Detour (1945): Masterpiece of a film noir
How to Suffer the Worst Luck in Hollywood, Get Blackmailed by a Screeching Harpy, and Commit the Most Absurd Phone-Cord Murder in History It’s 3:15 AM. My eyes feel like…
Story of Television (1956): When the World Shrank into a Box
If you want to understand the exact moment the 20th century decided to stop looking out the window and start staring into a glowing glass tube, you need to watch The…
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): Anti-war masterpiece
How to Cuss Out a Patriotic Schoolteacher, Dodge Cursed Boots, and Shatter Hollywood’s War Fantasies It’s 3:15 AM. My eyes feel like they’ve been rubbed with coarse sandpaper, the cold…
Blood On The Sun (1945): Spy Thriller in Tokyo
How to Uncover a Global Conspiracy, Flip Guys Over Your Shoulder, and Bring New York Gangster Energy to Pre-War Tokyo It’s 3:15 AM. My eyes feel like they’ve been rubbed…
Design Documentaries in the Public Domain: A Visual Archaeology
If you think design documentaries start and end with sleek, high-budget Netflix specials about trendy Scandinavian furniture, you are missing the best part of the story. The history of design…
Cyrano De Bergerac (1950): Ultimate love triangle
How to Catfish Your Cousin, Battle-Rap in 17th-Century French Poetry, and Win an Oscar with a Potato-Sized Prosthetic Nose It’s 3:15 AM. My eyes feel like they’ve been rubbed with…
The Deadly Companions (1961): Sam Peckinpah’s First Film
How to Plan the Worst Road Trip in Western History with a Coffin, a Scalped Officer, and a Psychopathic Outlaw It’s 3:15 AM. My eyes feel like they’ve been rubbed…
The Great Train Robbery (1903): The Dawn of Cinematic Action
How to Blow Up a Safe, Throw a Beanbag Man Off a Train, and Shoot the Audience in the Face It’s 3:15 AM. My eyes feel like they’ve been rubbed…