The Unbeliever (1918): Edison Bows Out of the Film Business
A wealthy young atheist finds God, love, and loses his sense of class distinction in one the Edison company’s final productions.
Category: American Cinema
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The unanticipated success of 1968’s Planet of the Apes began the longest running English-language film series other than James Bond and helped pave the way for the Hollywood of today where it seems every other movie released is part of a film franchise. Film review by Dan Willard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
