Film Noir

Don’t Bother to Knock

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK

Kimberly Pierce

Marilyn Monroe spent most of her short career playing a specific type of character. A darling of 1950s cinema, Monroe typically ...

Female Gaze: GILDA, Glenn Ford and the End of World War II

Kimberly Pierce

Questions of feminism in classic Hollywood cinema are a tricky, tricky beast. In fact, it’s easy to lean on how ...

motherless brooklyn

Movie Review: MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN

Kimberly Pierce

  I’m always ready for a good period piece, and anyone who knows me can tell you that I’ll be ...

The Sea Wolf

TCM Classic Film Festival: THE SEA WOLF

Kimberly Pierce

This years Turner Classic Movies Film Festival started off with a bang in its showcase of a number of solid ...

Detour

TCM Classic Film Festival: DETOUR

Kimberly Pierce

The film noir movement is a true hallmark of mid-twentieth century popular culture. Films like The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity ...

Gilda

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: GILDA

Kimberly Pierce

The sub-genre of film noir is quite complicated, especially when viewed through a gendered lens. Gilda, is iconic within the ...

12 Donnie Yen Movies You Can Watch On Netflix Right Now

Claudia Dolph

Donnie Yen, martial artist, actor, director, choreographer, world champion, the most badass character in Rogue One! Ok, I may be a ...