Reviews
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Movie Review: Le Samouraï (1967)
Le Samouraï, starring French superstar Alain Delon and directed by iconic director Jean-Pierre Melville, is one of the greatest Neo-Noir movies ever made. Jean-Pierre Melville, who also wrote the screenplay for this classic, made his debut in the 1940s film noir era. He is widely known as the spiritual father of French New Wave cinema. Read more
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Movie Review: Blow Up (1966)
Blow-Up, an adaptation of Julio Cortázar’s short story “Las babas del diablo,” is the first English movie directed by legendary Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. Antonioni is known for making mood pieces. Film critic Arthur Knight wrote that Blow-Up is a defining movie, akin to Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Antonioni’s masterpiece would influence the works of Read more
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Frank Miller’s Sin City Graphic Novels – Part II
Continuing our discussion of Sin City Graphic Novels, let’s delve into the second book in the series, ‘A Dame to Kill For’. A Dame to Kill For Similar to ‘The Hard Goodbye’, which we discussed earlier, this graphic novel, ‘A Dame to Kill For’, revolves around a single story. It’s a classic film noir tale Read more
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Dial M for Murder (1954) vs. A Perfect Murder(1998)
In this post, we will take a look at two adaptations of the play ‘Dial M for Murder’, written by Frederick Knott. Wait Until Dark, a movie I recently reviewed, is also based on a play by the same playwright. I have briefly covered some of the commonalities between the movies, Dial M for Murder Read more
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Movie Review: Wait Until Dark (1966)
“Wait Until Dark” is a chilling psychological thriller directed by Terence Young and adapted from a play of the same name by Frederick Knott. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, and Julie Herrod in lead roles, the movie is a gripping nail-biter from start to finish. Frederick Knott, the Read more
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Movie Review: Obsession (1976)
In my past review of “Body Double,” I mentioned that it was a homage to both Hitchcock movies, “Rear Window” and “Vertigo.” “Obsession,” a movie he made earlier in 1976, is another of his tributes to “Vertigo,” and closer in plot to the Alfred Hitchcock classic. The movie opens with a loud, almost jarring background Read more
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