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Movie Review: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters is yet another delightful, light-hearted Woody Allen comedy that many critics consider among his best works. Directed by Woody Allen, the movie features an ensemble cast of veteran actors, including Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Dianne Keaton, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, and Woody Allen himself. Like most of Allen’s films, this one 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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Movie Review: Sleuth (1972)
“Sleuth” is a 1972 crime thriller, also based on a play that has some similarities to Deathtrap, the movie I reviewed in my last post, though its lead character is driven by different motives than the ones in Deathtrap. Critics, like Roger Ebert, have compared “Deathtrap” favorably to the movie that we will look at Read more
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Movie Review: Deathtrap (1982)
“Deathtrap” is a 1982 movie based on a play written by Ira Levin, directed by Sidney Lumet, and includes a stellar cast that features Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, and Dyan Cannon. It is a riveting thriller with a plot that has many layers, like an onion being peeled. Movies adapted from stage plays often share Read more
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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
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Movie Review: The Prestige (2006)
This is a spellbinder from Christopher Nolan, director of Batman begins and Memento. Like the former its atmosphere is dark and like the latter its plot moves continuously from past to present, keeping the viewer gripped to the screen. The movie reunites Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale and veteran thespian Michael Caine, the cast of Batman Read more
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