Not the greatest installment in Ford’s catalogue. The story never really reaches an apex and feels like it ends several times. However, Ford still manages

John Ford and Graham Greene are like two sides of the same coin. One Irish-American, one English, both deeply influenced by Catholicism. Ford seems the

Codifications of the 1930s: Hopping on the train and heading back to mid-thirties American cinema isn’t always the easiest for a modern audience. I find

Follow this blog for some thoughts on John Ford’s filmmaking techniques and style as I attend each screening at the Secret Movie Club in Downtown

This is the first post in our series which follows the Secret Movie Club’s “Ford Fundamentals” year-long program. Given the name of SMC’s program title,