Hell’s Outpost is a solid B film from Republic Pictures, one that finds two men fighting over both money and a woman – the two things most people tend to fight over […]
Love and Conflict in… – Hell’s Outpost (1954)
Murder Made Him… – The Suspect (1944)
Most people who break the law and have a conscience feel guilty about doing so, knowing that they have done something wrong. At the same time, those same people usually try to […]
Held Prisoner Upon the… – Island of Doomed Men (1940)
The motion picture called Island of Doomed Men would be a rather forgettable experience if not for the memorable performance of Peter Lorre. It was not a terrible movie as such, but […]
Out to Discover the… – Secret of the Incas (1954)
At first, it might seem like Secret of the Incas is a lost Indiana Jones feature, what with Charlton Heston looking exactly like Harrison Ford would many years later sans whip. The […]
Every Hundred Years… – Brigadoon (1954)
Brigadoon is the story of two men – Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas who get lost in the woods on a hunting trip in Scotland. Just as they were starting to feel […]
Finding a Way – The Shape of Water (2017)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water is both classic monster movie in the vein of those Universal horror films of days gone by and an irregular, yet stunning romance. […]
Problems With Memory and Murder – Two O’Clock Courage (1945)
Two O’Clock Courage is a film noir about a man with amnesia and a dead body that is inexplicably tied to him. Running into a female cabbie, she decides to help the […]
They Should Have Avoided… – The Keep (1983)
The Keep is one of those movies famously known for being more than the sum of its parts, a film that ended up not being the final vision of its director, but […]
Top of the Heap – The Founder (2016)
Ever since Michael Keaton won his way back into the hearts of movie-goers with his performance in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), he has chosen a number of very interesting […]
For His Sacrifice, a… – Face of Fire (1959)
After a fire disfigures his face, local handyman Monk Johnson’s world is turned upside down as he becomes a target not only for prejudice but for everything that is wrong in the […]
The Telltale Mind 