Monday, October 28, 2019
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
Slyly convoluted crime drama is lively and efficient; more sophisticated than the usual fare.
Halliwell (no star): "Efficient crime drama."
Maltin**1/2: "Generally absorbing murder yarn."
Lady Bird (2017)
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Excellently executed movie about a mother-daughter drama made with cinematic sense and in good taste; Ronan and Metcalf are extraordinary.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Blonde Ice (1948)
A society reporter kills men for fame and money, then tries to frame a sportswriter.
Watchable crime drama with a touch of film noir and a good female lead; however, her motivations remain vague, and the psychoanalytical mumbo-jumbo at the ending explaining it all is annoying.
Maltin**1/2: "Enjoyable noir-ish programmer; Brooks delivers as an icy femme fatale."
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