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
Tag: Alfred Hitchcock
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
A Simple Favor ★★★
Even before the source novel was released, A Simple Favor had been pitched as a mix of Gone Girl andContinue Reading
El Sur (Blu-ray review) ★★★½
In The Spirit of the Beehive, director Víctor Erice crafted a film that looked at the world of Spain shortlyContinue Reading
Samuel Fuller Shocks the System
“For Sam Fuller, the world condensed into stories. That’s what he saw wherever he looked. Whatever reality, incident, fact orContinue Reading
Three Days in Cannes 2018
Our senior critic Ben McDonald recently attended the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival as part of the brand new ThreeContinue Reading
Burning ★★★★
Nothing about Burning is certain except that it haunts the mind long after the credits conclude. Though Lee Chang-dong’s latestContinue Reading
The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
In this month’s roundtable, we reflect on the life of one of cinema’s giants, Alfred Hitchcock, during the month of hisContinue Reading
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