La Roue (1923)
Film Review by Dan Willard. Despite its groundbreaking and influential technical achievements, La roue is an overlong and rather maudlin melodrama.
Author: Dan Willard
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
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)
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.
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
One of Robert Altman’s most reviled films, Dr. T & the Women is actually a deliciously scathing satire of American society.
Miquette et sa mère (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. This French comedy may seem out of character for Henri-Georges Clouzot, director of The Wages of Fear, but if you can take it for what it is you may enjoy it.
o.k. (1970)
An early film by Michael Verhoeven, director of The Nasty Girl (1990), based on a real event that took place during the Vietnam War.
Last Known Address (1970)
Film review by Dan Willard. This French/Italian production is a noirish police procedural that has aged rather well.
Rip van Wyk (1960)
Film review by Dan Willard. This modern retelling of the Rip Van Winkle story is set in South Africa in the years 1859 and 1959.
