This isn’t a bad movie exactly - in fact, it’s a pretty fun little mystery thriller, but it leans heavily on tropes and cliches, and the twist of the end is, as a result, pretty obvious from the outset. Doris Day is, as always, a commanding screen presence, and there’s some terrific art department throughout, but otherwise it’s a fairly basic thriller. 6/10.

This is a bit of a nothing rom-com that’s really elevated by it’s exceptional use of colour, costume and design. Sophia Loren is charming, but you really get the sense that Clark Gable is dialing it in. It’s light, and fluffy though, and not a bad way to spend 90 minutes. 6/10.

This is an interesting, albeit dated film. Jack Cardiff does a solid job of adapting D.H. Lawrence’s classic novel (even if it is a censored one), and the actors all really commit to their ever-shifting and evolving roles. It’s excellently shot, but the narrative build never quite hits the mark, and the implied darkness would work better if it was more effectively explored. 7/10.

This is a pretty straightforward adaptation of Kurosawa’s iconic, Seven Samurai, but John Sturges and William Roberts do a great job of transporting it from rural Japan to the wild west of America. It’s a sprawling epic that plays with ideas of loyalty, duty and purpose in a way that’s ultimately satisfying. It’s a good western, and one that deserved a lot more recognition than it received. 7.5/10.

It still gives me a bit of a kick to see Australia on screen like this. It’s not necessarily a great film, but it’s got heart, and it’s exploration of the lives we’re given versus the one’s we want is compelling and often a nice little fist to the chest. It helps that the performances are terrific, and the Australian landscape comes alive under Fred Zinnemann’s capable direction. 7/10.

There have been a lot of films about actor’s struggling to get back on top of their careers in their twilight years - a lot of which are nothing short of iconic. The Entertainer isn’t quite that good, but it’s still a solidly entertaining and well-crafted film about a flawed man unable to get out of his own way. It’s one of the best performances from Laurence Olivier too, and he commits to every awful, albeit charming, act in the titular Entertainer. 7.5/10.

This is actually a pretty good documentary, well-shot and compelling. I’m not super into horses, but my sister is, and it’s the sort of thing she’d actually love. It’s well-paced, informative, and the camera loves the titular horse. It’s solid, especially for the time. 7/10.

This is a pretty fun, sexy courtroom drama about passion gone too far. Brigitte Bardot is utterly stunning, and she has some pretty fun chemistry with Paul Meurisse. Typically of this sort of film in this sort of era though, it’s way too long, and basically every act drags just a bit too much. Still, it’s worth checking out for the French bohemian life and the terrific costumes. 7/10.