Familial Neurosis in ‘Never Open That Door’ Film-Noirs
The family is the source of neurosis, and any hint of an allegedly happy ending in these three film-noirs must happen over someone’s dead body.
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Why Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ Mirrors Today’s Social Media Age
In its exploration of themes like paranoia, voyeurism, and loneliness, Hitchcock’s Rear Window strikes a familiar chord with the social media climate we live in today.
Film Noirs ‘The Guilty’ and ‘High Tide’ Have Strong Literary Roots
Crime stories by Cornell Woolrich, The Guilty, and Raoul Whitfield, High Tide, are masterfully adapted by director John Reinhardt in two restored film noirs.
‘Fear in the Night’ Speaks the Indecipherable Language of Noir
Noir, as a definitive term, is elusive and always out of reach, as are dreams. So what are we to do with Fear in the Night, a noir that traffics in dreams?
‘Fear in the Night’ Is a Good Nightmare
Perhaps Fear in the Night will never look or sound better, always like a nagging, half-forgotten celluloid memory – but it’s a good nightmare.