“I told you not to go out tonight, didn’t I?” Poor Frank. He’s a broken and stammering psychological mess of a man, deeply troubled by his childhood abuse. As a child, his mother was a mean hooker who used to ...
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Blonde Poison: The Femme Fatale in Basic Instinct (1992) and Vertigo (1958)
What do you get when you cross a cop with unresolved issues with an ice-cool blonde with hidden motives? Did I mention the cop falls hopelessly in love with her (or is it an obsession?) against his better judgment? What you ...
Read More »Gods & Monsters: Captive Wild Woman (1943) vs. Sssssss (1973)
Long, lazy, hot summer days in a small Australian coastal town didn’t offer a young girl much more than the lifestyle depicted in the coming-of-age classic Puberty Blues (1981). I escaped head first into movies at a very early age, back when ...
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