Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Film review by Dan Willard. Made with the cooperation of and used as a recruitment film by the U.S. Marine Corps, Halls of Montezuma is nevertheless an anti-war film.
The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
Film review by Dan Willard. The Honeymoon Killers is in a way a response to the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde in that it seeks to de-glamorize crime.
Black Legion (1937)
Film review by Dan Willard. Black Legion is based on the real life murder of Charles Poole which revealed a large secret hate group that terrorized minorities in the Midwest during the 1930s.
Visages d’enfants (1925) Faces of Children
Film review by Dan Willard. Visages d’enfants (Faces of Children) feels more modern than other films from the same era thanks to its realism and naturalistic acting.
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
Film Review by Dan Willard. Four years before he made Lost Horizon Frank Capra questioned the perceived superiority of the Western way of life in The Bitter Tea of General Yen.
La roue (1923)
Film Review by Dan Willard. Despite its groundbreaking and influential technical achievements, La roue is an overlong and rather maudlin melodrama.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Film review by Dan Willard. Rabbit-Proof Fence brings to light another shameful chapter in the history of the migration of European settlers to the New World.
The Terence Davies Trilogy (1976-1983)
Film review by Dan Willard. The first three films by Terence Davies, the British director known for The House of Mirth (2000) and Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988).
El infierno (2010)
Film review by Dan Willard. Luis Estrada’s pitch black comedy released on the eve of Mexico’s Bicentennial Celebrations was an effort to get Mexicans to reflect on the state of affairs in their country.
The Savage Horde (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. The best little Western you’ve never seen! Despite the generic title it’s a quality B Western from Republic Pictures.
