Between 1933 to 1980, the Catholic Legion of Decency gave a “condemned” rating to a total of 148 movies. Some are hardly uprising (A Clockwork Orange wasn’t exactly family film), while others … well. See for yourself […]
Within its 100 minute runtime, Dirigible runs its audience through a gamut of genres. It begins as a military drama focusing on two best friends—U.S. Navy officer Jack Bradon (Jack Holt) and hotshot pilot “Frisky” […]
Each month, The Retro Set Staff will select a small handful of films available to stream on a variety of services, including: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Warner Archive, and more. These are films we believe should […]
Much has been written about the New Cinema of the 70s; the maverick filmmakers, the genre bending style of storytelling, and the jettisoning of traditions and the studio style of manufactured entertainment. Five Easy Pieces […]
“To dinosaurs,” the two old friends toast in the Vienna hotel. On the nearby table a record player pipes the sound of a Soviet anthem. They should be mortal enemies: the one a CIA hitman […]
“That’s why we liked this film! It looks like Africa,” my mother said as James Hill’s Born Free started and the camera panned over the wilderness of northern Kenya. The first time she saw Hill’s […]
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