The innocent man on the run is a core theme in the filmography of Alfred Hitchcock, think about The 39 Steps from 1935, one of the quintessential works of his early career which made him a household name. His first US film tackling the subject was Saboteur made in 1942, a semi-remake of 39 Steps. After being falsely accused of burning down a factory where airplanes are being built for the war effort, the supposed saboteur embarks on a cross-country-odyssey…
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The Sting 1973
In its time, The Sting was not only an astonishing success at the box office, but also won seven Oscars, including in the main category of Best Picture, beating contenders such as The Exorcist by William Friedkin and American Graffiti by George Lucas. It may be due to the ravages of time that this triumph is no longer quite so comprehensible.
This is certainly an entertaining con man film with a clever script demanding a lot of attention, starring the…
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Fargo 1996
Only the first scene of the neo-noir Fargo is actually set in the North Dakota town of the same name, but there three men set events in motion that'll cost the lives of over half a dozen people. Fargo is a cipher, a place where we determine our own fate and demise without knowing it at the time. Joel & Ethan Coen ingeniously dispense with traditional storytelling rules for their pitch-black crime fable, juggling with archetypes and expectations. The main character,…
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Wicked 2024
When Dorothy opened the door to the magical world of Oz in the immortal film classic The Wizard of Oz from 1939, cinema transported us to a terrific realm full of vibrant and vivid Technicolor hues popping out of the screen. 85 years later, the magic has faded. This revisionist musical prequel suffers from overlit, washed-out, unpleasantly digital visuals unable to deny their electronic origins. Although many beautiful large sets have been built, the image design and colour-grading look so…
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