Sherlock Holmes didn’t take off as a popular character with his second novel, “The Sign of Four” (sometimes titled “The Sign of the Four,” 1890);
Brian De Palma’s first horror film, “Sisters” (1972), is also the movie where he finds one of his two primary identities. Later, he’d be known
“Rebecca” (1938 novel, 1940 movie) is a pure example of Alfred Hitchcock taking a Daphne du Maurier story and adapting it for the screen. Interestingly,
“Chinatown” (1974) is one of the most important Seventies neo-noirs, and one of the most straightforward, as it is set during the OG era of
“Stage Fright” (1950) revisits the wrongly pursued person and theatrical setting of “Murder!” (1930) and executes the subsequent events better. Flirting with slow-burn romantic intrigue
Will we get “The Sixth Sense” M. Night Shyamalan or “Knock at the Cabin” M. Night Shyamalan? That’s the trap viewers get caught in every
There have been so many Puzzle Box (as in “Where the hell are we?” and “What the heck is going on?”) shows since “Lost” (2004-10)
Jack Nicholson was too young for the first wave of noir, but luck would have it that he was in his prime for Seventies neo-noir.
“Secret Agent” (1936) feels a little older than the films surrounding it in Alfred Hitchcock’s catalog. It’s a period piece, set in the buildup to
If writer-director Brian De Palma was a Hitchcock student in “Sisters” (1972), he’s a Hitchcock teacher in “Dressed to Kill” (1980), a riff on the