Fires Were Started (aka “I Was a Firefighter”) (1943): Humphrey Jennings’ Seminal Feature about WWII Firefighters

Shot in documentary style, it depicts the lives of firefighters through the Blitz during the Second World War.

Manchurian Candidate, The (1962): Making of Frankenheimer’ Most Vital and Impactful Film

Both conceptually and visually, Frankenheimer had “complete control” over the production.

Sorry, Baby: Actress Eva Victor’s Directorial Debut (Sundance Film Fest 2024)

Victor plays Agnes, a young academic who is smart, if also a little adrift. Her life is upended, however, when she is sexually assaulted by an older mentor.

 0 Oscar and Me: My Life as an Oscar Guru–My Three Oscar Books (11 Editions)

My interest in studying the Oscar Awards in a more systematic and thorough ways began in earnest in 1976.

Secret Agent, The: Brazilian Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Political Thriller, Starring Wagner Moura (Best Film of 2025)

Always compelling, The Secret Agent is a thematically dense and visually arresting political thriller with a searing social commentary that is as relevant today as it was decades ago.