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  • Movie Review: Point Blank (1967)

    Movie Review: Point Blank (1967)

    From director John Boorman comes ‘Point Blank,’ a classic early neo noir that includes Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, and Carroll O’Connor. It is based on the book “The Hunter” by Richard Stark. Interestingly, the movie Payback (1999), starring Mel Gibson, is another adaptation of the book, and each movie takes very different approaches… Read more

  • The Best of Brian De Palma’s NeoNoir Thrillers – I

    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

  • Movie Review: Dressed to Kill (1980)

    Movie Review: Dressed to Kill (1980)

    It is no secret that director Brian De Palma was obsessed with Hitchcock’s style of moviemaking and tried to bring back the maestro’s magic through his own movies in the ’80s. “Dressed to Kill” is De Palma’s homage to Hitchcock’s “Psycho” with Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine, and Nancy Allen in the lead. Though some may… Read more