Reviews
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Restaurant Review: Moss Beach Distillery
One locale I keep coming back to, over and over again, is the Moss Beach Distillery. Located a picturesque thirty-minute drive away from San Francisco airport, this ‘haunted’ restaurant, perched on a cliff, is steeped in history and mystique. In addition to its scenic views of the Pacific, well-designed interior, and hospitable staff, the restaurant… Read more
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Movie Review: Body Double (1984)
In my earlier post, I covered Brian De Palma’s tribute to a movie made by his idol, Hitchcock. Today, we will see his tribute to not one, but three other Hitchcock movies: Psycho, Rear Window, and Vertigo. Body Double is a forgotten classic from De Palma that packs a great plot and his signature twists.… Read more
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Movie Review: The Stranger (1946)
In this post, we will look at a film noir classic directed by and starring Orson Welles. My last post on another Orson Welles film noir gem is the most popular among all the posts in this blog. “The Stranger” stars Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. As previously mentioned in the last… Read more
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Love Crime(2010) vs. Passion (2012)
In this post, we will look at two movies: a French psychological thriller and its remake by Brian De Palma. Love Crime (2010) “Love Crimes” is the last movie from Alain Corneau and was released shortly after his death. It begins as the story of two working professional women in a corporation in Paris. Superficially,… Read more
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Film Noir Guide Part -6: The Themes, Concluded
In the earlier parts of this series of posts, we looked at the factors that contributed to the creation of this genre, the men and women who inhabit the film noir Universe, their attire, and their lighting. In this post, we will examine common themes in Noir. While we may not be able to have… Read more
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Movie Review: Raising Cain (1992)
“To raise Cain” means to cause a commotion, create a disturbance, or make trouble. The “Cain” in the phrase refers to a character in the Old Testament of the Bible. In this post, we will visit another psychological thriller from director Brian De Palma. With a runtime of just 1 hour and 31 minutes and… Read more
