Tag Archives: psychological thriller
The Joan Crawford Blogathon: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
For this blogathon, dedicated to the one and only Joan Crawford and being hosted by Crystal of In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood, I knew I had to pick one Crawford film I’d never seen before. I decided to pick the psychological thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), directed by Robert […]
Blindspot 2015: Spellbound (1945)
A true Hitchcockian thriller with a strong theoretical basis in psychoanalytic psychology, Spellbound (1945, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) is a mystery wrapped in the symbolism of its own story. Psychiatrist Dr Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman), who is regarded as cold and emotionless by her peers, is charmed by the new director of the mental institution in […]
Blindspot 2015: Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
I chose to place Jacob’s Ladder (1990, dir. Adrian Lyne) on my Blindspot Series list as I’d always heard people saying things to the effect of, “This film is a ripoff of Jacob’s Ladder“, or “That ending was pretty similar to Jacob’s Ladder except…”, et cetera. Having never seen the film, I always felt in […]
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