There are so many undeniable moments in Psycho, most of them pure wordless cinema. It’s the words that get in the way. Everyone knows the psychiatrist’s speech is a masterclass in guilding the lily, but the rest of Stefano’s screenplay is peppered with the same bad habits. His overwritten, often pretentious dialogue cuts against the light touch of Hitchcock.
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The Blue Gardenia 1953
The first half is very strong. Snappy dialogue, strong direction, a perfectly creepy peformance from Raymond Burr, Nat King Freaking Cole, and a plot that hinges on the heroine getting completely sloshed (unusual to say the least).
But the second half is a repetitive slog that completely misses an obvious plot twist - How did Crystal, Nora’s roommate, not end up as the main suspect? Especially considering Raymond Burr had just drawn a portrait of her and written her damn phone…Translated from by
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Megalopolis 2024
You are a person of value. You are a person of worth. You owe it to yourself to not see Megalopolis.
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