Psychological Drama
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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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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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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
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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 : Munnariyippu (2014)
Having made allusions to the greatness of the Malayalam/Kerala film industry in my earlier posts, it is high time I reviewed a Malayalam movie. I am more than delighted that “Munnariyippu” (The Warning) will be the first Malayalam movie I review. I stated earlier that Kerala’s Malayalam film industry and the Bengali movie industry are… Read more
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Movie Review: Fracture (2007)
From director Gregory Hoblit, comes this excellent psychological thriller, featuring powerhouse performances from Academy Award winner, Sir Antony Hopkins and the twice nominated Ryan Gosling. Hopkins plays Ted Crawford an Aeronautical Engineer and Gosling plays the successful assistant district attorney, Willy Beachum. The story is set in Los Angeles. The plot begins on a familiar… Read more
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