in spring of 2023 i went through a massive columbo phase, and i was yearning for that feeling again so i decided to ring in the season with the only other episode of that show that's loggable on here! it's teeechnically a movie, right?
i think it's funny that leslie says "you'd make an ace pilot" to columbo because like... no he wouldn't? he's literally missing an eye! makes me wonder if peter falk's glass eye is canon to columbo…
first watch this month that's not new to me this month! will not be including this under my "movie march" tag for that reason. but man i'm so happy i got to revisit this! not my favorite hitchcock film but i just loooove the scenery here in particular. the roof scenes! what a good time! also cary grant/grace kelly may be my favorite dynamic in hitchcock's whole filmography, the chemistry is amazing and i love every moment they have together here.
such a fun ride! the cary grant/alfred hitchcock combo brewed some seriously fantastic shit, feels great to finally get around to this. a lot funnier than i expected? stylistically it's not much of a comedy but conceptually i feel like it almost is! or at least has opportunity to be. i guess i just mean it's entertaining as hell, very engaging concept and i love to see it unfold. i wish there were more of those painterly shots of the…
