Rewind: Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut
is an enigma.
It’s not
quite erotica, it’s not quite thriller. It hit theatres in July, but the story
takes place at Christmas. Some...
Rewind: Rebecca (1940)
“Last night I dreamt I went to
Manderley again…”
It’s the famous opening line to Alfred
Hitchcock’s overlooked masterpiece Rebecca, a wondrous dream that drifts
into gothic nightmare....
Home Alone (1990)
What happens when you put one kid, one big house, and two clumsy
burglars together? A Christmas classic.
Home Alone (1990) stars Macaulay Culkin as...
THE CRUSH (1993)
“Ugh! As if!” is an iconic quotation from the classic 1995 film Clueless. At some point in our lives, we might have tried to...
Beetlejuice (1988)
October is
essentially synonymous with Halloween and gives me an excuse to re-watch my
favourite Halloween classics. Every year, I always find my way back to...
West Side Story (1961)
As far as movie
musicals go, West Side Story,
directed by Robert Wise and
Jerome Robbins, is a classic. West
Side Story is a movie adaptation of the...
THE SHINING (1980)
After watching
the sequel of Stephen King’s
IT in theatres, I wanted to revisit
one of King’s most iconic stories: The Shining.
The Shining
(1980), directed by Stanley...
Howards End: the perfect mix of family, drama, and rivalry
Family,
money, and rivalry; the three ingredients to making a tension-filled movie.
Starring Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anthony
Hopkins, Howards End (1992) is a romantic...
Oklahoma! (1955)
Oklahoma! (1955) is a movie musical based on the 1943 Rodgers
and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name. It’s a story about farm girl...
Bande à part
Bande à part is a 1964 French
drama and crime film. The French title is derived from faire bande à part which
means “to do something...
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner offers us a timeless look
into late 1960’s American society, while examining prejudice and racism through
the introduction of interracial marriage on...
How to Steal a Million
I should preface this by admitting
that this is my first time watching an Audrey Hepburn movie. She is
one of those people you hear about,...