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  • Writing on a Classic: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s macabre murder-thriller play in 80 minutes Simulated lack of cutting creates the illusion of real-time action Director discussed the film’s production in …

  • Critics Choice: Notorious (1946)

    by Andrew Sarris 16th January 2025

    Leading film critic Andrew Sarris praises Alfred Hitchcock’s wartime masterpiece Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Claude Rains come together in deadly ménage à trois Conflicted loyalties: Psychosexual fireworks explode against …

  • Writing on a Classic: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock goes atomic with a prescient plot about uranium His famous MacGuffin was the secret ingredient for nuclear bombs Acclaimed tale of a …

  • Writing on a Classic: Spellbound (1945)

    by Brent Reid 27th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock delves into fashionable Freudian psychoanalysis True to form, the director sends a Wrong Man – or is he? – on the run …

  • Writing on a Classic: Lifeboat (1944)

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s dire warning not to underestimate Nazi threat Physically demanding shoot injured and almost killed film’s actors Piece of tour de force filmmaking …

  • Writing on a Classic: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock brings murder to unsuspecting community Devil in our midst: It takes Girl Power to end existential threat One of the Master of …

  • Writing on a Classic: Saboteur (1942)

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s first American “remake” of The 39 Steps His Wrong Man on the run plot gets propaganda retooling Exciting wartime thriller with several touching …

  • Writing on a Classic: Suspicion (1941), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece earned three Oscar nominations The fatal glass of milk: A possible poisoned nightcap still thrills Note: this is part of …

  • Writing on a Classic: Suspicion (1941)

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s treatise in gaslighting and coercive control Masterclass in abusive behavior but with a compromised ending Note: this is part of an ongoing …

  • Writing on a Classic: Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    by Brent Reid 26th November 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Topical spy thriller followed hot on the heels of hit Rebecca Well-meaning but misguided message not loved by everyone Western star Joel McCrea did …

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