Le Notti di Cabiria (1957, Federico Fellini)
Wow. Giulietta Masina gives one of the best performances I have ever seen in this movie. Her face is so expressive, and she gets all the feelings across with pitch-perfect subtlety.
But I shouldn’t get ahead of myself. This movie is about Maria ‘Cabiria’ Ceccarelli (Masina), a prostitute in [...]
Der Untergang (2004, Oliver Hirschbiegel)
Der Untergang tells the story of Adolf Hitler and his closest confidants in the final days before the fall of the Nazi regime. We see him in his bunker, as he slowly loses control of the war, but also of his mind and body.
It’s an altogether terrifying movie. However, unfortunately, [...]
Sleuth (1972, Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Sleuth is based on Anthony Shaffer’s play of the same name, and is about two men. The younger of the two, Milo Tindle (Michael Caine) intends to marry the wife of the older man, Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier), and goes up to his country house to discuss the matter. Wyke [...]
Inherit the Wind (1960, Stanley Kramer)
Inherit the Wind is based on a play by the same name, and is a fictionalised account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial. Don’t worry, I didn’t know much about this beforehand either. Basically, you have a high school teacher who’s on trial for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution [...]
Witness for the Prosecution (1957, Billy Wilder)
If you know anything about me, you’ll already be aware that I love mysteries. I devour crime novels and love a good thriller movie. I especially adore Agatha Christie; she’s just so fun and light-hearted in those murky murder mysteries of hers. And from the start, it’s obvious [...]