Philip Powers reviews the greatest and most influential films ever produced
Shame about Joan of Arc I feel a lot of shame about my reaction to what is one of the – consistently – top ten films of all time. I …
Day 144: Shame about Joan of Arc + Partie de campagn 1936 Read MoreJoan’s passion Today I read my writings from last night about The Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1982). I’m appalled by my ignorance in recognising the greatness of this film. I’m …
Day 143: Joan’s passion + Longmire S0101 Read MoreThe Good Wife S0101 We’ve finished watching the original Twin Peaks series from 1990 and we were at a loose end. With such an intense schedule of feature films, I …
Day 142: The Good Wife S0101 Read More‘Moana and the kids’ My wife went to a baby shower and left me with the kids. Normally that’s something I can cope with. Today, drinking a glass of water …
Day 141: Moana and the kids + The REAL DEAL with the original Blade Runner Read MoreThe Passion of Joan of Arc 1927 #37 2012 Director List #9 2012 Critics List With a great deal of excitement, I anticipated watching The Passion of Joan of Arc …
Day 140: The Passion of Joan of Arc 1927 + Justice League 2017 + The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 Read More‘It’s Not Genocide, It’s Retirement’ Blade Runner (1982) is extraordinary on every level of any story or film against which I can conceive to compare it. I loved it …
Day 139: It’s Not Genocide, It’s Retirement Read MoreBlade Runner 1982 #67 2012 Director List #69 2012 Critics List I have just finished watching Blade Runner (but this time it was the original theatrical version.) It’s the first …
Day 138: Blade Runner 1982 Read MoreCharles Chaplin’s ‘The Circus’1923 Raced home so I could watch The Circus, running time 72 minutes, before I pick Charlie and Becky up from school and family daycare. This will …
Day 137: Charles Chaplin’s ‘The Circus’1923 + ‘Gold Medal Victory’ 2017 Read MoreCharles Chaplin’s ‘A Woman of Paris’ 1923 I have read about Chaplin’s other films today in the book by Paul Rotha which I’ve been exploring regarding his opinions on films …
Day 136: Charles Chaplin’s ‘A Woman of Paris’ 1923 Read MoreModern Times 1936 + City Lights 1931 + The Gold Rush 1925 Today I found the factor that explains why these films are accepted as masterpieces. Gold Rush – ✅ …
Day 135: Modern Times 1936 + City Lights 1931 + The Gold Rush 1925 Read More