Familiar character actor Lin Shaye has a field day portraying a lonely widow who is driven over the edge by pent-up frustration.
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Middleburg Film Festival Review: ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’
Kent Jones's 'Hitchcock/Truffaut' is a brilliantly executed glimpse into the minds of two masters in cinema.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Tom at the Farm’ Is a Haunting, Homoerotic Hitchcock Homage
Xavier Dolan's psychosexual thriller from 2013 finally receives a U.S. release, and it was worth the wait.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Play It Again: The Classic Sound of Hollywood’
A superlative package of both obscure and familiar movie themes from Turner Classic Movies.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Bates Motel – Season One’
With a thoroughly creepy tone and place, you have a heck of a TV show. Plus, the cast is terrific.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Bates Motel’ (2013), Season One – Psychoville
In the early days of film, it was often said that “sequels aren’t equals”. And, nine times out of ten, those who quoted such Tinseltown scripture were sadly not mistaken. I vividly remember seeing the trailer for Psycho II in theaters as a young lad, to wit many of those …
Read More »Movie Review: Hitchcock
Spends less time off the Psycho set than you'd think, but still bloody good fun.
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