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Sunday, October 11, 2026

#777: The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont
Initial release: September 23, 1994 (USA)

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Tags: 1994, drama, film, Frank Darabont, period: 1940s, period: 1950s, period: 1960s, theme: justice, theme: prison, USA

Friday, September 25, 2026

Fail Safe

Sidney Lumet
Initial release: October 7, 1964 (USA)

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Tags: 1964, black & white, drama, filing: Apocalypse Dreams, film, period: 1960s, period: Cold War, political thriller, Sidney Lumet, theme: nationalism, theme: nuclear war, USA

On the Beach

Stanley Kramer
Initial release: December 17, 1959 (worldwide)

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Tags: 1959, black & white, drama, filing: Apocalypse Dreams, film, period: the future, science fiction, Stanley Kramer, theme: post-apocalypse, USA

Thursday, August 20, 2026

J'Accuse

Abel Gance
Initial release: April 25, 1919 (France)

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Tags: 1919, Abel Gance, drama, film, France, horror, period: 1910s, period: World War I, silent film, theme: anti-war, war (genre)

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Johnny Got His Gun

Dalton Trumbo
Initial release: August 4, 1971 (USA)

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Tags: 1971, Dalton Trumbo, drama, film, period: World War I, theme: anti-war, USA

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

#116: Rasputin, the Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Don Sharp
Initial release: March 6, 1966 (UK)

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Tags: 1966, Don Sharp, drama, film, historical horror, horror, period: 1910s, theme: mind control, theme: psychopath, UK

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Right Stuff

Philip Kaufman
Initial release: October 21, 1983 (USA)

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Tags: 1983, drama, film, historical epic, period: 1940s, period: 1950s, period: 1960s, Philip Kaufman, theme: space, USA

Friday, April 17, 2026

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Peter Weir
Initial release: August 8, 1975 (Australia

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Tags: 1975, Australia, drama, film, mystery, period: 1900s, Peter Weir, theme: coming of age, theme: feminism

Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Elephant Man

David Lynch
Initial release: October 10, 1980 (USA)

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Tags: 1980, David Lynch, disability film, drama, film, period: Victorian London, theme: ableism, theme: abuse, theme: disability, theme: identity, UK, USA

Saturday, April 4, 2026

A Face in the Crowd

Elia Kazan

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Tags: 1957, drama, Elia Kazan, film, period: 1950s, satire, theme: fame, theme: politics, theme: television, USA

Friday, February 27, 2026

Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder

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Tags: 1951, Billy Wilder, drama, film, film noir, period: 1950s, satire, theme: media, USA

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Germany, Year Zero

Roberto Rosselini

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Tags: 1948, drama, film, Italy, period: post-war, Roberto Rosselini, theme: innocence

Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Human Condition

Masaki Kobayashi

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Tags: 1959, 1961, black & white, drama, film, Japan, Masaki Kobayashi, period: World War II, theme: anti-war, theme: morality, war

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

#706: In This Corner of the World

In This Corner of the World

Sunao Katabuchi/MAPPA

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Tags: 2016, anime, drama, film, Japan, MAPPA, period: World War II, Sunao Katabuchi, theme: grief, theme: slice of life

Thursday, January 15, 2026

#704: The PlayTone World War II Trilogy

The PlayTone World War II Trilogy

Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg

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Tags: 2001, 2010, 2024, Apple TV+, drama, HBO, period: World War II, special feature, Stephen Spielberg, television series, theme: military, Tom Hanks, war

Thursday, December 25, 2025

The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

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Tags: 2023, anime, drama, film, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, period: World War II, Studio Ghibli, theme: coming of age, theme: grief

The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

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Tags: 2013, anime, drama, film, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, period: interwar period, Studio Ghibli, theme: morality, theme: romance

Thursday, December 18, 2025

#39: Frankenstein (or, the Modern Prometheus)

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

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Tags: 1818, drama, Gothic horror, literature, Mary Shelley, period: Age of Enlightenment, science fiction, theme: mad science, theme: revenge, UK

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Christophe Gans

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Tags: 2001, action, Christophe Gans, drama, film, France, period: early modern Europe, theme: werewolf

Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

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Tags: 1953, Arthur Miller, drama, period: Colonial America, theatre, theme: witchcraft

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank DarabontInitial release: September 23, 1994 (USA)

Friday, September 25, 2026

Fail Safe

Sidney LumetInitial release: October 7, 1964 (USA)

On the Beach

Stanley KramerInitial release: December 17, 1959 (worldwide)

Thursday, August 20, 2026

J'Accuse

Abel GanceInitial release: April 25, 1919 (France)

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Johnny Got His Gun

Dalton TrumboInitial release: August 4, 1971 (USA)

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Rasputin: The Mad MonkDon SharpInitial release: March 6, 1966 (UK)

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Don SharpInitial release: March 6, 1966 (UK)

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Right Stuff

Philip KaufmanInitial release: October 21, 1983 (USA)

Friday, April 17, 2026

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Peter WeirInitial release: August 8, 1975 (Australia

Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Elephant Man

David LynchInitial release: October 10, 1980 (USA)

Saturday, April 4, 2026

A Face in the Crowd

Elia Kazan

Friday, February 27, 2026

Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Germany, Year Zero

Roberto Rosselini

Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Human Condition

Masaki Kobayashi

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

In This Corner of the World

Sunao Katabuchi/MAPPA

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The PlayTone World War II Trilogy

Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg

Thursday, December 25, 2025

The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Christophe Gans

Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

Frank Darabont
Initial release: September 23, 1994 (USA)

Sidney Lumet
Initial release: October 7, 1964 (USA)

Stanley Kramer
Initial release: December 17, 1959 (worldwide)

Abel Gance
Initial release: April 25, 1919 (France)

Dalton Trumbo
Initial release: August 4, 1971 (USA)

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Don Sharp
Initial release: March 6, 1966 (UK)

Don Sharp
Initial release: March 6, 1966 (UK)

Philip Kaufman
Initial release: October 21, 1983 (USA)

Peter Weir
Initial release: August 8, 1975 (Australia

David Lynch
Initial release: October 10, 1980 (USA)