1917 ★★½
The long take is nothing new, and neither is the “one shot film”. Alfred Hitchcock edited his masterful 1948 thrillerContinue Reading
Tag: Alfred Hitchcock
Neo Noirvember
It’s November 2019, and Blade Runner is now set in the present. What better reason is there than that to commemorateContinue Reading
Diabolique: A Lesson in Suspense That Taught the Master Himself
It’s a well known legend in film history that Alfred Hitchcock was only hours away from securing the rights toContinue Reading
(The Influence of) The Spiral Staircase Never Ends
The opening scene of The Spiral Staircase immediately establishes the duality between appearance and interiority that will persist throughout thisContinue Reading
Horror is for The Birds
Birds petrify me. I know there’s not much of a reason for that fear but the screeches they make, theContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of January 2019
Alex Sitaras: This month is a little different than our usual Most Anticipated column. We only have one film, TheContinue Reading
Noirvember: Noir Classics
It’s that time of year when the shadows stretch long and tall, when goons and dames walk the streets, andContinue Reading
Fright 19: Funny Games (1997)
“But I think I just cannot stand to see violence in any way […] Why do we stand still onContinue Reading
Fright 14: Psycho
The screeching violins in Bernard Hermann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s horror masterpiece Psycho sound off in our ears just byContinue Reading
Fright 10: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
“The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of fiveContinue Reading
