“Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.” ~Alfred Hitchcock Watching a Hitchcock film is like being dangled over the top of a twenty-story building – nerve-wracking, irritating, intense and nothing […]
Mini-Review – “Frenzy” (1972)
Are “Manos” and “Plan 9” really that bad?
When people discuss the greatest movie ever made, it will usually lead to an intellectual discussion between movies like “Citizen Kane,” “Vertigo,” “Casablanca” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” But when people talk […]
The Trouble With “Vertigo”
WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD! In 1958, Alfred Hitchcock took one of the biggest risks of his long and illustrious career. By this point, he had already released a string of successful movies, both […]
More Films I Hate That Everyone Else Loves
Film, like all art, is a rather subjective experience. While there are some things that most people can agree on that makes good or bad art, no two people are going to […]
“Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?” vs. “Misery”
Sometimes I don’t understand why certain films get the amount of praise they get. In some cases, like with “Vertigo” the praise is understood but often overblown when you look […]
