This is the first of two weeks of podcasts on the Star Wars films!  This week, David looks at why Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) was so uniquely able to capture the hearts and minds of audiences. Roger Ebert's 1977...

This week, David discusses the charming and surprisingly moving Roman Holiday, a 1953 comedy starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn.   Original New York Times review of the...

On Episode 8 of Cinema Crawl, David explores the stunning design, brilliant performances, and imaginative mythology of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien. Roger Ebert...

This week on the podcast, David digs into the 1993 Harold Ramis classic Groundhog Day.  He explores how this comedic film uses its premise to explore some pretty profound life philosophy. Roger Ebert on Groundhog...

It's Back to the Future day on Cinema Crawl!  We zip back to 1985 to celebrate the gleeful optimism of Robert Zemeckis' well-loved sci-fi classic. Eric Stoltz in BttF footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nYvrS-jlcI Roger Ebert...

This week, David discusses John Carpenter's classic horror film Halloween, which largely inspired the slasher craze of the 1980s. John Carpenter...

This week, David discusses the classic Japanese horror film Kwaidan.  David investigates how this anthology uses a brilliant aesthetic vision to bring a handful of well-known folk tales to life.   New York Times review:...

On episode 3 of Cinema Crawl, David Smith celebrates one of his most cherished films: The Shawshank Redemption Vanity Fair on the Making of the Film: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/09/shawshank-redemption-anniversary-story Ebert's...

On episode 2 of Cinema Crawl, we take a look at the classic John Hughes comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off.  David argues that the surprising emotional depth which underlies the film's comedy makes it worthy of its spot in the canon of classic film....

Welcome to the very first episode of Cinema Crawl!  This week, I discuss the film Gone with the Wind.  Should the moral blemishes of this well-loved classic detract from our consideration of its artistic merits?  Links to articles...