Drama
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Movie Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Today, we look at the 1958 adaptation of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” a Pulitzer-winning play by Tennessee Williams, starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. It may be considered a family drama, or even a black comedy, but it is a lot tamer than the original script it was based on. I will elaborate… Read more
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Movie Review: Elippathayam (The Rat Trap) 1982
Today, we will look at a masterpiece from Malayalam cinema, an all-time classic art house film by acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It is a slow-moving tale of indifference and avoidance in a world that is rapidly evolving. The plot is set perhaps in the 60s, a decade or more after India gained her independence from… 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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Movie Review: Owning Mahowny (2003)
In this post, we will look at a movie based on a real-life incident where Brian Molony, a clerk working at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, embezzled more than $10 million from the bank to support his gambling habit in the early ’80s. Directed by Richard Kwietniowski and based on the book Stung: The… Read more
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Movie Review: Memories of Murders (2003)
Seventeen years before directing the Oscar winner, Parasite, Director Bong Joon-ho made “Memories of Murder,” a riveting neo-noir crime thriller that won awards in Korea, Toronto, and France. The plot is based on a series of murders that rocked Korea in the late ’80s. While the movie can be considered a neo-noir crime investigative thriller,… Read more
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Scarface (1932) vs. Scarface (1983)
The first “Scarface,” released in 1932 and directed by Howard Hawks, is loosely based on the 1929 novel “Scarface” by Armitage Trail, which was actually a pseudonym for Maurice R. Coons. In this post, we will compare it with its 1983 remake directed by one of my favorite directors of all time, Brian De Palma.… Read more
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