Daily Archives: July 13, 2024

Classic Film Review: “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo,” (1944) Van Johnson’s finest hour?

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Roger Moore

I’ve read a few books on the subject, including the most recent scholarship about “Doolittle’s Raid” on Tokyo, one of the more daring American air exploits of World War II. And I distinctly recall the chill that went through my … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Can an introverted academic save “The Champion” soccer player from himself?

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Champion” is a formulaic Spanish sports melodrama about an athlete with “issues” finding his way back to public favor and his place within “the beautiful game.” It’s not subtle, featuring a rageaholic soccer star whose tantrums are over the … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: David Lean’s “The Passionate Friends”

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Roger Moore

The later films of David Lean are works of such visual ambition and scale that they can let the viewer lose track of the connective thread, the relationships and characters that make “Bridge on the River Kwai,” “Lawrence of Arabia” … Continue reading →

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