What is there left to say about Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most famous, most celebrated and perhaps the most written-about film directors of all time? Haven’t we heard it all before? Perhaps the only way around such a dilemma would be to allow ‘Hitch’ to speak for himself, to tell us about his films […] More
Hosts Tim Rosenberger and Rosalie Lewis talk about the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, through two of his thrillers, both released through The Criterion Collection: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) and Notorious (1946). More
Alfred Hitchcock filmed his first movie in 1922. Number 13 (or Mrs. Peabody, since it isn’t clear which was the real title) was a comedy that was never finished due to insufficient funds. His next feature was 1925’s The Pleasure Garden, a romantic drama that, from what I’ve heard, has few of the elements that […] More
Literature has been peppered with great opening lines, one of them being, “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley,” from Daphne du Maurier’s novel, Rebecca. A film adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock followed, his second du Maurier adaptation after 1939’s Jamaica Inn. Rebecca is an early triumph for Hitchcock and does great justice to Du […] More
One hundred and two years on from the release of his first film, you would think there would be little remaining to say about Alfred Hitchcock, or little need to re-release his works. Studiocanal has wonderfully proved us wrong with the release of Hitchcock: The Beginning, an 11-disc Special Edition Blu-Ray box-set that presents 10 of […] More
Quentin Tarantino’s much-discussed 10-movie limit comes from a self-imposed belief of wanting to “go out on top.” To him, he feels that many of the greats have fallen to an inevitable decline. His question isn’t without merit. How can a filmmaker, or an artist for that matter, maintain their narrative and stylistic trappings while holding […] More
Last year, I gave out the first Film Obsessive Alternate Oscars where movies that weren’t recognized at the Oscars—but maybe/probably should’ve—are properly honored. I also created some categories the Academy should look into adding. Same rules apply: the films you keep hearing about (ex. Anora, The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, etc.) will not show up here, […] More
Immediately at the start of Nathan Shepka’s newest film, Dead Before They Wake, there are clear allusions and odes to some of the classic action films from not just the United Kingdom but from around the world. Following his 2023 film, Lock & Load, Shepka returned to the action genre. Although his previous films had more […] More
There were just too many independent films from the ‘90s I wanted to cover after publishing my list from last month, so here are five more overlooked indie gems from that era that deserve some of the spotlight. If you’re keeping track, the directors we’ve covered so far include Hal Hartley, Philip Ridley, Julie Dash, […] More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, they say, and the vast majority of holiday films seem to reflect that. The classics consist of Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Story, and more. Yet, there’s a very niche, seemingly growing, subgenre of Christmas movies that tap into a different set of […] More
If you have an obsessive cinephile in your life, the staff at Film Obsessive are here to make your holiday shopping a bit easier this year with our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide! (Or, if you are secretly looking to hoard some swag for yourself, we won’t tell!) Here are our recommendations for your holiday gifts. […] More
At the start of the 1960s, Johnny Cash was a rising country star, but not yet a household name. He’d had a handful of hits topping the country and western charts and some modest success with “I Walk the Line” reaching the pop top 20. What better way, he might have thought to himself, to […] More
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