Although Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho merits the title “1960’s most brilliant thriller” (not to mention, “Hollywood’s most brilliant black comedy ever”), David Miller’s Midnight Lace probably is that same year’s most entertaining thriller. Bedecked with more red herrings than any other mystery in existence, mostly to obscure its rather obvious solution as a whodunit, the film […]
Daily Archives: September 9, 2011
From a novel by Fumiko Hayashi, which her death left unfinished, Meshi (Repast) revolves around Michiyo Okamoto, who after five years of marriage is profoundly dissatisfied with her life. Two years ago, Michiyo left Tokyo to settle into suburban Osaka, where her life became a daily grind of domestic chores. She and her spouse, Hatsunosuke […]
Dennis Grunes 