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The Love Boat: Death on the Nile (2022)
The Love Boat: Death on the Nile (2022)
A lavish pleasure cruise that quickly goes adrift, Kenneth Branagh’s second Agatha Christie adaptation sidelines the mystery for melodrama
Neeraja V
Jul 17, 2022
Wading Pool: Deep Water (2022)
Wading Pool: Deep Water (2022)
Director Adrian Lyne centers his movie on an unhappy marriage and misunderstands the twisted sensibility of Patricia Highsmith’s novel
Neeraja V
Mar 28, 2022
Death of the Reader: Misery (1990)
Death of the Reader: Misery (1990)
Though relatively faithful to the novel, the movie isn’t just a simple retelling but actually fresh perspective of the original story.
Neeraja V
Mar 14, 2022
Carnival of Souls: Nightmare Alley (2021)
Carnival of Souls: Nightmare Alley (2021)
In his new movie Nightmare Alley, director Guillermo Del Toro tries to create yet another trademark dark fairy tale but avoids the…
Neeraja V
Mar 8, 2022
American Gothic: Roger Corman’s Poe Cycle (1960–1964)
American Gothic: Roger Corman’s Poe Cycle (1960–1964)
Aided by Vincent Price, Roger Corman dared to tread where few filmmakers would go: the works of Edgar Allen Poe
Neeraja V
Oct 28, 2021
Dancing in the Dark: Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Dancing in the Dark: Lady of Burlesque (1943)
The Hays Code couldn’t do much to this squeaky clean but entertaining film about strippers, vaudeville and murder.
Neeraja V
Sep 20, 2021
Loved to Death: The Black Dahlia (2006)
Loved to Death: The Black Dahlia (2006)
Brian De Palma’s incomprehensible adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel looks pretty but makes a mess of the story.
Neeraja V
Aug 16, 2021
Ready to Die: London Fields (2018)
Ready to Die: London Fields (2018)
The real death in this adaptation of a neo-noir murder mystery is the novel it’s based on.
Neeraja V
Aug 7, 2021
Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter: Ninth Gate (1999)
Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter: Ninth Gate (1999)
Roman Polanski focuses on the devil worship but leaves the literary discussions of the novel behind
Neeraja V
Aug 4, 2021
Rich Man, Poor Man: Purple Noon (1960)
Rich Man, Poor Man: Purple Noon (1960)
This French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel is crisp and gorgeous but doesn’t have the nerve the book does.
Neeraja V
Jul 5, 2021
Mother Knows Best: Psycho (1960)
Mother Knows Best: Psycho (1960)
Hitchcock’s most famous and successful film never strays far from the novel
Neeraja V
Jun 28, 2021
View To A Kill: Sliver (1993)
View To A Kill: Sliver (1993)
Ira Levin’s creepy novel of voyeurism becomes quintessential Hollywood sleaze
Neeraja V
Jun 23, 2021
No Exit: The Long Goodbye (1978)
No Exit: The Long Goodbye (1978)
Robert Altman’s adaptation defined neo-noir…but did he take too many liberties with the book?
Neeraja V
Jun 16, 2021
The Dark Night: The Bat (1959)
The Dark Night: The Bat (1959)
The film version of Mary Rinehart Roberts’ country house mystery launched Vincent Price’s horror career
Neeraja V
Jun 11, 2021
Hunger Games: Soylent Green (1973)
Hunger Games: Soylent Green (1973)
Can a movie be a mystery when the novel isn’t?
Neeraja V
Jun 7, 2021
Not a Clue: Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
Not a Clue: Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
Too many changes render this glossy adaptation ponderous and bleak
Neeraja V
Jun 5, 2021
Cherchez la Femme : Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Cherchez la Femme : Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Neeraja V
Jun 3, 2021
Waking Up the Dead: The Big Sleep (1946)
Waking Up the Dead: The Big Sleep (1946)
The beloved noir mystery is Bogart and Bacall’s best pairing
Neeraja V
Jun 1, 2021
Memories of Murder: Girl on a Train (2016)
Memories of Murder: Girl on a Train (2016)
Stripping away the psychology and introspection, the movie lacks the guts to be entertaining trash.
Neeraja V
May 31, 2021
Dead Woman Walking: Laura (1944)
Dead Woman Walking: Laura (1944)
The film prefers the fantasy over the humanity of the modern woman
Neeraja V
May 30, 2021
Private Lives: Rear Window (1954)
Private Lives: Rear Window (1954)
The classic Hitchcock film is only loosely based on the Cornell Woolrich story
Neeraja V
May 30, 2021
All Aboard: Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
All Aboard: Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Sidney Lumet’s adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie novel aims for nostalgic glamour — with mixed results
Neeraja V
May 30, 2021
Partners in Crime: The Thin Man (1934)
Partners in Crime: The Thin Man (1934)
Hollywood’s version of Hammett’s novel focus on romance more than mystery
Neeraja V
May 30, 2021
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