‘Dial M for Murder’ (1954) … or for masterpiece
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): This unusually stylish “filmed stage play” features one of the most twisty and compelling mystery plots ever devised.
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‘Dial M for Murder’ (1954) … or for masterpiece
Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like
Movie review: The director of “Good Boys” continues to make sweet-natured raunch-coms that straddle old and new sensibilities.
‘Love Actually’ (2003) hangs wide array of emotions on the Christmas tree
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Twenty years later, this incredibly cast film still boasts powerful moments illustrating every type of love.
‘Thin Man’ movie (1934) emphasizes stars, but I can’t blame it
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Dashiell Hammett’s mystery is still there, but Powell and Loy steal the show. And that’s OK.
‘Insomnia’ (1994) is long but not sleep-inducing
Stephen King flashback (Book review): Although it reads like an important novel to King, it for some reason is not a popular target for adaptation.
‘Foreign Correspondent’ (1940) lauds journalists but isn’t about journalism
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): The film is also notable for an action-film structure that fans of the modern “Mission: Impossibles” will recognize.
‘Blue Beetle’ should’ve been given the ‘Batgirl’ treatment
Movie review: The DCEU’s latest entry suggests there’s a decent movie under its carapace, but regularly hits wrong notes (except in its soundtrack).
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ makes the end of the world thrilling
Movie review: It seems impossible, but the greatest action franchise of all time is still topping itself in its seventh film.
‘Maltese Falcon’ (1930) stands as definitive hardboiled mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Dashiell Hammett only wrote five novels, but the influence outshines the output, especially with this Sam Spade starrer.
‘Shaun of the Dead’ (2004) the all-time elite zom-com
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg get on the map in a big way with a dry comedy that takes advantage of zombie lore.