Socially Distant, self isolated and sheltered in place.
The limits of cetacean intelligence have fascinated me since I was five and first saw Free Willy. If you’re unfamiliar, Free Willy‘s the story of a troubled foster kid from … Continue Reading The Day of the Dolphin (1973) June 1st, 2021
My Dad’s overseen my film education since early childhood. While some parents absentmindedly planted their kids in front of TVs playing any old thing, my Dad took care to curate … Continue Reading The Red Shoes (1948) January 9th, 2021
I’m nearly a year into recovering from last Halloween. Catching Covid plus becoming temporarily (thankfully) unemployed gave me more time to watch horror movies than to write about them. My … Continue Reading The Mummy (1959) October 15th, 2020
We watched The Curse of Frankenstein last October. I’ve forgotten most everything about this movie in the 7 months since. Apparently there’s a nice Warner Archive Blu-ray release available for … Continue Reading The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) October 14th, 2020
Diabolique is a fantastic film with a simple premise. An abused wife (Véra Clouzot) and her husband’s mistress (Simone Signoret) plot his murder. The film is set in a run-down … Continue Reading Diabolique (1954) October 2nd, 2020
I still haven’t seen Psycho, North by Northwest, or Rope. I haven’t seen enough Hitchcock to make an unequivocal declaration, but for my money, Rebecca is his best work. I … Continue Reading Rebecca (1940) July 13th, 2020
I’ve had nothing but difficulty in trying to come up with something to say about Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 melodramatic spy romance Notorious that’s worth saying. It’s one of those movies … Continue Reading Notorious (1946) June 2nd, 2020
In Shadow of a Doubt Hitchcock takes a more subtle approach to his oft used ‘man on the run’ theme, telling the story of a fugitive hiding in plain sight. … Continue Reading Shadow of a Doubt (1943) April 18th, 2020
Hitchcock is so weird. His body of work is impressive. His influence undeniable but boy is it difficult to discuss his early work without becoming repetitive. Sabotage feels familiar and … Continue Reading Sabotage (1936) April 5th, 2020
In our house the last couple days of the month means scavenging the Criterion Channel’s scraps. Don’t get me wrong, it’s much more like the moonlit spaghetti dinner in Lady … Continue Reading Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) March 30th, 2020
It’s March 16th, 2020. We’re in the midst of the first stages of pandemic prevention. Here in Anchorage, Alaska our Mayor Ethan Berkowitz signed an emergency declaration to shut down … Continue Reading King Kong (1933) March 15th, 2020
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