Christopher Saunders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 614 )

• Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

  

  Time again to revisit the rivalry between Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, already the subject of myriad films, novels, plays and most recently a television series. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Petrified Forest

  

  "Certainly does feel great to have a real killer around here again!"Archie Mayo's The Petrified Forest (1936) is a curious film, a slow-burn crime drama that's... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Disobedience

  

  (2017) offers viewers a quiet, somber look at faith, fate and romance. Sebastian Lelio's movie skillfully weaves together disparate themes and characters into... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Blog is Back!

  

  So, we've returned. It's been nearly a year since my last film review, partly from lack of disinterest, partly because a variety of other projects have been... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Post

  

  Critics enjoy noting, to the point of tedium, Steven Spielberg's bifurcation between gee-whiz blockbusters and somber adult dramas. I'll go further: Spielberg... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Magnificent Octopus

  

  My apologies for allowing this blog to go dormant so long.For one, I haven't been watching a lot of movies lately due to my financial situation and time... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best & Worst Books Read in 2017

  

  Just a simple country blogger who doesn't know the finer ways of writingBroken record time: 2017 has been another frustrating year; I'm still searching for... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Majority of One

  

  Mervyn Leroy's A Majority of One (1961) offers an entertaining culture clash romance. Based on Leonard Spigelgass's successful play, it offers a sensitive,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: Martin Luther King Jr., William F. Buckley and Civil Rights

  

  Martin Luther King, TroublemakerFew moments in the Civil Rights Movement - even more than the Birmingham Bus Protests or the March on Washington - encapsulate... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: A Brief History of the Madman Theory

  

  Thomas C. SchellingBesides mass shootings, hurricanes and ongoing investigations into election meddling, the United States is currently embroiled in gamesmanshi... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

  

  (1956) is an ambitious, overlong, mismatched package of ideas, characters and story lines. Adapting Sloan Wilson's novel, Nunnally Johnson tries too hard to... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Groggy Watches TV: BoJack Horseman

  

  "I don't believe in deep down. I kind of think all you are is just the things that you do."When BoJack Horseman first premiered in August 2014, critics wrote... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• RIP Harry Dean Stanton

  

  "Things ain't workin' out for me today!"Legendary character actor Harry Dean Stanton passed away yesterday. He is one of those amazing actors who made anything... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: In Which Smedley Butler and the United States Marine Corps Make Haiti...

  

  Battle of Fort Riviere (source)Woodrow Wilson took office pledging to curtail the gunboat diplomacy of his Republican predecessors. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Blog Moves On, Another Month, Another Drama-Drama

  

  It's been three weeks since my last post, so this is mainly to let everyone know that I'm still alive. I doubt readers care much what's going on with me... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Young Cassidy

  

  "All the world's a stage, but some of us are desperately under-rehearsed." John Ford admired radical Irish playwright Sean O'Casey, even directing a fatally... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• State of the Union (1948)

  

  "The world needs honest men today more than it does presidents!"Frank Capra built his reputation on trans-ideological appeals to Man's better nature, arguing... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blow-Up

  

  "Nothing like a little disaster for sorting things out."Blow-Up (1966) has been a seminal text for cineastes and filmmakers for 50 years. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Race

  

  Stephen Hopkins' Race (2016) is slightly better than you'd expect it to be. An inspirational sports drama focusing on Jesse Owens, the American track star who... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• American History X

  

  "Life's too short to be pissed off all the time."It seems timely to revisit American History X (1998) this weekend, a sad commentary on the state of America in... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES