stve’s Film Reviews

70 Films have been rated or reviewed by stve.

Red Dust (1932): Ambrosia for thems that hanker for a less PC world
Show People (1928): Real fun
Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The (1933): Gangsters and the rise of fascism. Sumptuous photography. And aRumpolian and a ColomboCannonesque police inspector
Spies (Spione) (1928): Engrossing and engaging. Twisty turny grandparent of much in spy meglomaniac crime master genres
Man Who Watched Trains Go By, The (1953): Simenon's characters and plot wrap around you like a warm bath, leaving you tingly and warm
I Walked with a Zombie (1943): Gripping. Bizarrely unlikely gothic voodoo. Approaches perfection
Body Snatcher, The (1945): Beautiful.
Queen Kelly (1929): This and it's extras are like an instant 101 course in 1930s Hollywood. A smorgasbord of treasures.
Cabin in the Sky (1943): Love it. A document of amazing artists proving that the finest gold will shine through shit everytime.
Stormy Weather (1943): Winge all you like about black face and race politics. This remains the greatest music n dance movie Hollywood made.