Screen Test of Time – Details, episodes & analysis

Anatomy of a Murder is a courtroom drama that introduces some of the touchstones of the genre, including the the “I’m just a simple country lawyer” trope, with Jimmy Stewart as said lawyer. With a Duke Ellington score and a surprisingly nuanced approach to imperfect victims, a new decade is definitely on the horizon with this flick.

The 1959 adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank (adapted from the stage play, in turn adapted from the original diary) has a lot to recommend it. Only problem? The lead, and titular character, isn’t one of them.

Sometimes, our hosts' predictions from the previous week turn out to be wrong. It's rare that it's in this way, though... Sayonara stars Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in a romantic drama about American soldiers falling in love with Japanese women in post-WWII Japan. Yes, it’s still problematic, but not in the way Suzan and David were anticipating.

Finally, the long, slow march toward The Maltese Falcon is over, and our hosts are delighted to offer you a rave review again at last!

Just in time for everyone to be on lockdown for COVID-19, we bring you our third “Bengal Lancered” episode— prepare to have plenty of recommendations for what to do with your time while you’re social distancing, none of which are watch One Foot in Heaven.

After last week’s divergent score, the pendulum swings back with Hold Back the Dawn— never have our hosts agreed so completely on a score before!

The Little Foxes, starring Bette Davis, is the first movie in awhile that has led to a serious split vote between our hosts. Did David finally reconcile his disappointment with the famous star to give it higher marks, or did Suzan find a way to see past her one note performance to more good than bad in the film? Find out!

Here at Screen Test of Time, our hosts can usually figure out why a movie was nominated for Best Picture, even if we don’t agree that it should have been. Here Comes Mr. Jordan has the distinction of absolutely confounding Suzan, and enraging David, as to why it’s even a nominee.

It’s back to back awkward biopic weeks here at Screen Test of Time, this time with the frustratingly miscast Gary Cooper in Sergeant York. Not the worst WWI movie Suzan and David have watched so far, but just how many rank beneath it?

Blossoms in the Dust falls into the category of movies that Hollywood doesn’t quite know how to make yet, subcategory: biopic. It’s in color. The costumes are pretty. It’s still really boring.