J. Edgar Hoover was no fan of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Where others saw the leader for racial equality, Hoover saw a communist on U.S. soil. They saw a preacher professing non-violence, but Hoover saw a sexual deviant. And … Continue reading MLK/FBI
Young Mr. Lincoln might be John Ford’s greatest film. And that’s saying something. Especially considering Young Mr. Lincoln was one of three films Ford made in 1939 alone. The other two: Stagecoach is cited by many to be the best western an American studio ever … Continue reading YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
Constructed in the early 1980s, The Villages—America’s largest retirement community—is home to 130,000, covers 32 square miles of central Florida, and has just about every amenity you can think of: Grocery stores, restaurants, night clubs, golf courses, pickleball courts, bars, … Continue reading SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
It’s going to be shorter this year, but it’s also coming a lot closer to home: The 2021 Sundance Film Festival is going virtual. A bummer for those who like gathering in theaters to share cinematic discovery. But a boon … Continue reading NIGHT OF THE KINGS (LA NUIT DES ROIS)
On Oct. 2, 2018, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He was never to seen from again. Days later, it surfaced that Khashoggi had been killed, likely at the behest of the Saudi Arabian government … Continue reading THE DISSIDENT
It’s 1950, and John Ford wants to make a movie: The Quiet Man, from a story by Maurice Walsh, about a retired boxer who returns to his birthplace in Ireland and falls for a vivacious redhead. The movie will star John Wayne … Continue reading RIO GRANDE
This may sound like a routine thing to say at this point in the year, but I really miss going to the movies. I’ve known that for some time now, but the depths of this desire didn’t fully become clear … Continue reading WONDER WOMAN 1984
Cassie’s drunk again: Alone in the club and a mess. She can’t find her phone, and all her friends have left. Two guys at the bar imagine who could do what to her in such a state, but a third … Continue reading PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is a Union man, and he’s got a signed oath to prove it. Kidd carries it wherever he goes, and where he goes, he brings the news. Kidd’s beat is Texas, and he rides from town … Continue reading NEWS OF THE WORLD
Michael J. Cinema 
You must be logged in to post a comment.