Air Mail: Eve Eismann Archive

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Eve Eismann — Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

By Eve Eismann

Don’t let this silent film’s 1920 release date deter you: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari will have you READ ON

Wanda

Eve Eismann — Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

By Eve Eismann

Wanda is Barbara Loden’s first and final film—and the very first ever directed, written by, and starring a woman. The 1970 drama READ ON

The Blue Gardenia

Eve Eismann — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

By Eve Eismann

Mystery! Murder! Moral ambiguity! The Blue Gardenia has all the elements to craft the perfect film noir. Directed by Fritz Lang

Nausicaa

Eve Eismann — Sat, 2 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

By Eve Eismann

“Well, that film has disappeared,” Agnès Varda said in 2009 about Nausicaa, her 1971 response to Greece’s 1967 right-wing READ ON

Daisies

Eve Eismann — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sedmikrasky Daisies Year : 1966 Czechoslovakia Directed by Vera Chytilova Ivana Karbanova, Jitka Cerhova

By Eve Eismann

Věra Chytilová’s Daisies is a New Wave slumber party: mischievous, candy-colored, and a little dangerous. Released in 1966 when READ ON

Reefer Madness

Eve Eismann — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Reefer Madness (1936) Reefer Madness - 1936 Director: Louis J. Gasnier G&H Productions

By Eve Eismann

Despite its intention to scare teenagers straight, Reefer Madness is best watched high. The 1936 propaganda film READ ON