My numbers were down in September, but that’s largely due to putting together two large projects: a long article for The Dark Pages on...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

Revolt in the Big House (1958) Directed by R.G. Springsteen Produced by David Diamond Written by Daniel James (as Daniel Hyatt) and...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Saulnier's 2013 neo-noir Blue Ruin. (The following review was modified from a post from my...

The Tall Target (1951) Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by Richard Goldstone Story by George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring (as...

If you live in the Baltimore/Washington DC area, I hope you'll join me for a fun, informative look at the choices we have when we go to...

I now have a few gaps in my movie collection. Here's why: In late July, I began a purging project which I detailed in a post called “When...

I have a few surprises, revisits, regrets, and recommendations for you from my August viewing. This time I thought I’d comment very...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film (2017) Alan K. Rode University Press of Kentucky Hardcover, 681 pages (includes photos, filmography,...

Mean Creek (2004) Written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes Produced by Rick Rosenthal, Susan Johnson, Hagai Shaham Cinematography by...

The Jaws Log (originally published in 1975; 25th Anniversary Edition, 2001) by Carl Gottlieb Newmarket Press, New York trade paperback,...

It's a brilliant idea. The findings of a recent survey of Anne Arundel County, Maryland determined that, after English, the most spoken...

The Man from Laramie (1955) Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by William Goetz Written by Phillip Jordan and Frank Burt, based on the...

Two out-of-town trips significantly cut into my movie-watching in July, but I hope to bounce back with at least 30 films in August. Two...

I never intended to become a collector, at least not consciously. Yet over the years, I’ve collected lots of “stuff,” primarily books and...

Although she was a popular writer in the 1940s and early 50s, few readers today - even avid ones - recognize the name Dorothy B. Hughes....

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

Things will be a bit on the quiet side for awhile here at Journeys in Darkness and Light, but in the meantime, I hope you'll check out...

If you live in or anywhere near San Francisco, you must attend the August 9 screening of Miracle Mile (1988) at 7pm at the Castro...