218) Human Desire (1954), 219) Pushover (1954), 220) The Brothers Rico (1957) and 223) City of Fear (1959)

218) Human Desire (1954) Dir: Fritz Lang Date Released: August 1954 Date Seen: July 4, 2010 Rating: 4/5

219) Pushover (1954) Dir: Richard Quine Date Released: August 1954 Date Seen: July 5, 2010 Rating: 3.75/5

220) The Brothers Rico (1957) Dir: Phil Karlson Date Released: September 1957 Date Seen: July 6, 2010 Rating: 3.25/5

223) City of Fear (1959) Dir: Irving Lerner Date Released: February 1959 Date Seen: July 8, 2010 Rating: 3/5

Little things stand out to me now about this box set: Human Desire really was rather good, Pushover too, City of Fear was freakishly interesting at the start and The Brothers Rico did very little for me. Read more of my scintillating thoughts at the NY Press.

RV!: Metropolis (1927)

RV!: Metropolis (1927) Dir: Fritz Lang Date (Re-)Released: May 2010 Date Seen: May 7, 2010 Rating: 4.75/5

The additional footage is the kind of flab I love to see, the kind that expands the fillm's mythos to even more gargantuan proportions. See my review for Slant Magazine.

239) Moonfleet (1955)

239) Moonfleet (1955) Dir: Fritz Lang Date Released: June 1955 Date Seen: August 5th, 2009 Rating: 3/5

Fun boy's adventure flick but it never really grabbed me. Granger's big fight scene is ridiculously campy. See my mention of it in my piece on One-Eye Auteurs for The Onion's A.V. Club New York.

141) Ministry of Fear (1944)

141) Ministry of Fear (1944) Dir: Fritz Lang Date Released: October 1944 Date Seen: May 23rd, 2009 Rating: 3.5/5

Wholly engrossing in parts but the happy ending is really a downer. See my mention of it in my forthcoming piece on Graham Greene adaptation in The L Magazine.