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The Shootist (Don Siegel, 1976) John Wayne in one of his most nostalgic Westerns impersonating a dying shootist of reknown. This is a very sentimental plot that not only give hommage to John Wayne's career but also to the classic Westerns of American Cinema. Few people know that Wayne was a hater o read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #920 Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) The first chapter of John Ford's heroic trilogy on the American cavalry, Fort Apache represents everything about a classic Fordian offering. With his two favorite lead players; guy next door Henry Fonda and the ultimate American father; John read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #936 Le signe du lion (Eric Rohmer, 1959) Eric Rohmer's first feature film is not his most interesting effort but still worth the look. Pierre, an American musician living in Paris on the hand of his wealthier friends receives a telegram telling him that he inherited from a ric read more

The Naked Kiss (Samuel Fuller, 1964) Directed by Samuel Fuller, The Naked Kiss is an amazing film for its time and its modernity. The themes treated are serious and mature. They surprised me like some elements of the plot of Anatomy of a Murder's sexual references and subjects. The films begins read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #458 La terra trema (Luchino Visconti, 1948) Shot in Sicily with authentic villagers, La terra trema presents the story of a family of fishermen. The naturalist take on the story and the reality that the Luchino Visconti wanted to reprensent in this film is sometimes credited a read more

Aparajito (Satyajit Ray, 1956) Aparajito is the simple story of an Indian family of the region of Bengal. The father felt ill because of his overwork, and dies a while after. He let behind him a wife and a son, Apu. As in many families where the husband dies or the mother is divorced, the son bec read more

Terrence MALICKWith two upcoming films, The Tree of Life and another untitled project, the name of Malick will regain popularity. The director who offered so few films since 1973 that some may think he doesn't work anymore. Well, Malick proved that quantity never equals quality. With only four featu read more

La carrière de Suzanne (Eric Rohmer, 1963) Second part of the Six Moral Tales by Eric Rohmer, shot in the same year than La boulangère de Monceau, La carrière de Suzanne is in my opinion the lesser effort of the series. I kind of like how the tale is narrated but the "moral" isn't as interesting read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #449 Le voyage dans la Lune (Georges Méliès, 1902) The grand-father of cinematic storytelling, Georges Méliès with his best film Le voyage dans la Lune is the first film discussed in the revival of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Club. A ten minutes short that influ read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #451 They Were Expendable (John Ford, 1945) During the Pacific War, John Ford wanted to support the troops with the one thing he mastered the best; filmmaking. He got in the Pacific Islands with color films to shot the battles of the US Navy. The ended up being the documentar read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #437 She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (John Ford, 1949) I think I should dedicate this Blog to Westerns, lately this is the genre I've been reviewing the most... Well, I have so many Westerns to watch yet that you should be aware that this won't be the last Western reviewed here! It a read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #972 L'amour, l'après-midi (Eric Rohmer, 1972) The final chapter of Eric Rohmer's Six Moral tales, L'amour l'après-midi, depicts a happily married man with children that gradually lower his guard in front of the many advances of an old friend. Chloe, the reappearing friend beg read more

Quentin TARANTINO Love him or hate him, QT is one of the most recognizable director face nowadays. His films always make noise and his knowledge of B-movies is impressive. His second feature film, Pulp Fiction, is the film that opened the gates of Cinema to me. I thought, wow, they can do that read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #385 Le genou de Claire (Eric Rohmer, 1970) One of the most sensual offering of Eric Rohmer's Moral tales. Le genou de Claire tells the story of Jérôme, a diplomat living for a month in the villa of his family in Switzerland near the Leman Lake. He mets one of his closest frie read more

Louisiana Story (Robert J. Flaherty, 1948) The documentary genre is probably the least favorite of the cinephile circles. Maybe it's just my subjectivity that is talking, but I tend to think that one would prefer a good story to forget about the current day to day issues and have a good time at the read more

La boulangère de Monceau (Eric Rohmer, 1963) This nice little short also known as the first part of Rohmer's Six Moral Tales is told like a short story. The plot, a young man of Paris is captivated by a beautiful stranger he often met on the street. One day he decides to approach her and ask her read more

Stanley KUBRICK This unpretentious list of the Top films by me, Michaël Parent, a Historian of Cinema and wannabe film critic, is a personnal appreciation of the films of one of the first filmmakers I had the chance and/or availability to watch all his films. This "quest" is going on for many read more

TSPDT Greatest Films #841 El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1966) "Hired gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help J read more

Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924) I discovered Buster Keaton's comedies a while after I've seen all the Chaplin feature films. So I had a little to very huge preference for the little Tramp. Well, after seing The General I was sold to say that the competition between the two comedians was just read more

Since 50 years, MEDIAFILM.ca is a public agency that proposes the ratings of everything cinema/television related for the entire Prvince of Quebec. Its ratings are from (1)Masterpiece to (7)Duds. Those ratings are used in the newspapers, tv guides and many websites. Being a cinephile in the provin read more