This is an essay I never intended to write. But among the films I watched for my Errol Flynn retrospective were two midcentury Westerns: th...

The second half of my look back at the 33 films Errol Flynn did for Warner Bros. between 1935 to 1950: from his first starring role (in Capt...

I can’t think of a Classic Hollywood director whose reputation has been as tarnished by time as William Dieterle (1893-1972). He helmed his ...

This essay has nothing to do with Errol Flynn going to war. (He tried to enlist in every branch of the service during WWII, but was declined...

The first season of American Rust debuted on Showtime in September of 2021. Adhering closely to Philipp Meyer’s novel of the same name, it ...

Margaret Sullavan made only 16 films during her time in Hollywood; her performances are remarkable, as is the arc of her career. Spotted by ...

Constellation is a hallucinatory trip through the fabric of reality: a psychodrama disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Writer-creator Peter Har...

My write-up of 2023, following 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 and 2022 . I feel like the year in television ...

My screwball comedy essay in February gave me such pleasure that I decided to tackle another type of film that plays well on the small scre...

Following up my screwball comedy essay with another type of film that holds up well on the small screen. Freshman year of college, I took a...