05

Douglas Sirk’s lightweight detective story is a remake of Robert Siodmak‘s French film Pièges from 1939. While it flirts with film noir - enhanced by William H. Daniels’ elegant cinematography - it ultimately leans into comedy, supported by a strong…

Orpheline !, 1907 - ★★★★

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Published: April 22, 2026 10:56

Louis Feuillade's Orpheline ! is an early work in in his career. The melodrama is clearly inspired by Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and perhaps an inspiration for Henri Decoin’s brilliant Battement de coeur.

Photographic Expressions, 1905 - ★★★★

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Published: April 22, 2026 10:49

Romeo Bosetti’s charming and innovative film playfully portrays a couple cycling through a range of emotions, using close-ups and exaggerated expressions to explore the expressive potential of the human face. Les expressions photographiques, based on a…

Send Help, 2026 - ★★½

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Published: April 21, 2026 15:22

Sam Raimi’s Send Help, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, veers between exotic thriller, body horror, and tit-for-tat comedy. It’s an unconventional mix, but one that feels surprisingly predictable, largely due to the uninspired dramaturgy of…