Hitchcock is tongue-in-cheek, sentimental, revealing, and, overall, a production – which seems to be the way that Hitchcock himself would have wanted it, if the film is to be believed. Admittedly, here lies the rub. Is it accurate that the master of suspense routinely spoke with such a mesmerizing and dreary cadence, extended both his lips and […]

 

 

In a November 12, 2010 article from  The New York Times, Laurie Goodstein reports “The rite of exorcism […] has largely fallen out of favor with the Roman Catholic Church in the United States”; however, “American bishops are holding a conference […] to prepare more priests and bishops to respond to the demand [of those seeking an […]

 

 

In a previous post, I determined that The Happening edged Taking Lives as the worst movie that I had seen in the first decade of this millennium, and moving forward, I’m proud—or saddened—to announce that I have a front runner for the worst movie I will see in the next ten years. Just to put this in […]