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1990s, Adventure, Crime, Drama, ReviewsFebruary 17, 2015

Thelma & Louise

By Rachel Tsang

Thelma and Louise are two girlfriends — respectively a docile housewife and a tough ol’ waitress — who decide to take some time off from their…

1970s, Biography, Crime, Drama, ReviewsJuly 29, 2014

Exploring the Symbolism of Papillon

By Rachel Tsang

A pair felons strike a pact on their way to a penal colony on the very aptly named Devil’s Island. The eponymous Henri “Papillon”…

1950s, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, ReviewsDecember 21, 2013

Caged

By Rachel Tsang

To celebrate the wonderful Eleanor Parker, I had originally planned to write a piece on her most famous creation: the Baroness Schraeder of The Sound…

1940s, Classic, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, ReviewsAugust 12, 2013

Double Indemnity

By Rachel Tsang

At it surface (and, indeed, from the opening scenes of the film) the viewer can very easily discern the usual hallmarks of film noir:…

1 Rachel Tsang HBO Max Pulls Gone With The Wind (1939): A response

Thank you for your comment. I agree that the decision is, at best, a token and rather pointless gesture. At worst, it belies a dangerous determination to forget the past.…
2 cynephilia HBO Max Pulls Gone With The Wind (1939): A response

Thanks for your article. This decision to remove "Gone With the Wind" from the platform seems rather pointless to me too. We cannot 'whitewash' history, until it disappears! Things of…
3 H. Park Shane – Exploring a Hero

Hello. I am coming late to this discussion, but I would like to say that I very much enjoyed your review of "Shane". However, I'll disagree with you here for…
4 alec Fatal Attraction

bath scene is best.
5 cottagecaretakersyahoocom Double Indemnity

Greetings from the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society! This is a fine article. I, Rebekah Brannan, have not participated much in the blog world in the past, but I intend to…