Psychological Thriller
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Movie Review: Seven Notes in Black (1977)
‘Seven Notes in Black’, also known as ‘Sette note in nero’ or ‘The Psychic’, is an Italian Giallo mystery thriller directed by Lucio Fulci. Giallo, or Italian Giallo, is a film genre of Italian movies popular in the mid-60s through the ’70s, which included elements of slasher, psychological horror, murder, gore, sexploitation, and sometimes, supernatural… Read more
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Movie Review: Sisters (1972)
It’s yet another day, and it’s time to review yet another Brian De Palma movie, which is yet another homage to Hitchcock. “Sisters,” an early ’70s Brian De Palma tribute to Hitchcock, is a psychological horror movie with quite a few of De Palma’s own fixations, such as look-alikes, siblings, use of illusion, and some… Read more
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Movie Review: Blow Up (1966)
Blow-Up, an adaptation of Julio Cortázar’s short story “Las babas del diablo,” is the first English movie directed by legendary Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. Antonioni is known for making mood pieces. Film critic Arthur Knight wrote that Blow-Up is a defining movie, akin to Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Antonioni’s masterpiece would influence the works of… Read more
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Movie Review: Wait Until Dark (1966)
“Wait Until Dark” is a chilling psychological thriller directed by Terence Young and adapted from a play of the same name by Frederick Knott. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, and Julie Herrod in lead roles, the movie is a gripping nail-biter from start to finish. Frederick Knott, the… Read more
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Movie Review: Obsession (1976)
In my past review of “Body Double,” I mentioned that it was a homage to both Hitchcock movies, “Rear Window” and “Vertigo.” “Obsession,” a movie he made earlier in 1976, is another of his tributes to “Vertigo,” and closer in plot to the Alfred Hitchcock classic. The movie opens with a loud, almost jarring background… Read more
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Movie Review: Match Point (2005)
From esteemed director and filmmaker Woody Allen comes “Match Point,” a movie which on its surface appears like a psychological thriller but packs within it so much more. Let us begin with the plot. In London, England, a former Irish tennis professional, Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), accepts employment at an elite Tennis club. Here… Read more
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