Escape to Glory (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. Effective thriller set on a British freighter bound for New York on the eve of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany in 1939.
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Unseen Forces (1920)
Film review by Dan Willard. Unseen Forces is the story of a woman with psychic powers and her troubled romance with the son of a wealthy New York businessman.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola (1913)
Film review by Dan Willard. The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola is an engaging hodgepodge of fantasy, comedy, adventure, and science fiction.
I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
French comedy/drama about a crippled man who unwittingly corresponds with his spinster sister who has become his caretaker.
Michael the Brave (1970)
Film review by Dan Willard. Romanian biopic of Mihai Viteazul who united three Romanian principalities in the 16th Century.
Men Without Women (1930)
Film review by Dan Willard. Only the International Sound Version survives from this John Ford film about a submarine crew trapped on the bottom of the ocean.
All About Eve (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. Joseph Mankiewicz’s All About Eve features an excellent screenplay and top performances but his disregard for the visual aspect of the film leaves something to be desired.
Gypsy Anne (1920)
Film review by Dan Willard. Considered the first truly Norwegian film, Gipsy Anne is the story of an orphan girl who grows up on a farm and is courted by her stepbrother and the farmhand who discovered her when she was an infant.
The Juniper Tree (1990)
Film review by Dan Willard. Based on a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, The Juniper Tree, shot in Iceland, was the feature film debut for its star Björk and director Nietzchka Keene.
Maidstone (1970)
Film review by Dan Willard. Norman Mailer’s failed attempt to make a Cassavetes style film is an embarrassing train wreck.
