Gonna go against the grain here in sure, because I do love film noir, being a classic film fan and a TCM and Twitter #TCMParty aficionado.

But I took TCM Host Eddie Muller’s advice and read the Dorothy L. Hughes story that this was based on, but I did it before I saw the film. I enjoyed it very much with its proto Talented Mr. Ripley storyline, and I was eagerly looking forward to the film as a result. Especially…

I've watched this multiple times; can't remember the most recent time, probably sometime last year, but I'll leave the date as today. I really love this film. It is so heartbreaking and dramatic, and darkly funny at times. These girls are living lives that they shouldn't have to be at this age. This is one of those films that has a 70s feel even though it's 1980. But that makes sense, since we all know that the first 3-4 years…