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Spellbound vs. Laura – Two creepy movies for October
First, an apology/disclaimer… there WILL be classic literature reviews coming soon!! I often watch movies/TV in batches, so this is one of those phases for me. 🙂 Spellbound (1945) Spellbound is a twisted tale of the romance between an ambitious young doctor (Ingrid Bergman) and her unlikely boss (Gregory Peck). The two work as psychoanalysts Continue reading
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Ad Astra vs. Heart of Darkness – Movie review (spoiler free!)
On Saturday, my brother and I went to see Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. This is a film that’s been compared – by its director James Gray, no less – to Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (one of my axes). Being in the middle of a Conrad “renaissance” if you will, I felt it Continue reading
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Arctic, Roman Holiday, Titanic, and Nostromo – Four short reviews
Time for some more bite-sized movie reviews…two 1953 classics, one costume drama, and one survival drama! Arctic (2019) Plot Mads Mikkelsen plays Overgård, the lone survivor of a plane wreck in the Arctic. He spends his days in tedium, catching fish (which he eats raw) and sending out hand-cranked radio signals in hopes they’ll get Continue reading
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Vertigo and How to Steal a Million – Two short reviews (spoiler-free)
Recently I saw these two classic films for the first time: Vertigo (1958) and How to Steal a Million (1966). On the surface, they have really nothing in common, so I thought it would be a fun challenge to compare and contrast them. Vertigo Vertigo is an Alfred Hitchcock film, considered by many reviewers to Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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