Based upon a story and the screenplay by Graham Greene, "The Third Man" is a movie that takes you back to post-war Europe in 1949. The film has had a lasting impression on me since I first saw it on TV as a child many years ago. It is a [...]
When "The Blair Witch Project" hit movie theaters earlier this year, it found incredible acclaim with audiences and critics alike. Titulated as being the scariest film of all times, the film was highly recognized by the public and only few [...]
During the latter half of the 90s, we’ve seen a definite decline in the number of great thrillers coming out of Europe. Also, we haven’t had the kind of auteurs from that part of the world like we had in the 80s. Argento’s recent films have been [...]
Roman Polanski’s "Chinatown" has long risen to the Olympus of some of the best movies ever made. It is a timeless film that never seems to age really, despite the fact that it actually is a period piece. Apart from Polanski’s masterful [...]
While the genre has been around for a long time, in my opinion it was "The Stepford Wives" that really defined suburban paranoia. That film made the audience realize that nice houses and manicured lawns could be hiding a very sinister evil. [...]
Saying that the films of David Cronenberg are weird is like saying that water is wet — it just doesn’t begin to describe the situation. Cronenberg has made a reputation by creating truly unique films that challenge the viewer — not only [...]
Arguably one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best films, his 1940 take on Daphne DuMarier’s novel "Rebecca" doesn’t find half as much mention as some of his later films. Undeservedly it always stands in the shadow of films like "Psycho", [...]
Many films never get the attention they truly deserve and in retrospect Sidney Lumet’s "Deathtrap" seems to be such an example. There is nothing spectacular about the film, no real blockbuster star power and nothing controversial. Although [...]
In his action movies Mel Gibson is handsome, funny and always a good guy, right? Well, let’s reconsider that for a minute. In his latest film "Payback", Mel Gibson plays a not-so-good character and he is actually not-so funny either. Mel [...]
When I was in my very early teens I literally devoured any novel by British writer Agatha Christie I could possibly lay my hands on. Unlike many people I never had a real preference towards either Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot as the protagonist, but [...]
