Movie Reviews
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Movie Review: Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)
‘Oru CBI Diary Kuripuu’, directed by K. Madhu and written by S.N. Swamy, is considered a trendsetter in the Investigative Thriller genre of Malayalam Cinema and would spark the arrival of many more such movies in its wake. It introduces the Tamil Brahmin sleuth Sethuraman Iyer, played with elegance and grace by Malayalam Superstar Mammootty, Read more
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Movie Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is a movie adaptation of the 1962 play by the same name written by Edward Albee and directed by Mike Nichols. The movie stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in lead roles, with George Segal and Sandy Dennis in supporting roles. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is only the second Read more
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The Best of Brian De Palma’s NeoNoir Thrillers – I
In my previous post, I provided an introduction to the neo-noir thrillers of director Brian De Palma. If you are new to his movies, I suggest that you read that post before reading this, as it would give context to his movies and the themes discussed here. In this post, we will take a look Read more
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Brian De Palma’s Neo-Noir Thrillers: An Introduction
De Palma: Photo Attribution: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons As my readers are well aware, Brian De Palma is one of my favorite directors. In this post, we will look at many of his best neo-noir movies. He made no secret that Hitchcock was his idol and tried his best to emulate Read more
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Movie Review: Anjaam Pathiraa(2020)
My quest to carefully unearth quality movies hit a roadblock when I watched the Malayalam crime investigation thriller, ‘Anjaam Pathiraa’, directed and written by Midhun Manuel Thomas. Do not get me wrong. By no means am I implying that this is the worst movie I have seen. I genuinely think Midhun’s intention was to make Read more
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Movie Review: Rider in the Rain(1970)
Marlène Jobert and Charles Bronson star in this French mystery thriller, directed by René Clément and written by Sébastien Japrisot. It is a decent thriller about a young woman thrust into a dangerous situation. In a coastal town in the south of France, amidst a storm, a young lady named Mellie (Marlène Jobert) is having Read more
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