You’re going to hear a lot about how Rebecca is both very alike and never as good as Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation. They’re not wrong, but that misses the important things
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Film Fight Club S4E29: MIFF 68 1/2 + Streamings and Screenings Update
Where we cover one of the best named Film Festival editions and streamings and screenings about town
THE GREEN FOG
If you’re an Alfred Hitchcock fan, you’ve probably noticed that Vertigo has gone up in the public’s estimation. Jumping from #61 to #9 on the American Film Institute’s latest Top 100 list, the film is […]
78/52
If someone asks you to name Alfred Hitchcock’s most enduring contribution to cinema, you’re probably going to say something about the shower scene in Psycho. Here’s a whole movie to tell you why. Iconic for […]
SPLIT
First things first: Split is not a film about mental illness, it’s a thriller. Those hoping for Hollywood to finally do Dissociative Identity Disorder some semblance of justice, following decades of films featuring more than […]
ALLIED
Brad Pitt is good at making two types of films where he is the centre of attention: one, the flicks where he’s bat-shit insane. Two, the one’s where there’s lots of action and running, all […]
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
I’m writing this review on a train. I looked up as the carriage sped between Kings Cross and Martin Place and saw a row of houses, in this case devoid of people. Imagine if there was […]
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