Twilight
It hardly seems worth recapping the story of the world’s second-most famous glitter-based paedophile (Robert Pattinson). What is surprising is how little happens in the course of this two-hour fantasy […]
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#HateFilms: Ghost
In 2014 Michael Owen tweeted that he’d only seen 8 films. And if you think that’s weird you should see Ghost. The late Patrick Swayze is a ghost in this […]
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Set during the Great Depression, 1985’s The Purple Rose of Cairo finds Cecilia (Mia Farrow) disenchanted with her abusive husband and crummy waitressing job but enchanted by the movies. During her […]
I’ve Never Seen… Casablanca
If anyone in the future is reading this, we’re all currently stuck indoors due to a virus that’s closed the cinemas (a massive blow to Sonic the Hedgehog fans) and […]
Love Nest
Jim Scott (William Lundigan) returns from World War Two to discover his wife Connie (June Haver) has invested in a large house and set about letting out the rooms. But […]
Bus Stop
Beauregard (Don Murray) is a naive rancher who’s 21-going-on-35 and has apparently never met a woman before. To remedy this, he and pal Virgil (Arthur O’Connell) travel to the city […]
To Catch A Thief
The film opens with a woman screaming after someone pinched her family jewels. A cat burglar is on the loose in France, with the claw of blame pointed squarely at […]
Charade
On a European skiing holiday (why’s it always a skiing holiday?) interpreter Reggie Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) encounters a handsome stranger (Cary Grant) before her return to Paris. When she arrives, […]
Indiscreet
An actress (Ingrid Bergman) encounters a dapper NATO diplomat (Cary Grant) who’s charming but trapped in a loveless marriage. The story follows the couple’s relationship as it blossoms, accompanied by […]
My Favorite Wife
In a courtroom, Nick Arden (Cary Grant) is having his first wife declared dead after she went missing in a boating accident so he can marry Bianca (Gail Patrick). But […]
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