Author Archives: Nat Almirall

Revisiting John Huston: Moby Dick

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. A semi-regular series where we take a look at the films and career of the legendary director. This week we’re revisiting Huston’s 1956 film Moby Dick, based on the novel by … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: Key Largo

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. This time we’re revisiting Huston’s 1948 classic Key Largo, starring Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. Huston doesn’t give much time to Key Largo in … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. This week we’re talking about Huston’s 1948 masterpiece Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Let’s get into it. After The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of the Sierra Madre is probably Huston’s most famous … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: The Battle of San Pietro and Let There Be Light

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. This time we’re picking up with two more of his WWII documentaries: 1945’s The Battle of San Pietro and 1946’s Let There Be Light. I mentioned last time that Report from … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: Report From the Aleutians

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another installment of Revisiting John Huston. This time around we’re taking a look at Huston’s war documentary Report from the Aleutians. Before I even started considering a retrospective on Huston, I still wanted to watch all his … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: In This Our Life

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. This week it’s the 1942 film In This Our Life. Huston’s second film, In This Our Life seems to be somewhat lost to history, and, coming after The Maltese Falcon, that’s … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: The Maltese Falcon

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Nat Almirall

As we’ve done with Western Wednesdays Again, this series of articles discusses the films of one of the greatest directors of all time: John Huston. Originally titled John Huston Thursdays, we’ve changed it up just a bit. Instead, we’re calling … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The Gunman’

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Nat Almirall

Sean Penn is a sniper working for a mercenary group in Africa. He assassinates a government official and must go into hiding, leaving behind his girlfriend (Jasmine Trinca) to be scooped up by fellow merc Javier Bardem. Years later, he’s … Continue reading →