Right out of the gate, Alfred Hitchcock shows a knack for pacing, character arcs and energy with the light romantic drama “The Pleasure Garden” (1925).
“The Strangers” (2008) raises the question of how simple is too simple of a premise for the film to still be good. Writer-director Bryan Bertino’s
It’s tempting to feel like a snooty film scholar after watching “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog” (1927) – considered to be the
“Snack Shack” fits firmly into the coming-of-age genre, but it has a tremendous sense of place in 1991 Nebraska City, Neb., and its rhythms are
In my review of the 2019 TV miniseries adaptation of John Green’s “Looking for Alaska” (2005), I argued that the series breaks down the trope
A lot of Alfred Hitchcock films are driven by an appealing oddness. “Torn Curtain” (1966) leans more toward an unappealing oddness, leaving it short of
Just one year after “Rebecca,” director Alfred Hitchcock and actress Joan Fontaine made the very similarly themed “Suspicion” (1941). It’s a classic example of an
“What a Girl Wants” (2003), rightly regarded as Amanda Bynes’ best starring role, adds sprinkles to the cake of the teen rom-com genre. It’s mostly
Amanda Bynes showed early talent for acting on skit shows “All That” and “The Amanda Show,” then did movies and a sitcom in the Aughts,
Alfred Hitchcock is the Master of Suspense, but it’s when he’s working from a masterfully plotted screenplay that his films rise to the next level.