The Ace Black Movie Blog

A romantic drama with an edge, Clash By Night  uses a love triangle to contrast domesticity with animal magnetism. Ten years after departing...

A screwball comedy and romance, The Lady Eve rides the energy of a dynamic Barbara Stanwyck performance but is an otherwise sputtering eff...

A marriage, infidelity and murder story, East Side, West Side is a star-laden drama with a decidedly weak script. In New York City, ...

A drama about a duel for dominance in the corporate boardroom, Executive Suite takes an admirably direct route towards its objectives, b...

A touching mother-daughter drama, Stella Dallas is an affecting and brilliantly conceived film, featuring a career-highlight performance f...

Directed by Frank Capra, Meet John Doe is a feel-good story about populism, politics and pretense. The film is easy to enjoy, but lacks de...

All movies starring Barbara Stanwyck and reviewed on the Ace Black Movie Blog are linked below: Stella Dallas...

A screwball comedy, Ball Of Fire sparkles with wit and innovation thanks to Barbara Stanwyck 's unbridled sensuality, and a witty clas...

A clunky damsel-in-distress drama, The Two Mrs. Carrolls is hampered by wild over-acting and ham-fisted directing. While on a trip to ...

A passionate drama about conflicting life choices, Golden Boy pits a talent for boxing against a spiritual attachment to music in a battle...

A taut film noir, Double Indemnity  is a classic tale of lust-fuelled murder. Director Billy Wilder assembles the pieces with slick experti...