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Classic Movie Review

Join the host archaeologist John for classic movies reviews with his own special spin. Using his archaeological background, he connects historic, cinematic, genealogical, and current facts to add a di... Read more

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High Road to China (1983)

High Road to China (1983)

Following WW1, a drunken American war hero is hired to fly a biplane for a spoiled socialite in an attempt to find her m... Read more

3 Jul 2018

28mins

Ranked #2

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Stalag 17 (1953)

Stalag 17 (1953)

Stalag 17 (1953) is a fantastic POW war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden. Holden won the best a... Read more

16 Aug 2016

28mins

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Casablanca (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

A top 3 movie on any list, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains are amazing in this worn-torn essential Ame... Read more

18 Sep 2019

40mins

Ranked #4

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Fallen Angel (1945)

Fallen Angel (1945)

Otto Preminger directed this who-done-if Film Noir starring Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell. The supporting cast consiste... Read more

7 Nov 2017

23mins

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The Big Sleep (1946)

The Big Sleep (1946)

A Raymond Chandler novel, William Faulkner co-wrote the screenplay, and Howard Hawks was the director. Bogart and Bacall... Read more

25 Jun 2019

27mins

Ranked #6

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They Came to Cordura (1959)

They Came to Cordura (1959)

They Came to Cordura (1959) features Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, and Van Heflin in this military drama of survival durin... Read more

17 Jan 2017

22mins

Ranked #7

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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Written by John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (1940), one of the greatest movies ever, tells of a displaced Depression-... Read more

4 Sep 2019

28mins

Ranked #8

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Back to the Future (1985)

Back to the Future (1985)

Back to the Future (1985) is a very well done time travel movie. It is the first of three in the series and features Mi... Read more

25 Oct 2016

25mins

Ranked #9

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Red Dawn (1984)

Red Dawn (1984)

World War III has come to America as Russian and Cubans invade. Caught behind the lines, a small group of high school st... Read more

6 Feb 2018

33mins

Ranked #10

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Capricorn One (1977)

Capricorn One (1977)

A great space conspiracy theory movie with intense aerial scenes between helicopters and a bi-plane. Be sure to see Capr... Read more

13 Mar 2018

29mins

Ranked #11

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WarGames (1983)

WarGames (1983)

This classic 1980s movies give a fresh look at nuclear holocaust and computer hacking. Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, a... Read more

9 Jan 2018

26mins

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (1962) is a great western movie. It shows the struggle between the open-range c... Read more

8 May 2016

27mins

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The Time Machine (1960)

The Time Machine (1960)

One of the greatest time-traveling movies of all time, The Time Machine (1960), is based on an H.G. Wells story. Rod Tay... Read more

27 Feb 2018

27mins

Ranked #14

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Sergeant York (1941)

Sergeant York (1941)

Sergeant York (1941) is the semi-autobiographical tale of Alvin C. York, the most decorated soldier of World War I. This... Read more

20 Sep 2016

27mins

Ranked #15

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To Sir, With Love (1967)

To Sir, With Love (1967)

To Sir, With Love (1967) is one of the great teacher/student films. Following in the spirit of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)... Read more

8 Aug 2015

11mins

Ranked #16

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99 River Street (1953)

99 River Street (1953)

99 River Street (1953) is a gritty film noir classic that follows a down and out boxer as he deals with gangsters as a r... Read more

13 Sep 2015

20mins

Ranked #17

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The Caine Mutiny (1954)

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Today’s movie is The Caine Mutiny (1954) starring among others, Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, and José F... Read more

25 Apr 2017

25mins

Ranked #18

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The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers (1956) is possibly the greatest western ever made. This film was directed by John Ford and starred John Wa... Read more

11 Apr 2017

30mins

Ranked #19

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Border Incident (1949)

Border Incident (1949)

A great Film Noir set on both sides of the US/Mexico border. Ricardo Montalban leads the cast. Charles McGraw give a gre... Read more

20 Nov 2019

23mins

Ranked #20

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The Born Losers (1967)

The Born Losers (1967)

The Born Losers (1967) is the first of the Billy Jack movies and changed the way movies were distributed in America. Tom... Read more

28 Jun 2016

22mins

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