So I finally watched Double Indemnity, like Out of the Past, one of the most beautifully shot and complex film noirs. Each character motivation is subtle, and there is a bit of shades of grey thrown on people like Fred McMurray's protagonist for example.
Its story very intelligently written, using loans as a perfect device for a murder to happen (all because of money). The cinematography is also excellent, not just focusing on the surroundings of the scene, but taking…
I will come out right now and say I honestly enjoyed the film and thought it was fun. I didn't think it was nearly as bad as its reputation had it (as I see more people talk about it in a positive manner now). From a film named Dracula A.D. 1972, whilst it is by no means perfect, it being dated is kind of a pointless criticism by its title, it is after all accurate.
It has all sorts of…
I got this film for my birthday, and before I say anything in-depth (or at least attempt to), may I preface that: Wow! Gina Rowlands and Peter Falk are superb in this, by far some of the greatest acting in the history of cinema, of course alongside Maria Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc and Alexander Kravchenko in Come and See.
This film is a brilliant character study. It seems to focus on Mabel (Gina Rowlands) due to…
A filmic masterpiece which drearily encapsulates a vision of humanity's end in a few days of radioactive mist. We see a man search for his son Eric, who constantly writes letters to but never successfully sends during the nuclear apocalypse (the letters give insight into his feelings, whether it be denial, optimism or despair, all narrated under a hopeless monotonous voice). Society slowly disintegrates into madness and hope fizzles into the abyss.
This film is completely tinted in blue, dirty…
