Musings on Movies

March 1, 2026   The Big Trail – U.S., 1930   Prior to making Raoul Walsh’s The Big Trail , John Wayne had appeared in twenty-one films. Tha...

February 12, 2026 In Memoriam – Michele Maria Cogley (April 22, 1947 - November 30, 2025) Way back in the early nineties, I invited my mothe...

August 14, 2025   No Time to Die – UK/US, 2021   I don’t know about you, but when someone like James Bond is almost blown up, then pursued ...

In Memoriam July 29, 2025                                                                 Malcolm-Jamal Warner                              ...

July 15, 2025 On a Conversation That Missed the Point On June 23, 2025, The New York Times published a list of the best films of the fir...

  February 28, 2025   In Memoriam   Gene Hackman  January 30, 1930 - February 26, 2025   We were told it would be a big star, and it was. Wh...

  February 6, 2025   The Testament of Dr. Mabuse – Germany, 1933   There is an eleven-year gap between Fritz Lang’s 1922 film Dr. Mabuse, t...