2023 Centennials

So far, my centennials project has spawned one award-winning book, A Hundred in 2016, and six years where I didn't review anywhere near as much I planned because life got in the way. I'm still enjoying this series, so I'm back for year eight, the 2023 edition, on a serious year to get the film side of Apocalypse Later in balance with the book and music reviews I'm doing well with.

So, here's 2023 Centennials.

Each review here was posted on what would have been (or in some instances actually was) the one hundredth birthday of someone important to the film industry. The aim is to remember them with an interesting film from their career that, in the process, allows me to explore another aspect of history, whether to cinema, something wider or both.

Some of these people are famous, household names that we grew up watching. Some aren't. And some used to be, but a hundred years is a long time and things change. All, however, are important.

These carefully curated films vary by era, genre and nationality and, together, help to enrich my knowledge and maybe yours too. I'll collate these reviews into a new book, A Hundred in 2023, to be released at the beginning of 2024. At least that's the plan.

Rating System

1 - Abysmal | 2 - Bad | 3 - Poor | 4 - OK | 5 - Good | 6 - Excellent | 7 - Classic

Latest Review (4 May 2023)
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
One Way Pendulum	1965	4	4	Peter Yates	IMDb

All 2023 Centennial Reviews
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
An Angel for Satan	1966	5	5	Camillo Mastrocinque	IMDb
The Guilty	1947	5	5	John Reinhardt	IMDb
Middle of the Night	1959	6	6	Delbert Mann	IMDb
The Night We Got the Bird	1961	4	4	Darcy Conyers	IMDb
The One-Armed Swordsman	1967	5	5	Cheh Chang	IMDb
One Way Pendulum	1965	4	4	Peter Yates	IMDb
Smokescreen	1964	5	-	Jim O’Connolly	IMDb
Storm Over Tibet	1952	5	5	Andrew Marton	IMDb
What’s Buzzin’, Cousin?	1943	3	3	Charles Barton	IMDb
When a Stranger Calls	1979	6	5	Fred Walton	IMDb