Psychological Drama
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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: Black Swan (2001)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, based on a screeplay by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin ‘Black Swan’ is a psychological thriller-drama from a story written by Heinz. Unwittingly I seem to have the knack of picking movies that blur the line between reality and illusion, in this case hallucination and I have done so… 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: The Usual Suspects (1995)
Exceptionally well-written by Christopher McQuarrie and brilliantly directed by Bryan Singer, and featuring a tour de force cast, “The Usual Suspects” is one of the greatest neo-noirs ever made. The plot unfolds in both New York and California, weaving actual truths with myth and imagination. The story opens in San Pedro, CA, with Dean Keaton… 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: The Handmaiden (2016)
“Handmaiden,” the Korean classic thriller and period film directed, co-written, and co-produced by legendary director Park Chan-wook, is a masterpiece of a movie. It is a story of clandestine love between two women in a male-dominated, cruel world and packs a series of plot twists. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea of the early 20th century, the… Read more
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