The Magic Lantern

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Episode 014 – Let There Be Light

Posted February 1, 2016 • 00:48:52

John Huston’s Let There Be Light (1946) was the final installment in a trilogy of wartime documentaries produced for the U.S. Army. He set about following...

Episode 013 – The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

Posted January 18, 2016 • 00:53:20

Eleven years ago, I was lured into the world of German Expressionism via the hypnotic gaze peering out at me from the cover of Fritz Lang’s The Testament...

Episode 012 – The Thin Man

Posted January 4, 2016 • 00:47:45

With three bodies, a missing inventor, a host of suspects and hundreds of martinis, The Thin Man (1934) sparkled into life from the page to the screen....

Episode 011 – Ants In Your Pants of 2015

Posted December 21, 2015 • 01:08:36

In this episode, Ants In Your Pants of 2015, we bring you our year-in-review, but with a twist. Rather than focus exclusively on new releases, we each...

Episode 010 – Gregory’s Girl

Posted December 7, 2015 • 00:42:52

Bill Forsyth’s Gregory’s Girl (1981) is the best teen comedy ever made and I will stand on John Hughes’ coffee table in my cowboy boots and say...