This week, David returns to the well of Fritz Lang masterpieces with 1931's M, an amazing proto-noir crime drama with an amazing central performance by Peter Lorre.  We also have a major milestone in our decades tour with this one: our first...

On this episode, David discusses the legendary silent Charlie Chaplin comedy City Lights and the deep humanity which runs through Chaplin's body of film work.   Great Dictator speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20 The...

This week, David discusses 1928's The Passion of Joan of Arc.  This one was quite a surprise - one of the best films from the silent era and indeed of all time with some truly remarkable acting and cinematography. The Criterion Soundtrack:...

This week, David discusses a classic romance by F.W. Murnau: 1927's Sunrise. This one begins with a man planning to drown his wife in a lake and ends with a happy romantic adventure, so strap in! Ebert's...

This week, David breaks down one of his favorite movies ever: Fritz Lang's Metropolis.  This 1927 silent picture is a great work of science fiction expressionism. Roger Ebert's...

This week, David discusses a bit of Soviet propaganda: 1925's Battleship Potemkin. Political intent aside, this work by Sergei Eisenstein is one of the greatest works of the silent film era and includes the truly remarkable 'Odessa Steps' sequence....

Today, David watches the film that set the standard for the documentary genre: 1922's Nanook of the North. My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUUd5mJ-_kI44TnIWUtFpQ Ebert's...

This week, David dips a toe into madness with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the great work of German Expressionism. Watch Dr. Caligari: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecowq77Y3C0 Ebert's...

This week, David discusses Les Vampires, a 1915 French crime drama which happens to be the single longest film he's ever seen (at nearly seven hours in length).  He also discusses a few new awards contenders. Watch Les...

This week, David looks back to 1916 to study D.W. Griffith's Intolerance, his follow-up to last week's Birth of a Nation.  With a little more of what made Griffith a genius and a whole lot less racism, this one undoubtedly earns its...