Jerry Saravia reviews of older films, classic and cult films (1895-1969).
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
College widow and swordfish
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THE HORSE FEATHERS (1932) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia Harpo Marx gets to impressively play the harp for an extended period of time and catch ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
High School as a big garbage can
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THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia I would argue that for potency alone, "The Blackboard Jungle" has not lost...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Spruce Goose as a flying ocean liner
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NON-STOP NEW YORK (1937) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia Starting off as a noir piece about a mob killing amidst the Depression-era of New York, ...
Friday, November 14, 2025
One of the liveliest action-adventure chase films of all time
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THAT MAN FROM RIO (1964) An Appreciation by Jerry Saravia The sheer joy from one exacting frame to the next, from one dazzling action-fille...
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Unreliable witnesses
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RASHOMON (1950) An Appreciation by Jerry Saravia "Rashomon" is an institution, not just a unique film for its time. Its title is ...
Friday, October 24, 2025
No eternal damnation, just eternal love
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FAUST (1926) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia F.W. Murnau had done something unusual with his crossbreed of Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" ...
Friday, October 10, 2025
Wolf Man suffering from amnesia
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THE WEREWOLF (1956) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia What is seemingly another werewolf film trying to conjure memories of Lon Chaney, Jr. and the...
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