Michael Gerardi

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• 7 Film Review: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

  Even the most virulent French-hater can't resist the charm of this bittersweet musical masterpiece.

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Jan 16, 2006

• 6 Movie Review: Monsieur Verdoux

  Chaplin's overlooked 1947 gem is not as disconnected from his earlier work as one might think.

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Dec 28, 2005

• 5 DVD Review: Vertigo

  Hitchcock's somber, haunting masterpiece is a painful recollection of lost loves and desperate obsession.

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Dec 13, 2005

• 4 Movie Review: Strangers On A Train

  What do Rudyard Kipling, Catholic theodicy, and Alfred Hitchcock have in common? They're all in the mix in this landmark thriller.

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Nov 27, 2005

• 3 Movie Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey

  Black boxes, rogue computers, and trippy avant-garde sequences somehow come together coherently in Kubrick's sci-fi classic

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Nov 18, 2005

• 2 Movie Review: An Early Chaplin Gem - Easy Street

  Easy Street shows a younger Chaplin flashing the style that would make him a cinematic icon

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Oct 31, 2005

• 1 Two Depressed Guys: Ikiru and Broken Flowers DVD Reviews

  Depressed? Don't fret--these two guys are sure to help you realize things aren't so bad...

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Oct 27, 2005