The Staircase (2022) Limited Series Review A+
The result: compulsive viewing for seven out of the eight episodes. Colin Firth is spellbinding. Toni Collette is equally superb.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | May 30, 2022 | A+, Apple TV+ Amazon, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Max, Mystery, Politics, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming |
The result: compulsive viewing for seven out of the eight episodes. Colin Firth is spellbinding. Toni Collette is equally superb.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | May 21, 2022 | Hitchcock and other great movie directors |
Although Charles Laughton made only one and, therefore, final film, based on this film alone, he is of the Great Directors.
Number One: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (Sidney Lumet: 2007). Number Five: Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock: 1976).
Posted by Patrick | May 14, 2022 | Hitchcock and other great movie directors |
Here are my 50 all-time favorite horror movies from 1934 to the present.1. Psycho | 2. Midsommar | 3. The Exorcist | 4. The Shining | 5. Alien…
Read MorePosted by Patrick | May 14, 2022 | A, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |
The weeks pass and Anne begins to “show'”. Time is running out. Any attempt at a back street abortion is becoming increasingly dangerous.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | May 1, 2022 | A-, Action, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Epic, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated, Western |
The directors are extremely cine-literate. However, their references never seemed forced and I basked in their cinematic vision.
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