Published inMystery On ScreenThe Love Boat: Death on the Nile (2022)A lavish pleasure cruise that quickly goes adrift, Kenneth Branagh’s second Agatha Christie adaptation sidelines the mystery for melodramaJul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
Published inMystery On ScreenWading Pool: Deep Water (2022)Director Adrian Lyne centers his movie on an unhappy marriage and misunderstands the twisted sensibility of Patricia Highsmith’s novelMar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
Published inMystery On ScreenDeath of the Reader: Misery (1990)Though relatively faithful to the novel, the movie isn’t just a simple retelling but actually fresh perspective of the original story.Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Published inMystery On ScreenCarnival of Souls: Nightmare Alley (2021)In his new movie Nightmare Alley, director Guillermo Del Toro tries to create yet another trademark dark fairy tale but avoids the…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Published inMystery On ScreenAmerican Gothic: Roger Corman’s Poe Cycle (1960–1964)Aided by Vincent Price, Roger Corman dared to tread where few filmmakers would go: the works of Edgar Allen PoeOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Published inMystery On ScreenDancing in the Dark: Lady of Burlesque (1943)The Hays Code couldn’t do much to this squeaky clean but entertaining film about strippers, vaudeville and murder.Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Published inMystery On ScreenLoved to Death: The Black Dahlia (2006)Brian De Palma’s incomprehensible adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel looks pretty but makes a mess of the story.Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
Published inMystery On ScreenReady to Die: London Fields (2018)The real death in this adaptation of a neo-noir murder mystery is the novel it’s based on.Aug 8, 2021Aug 8, 2021
Published inMystery On ScreenAbandon Hope All Ye Who Enter: Ninth Gate (1999)Roman Polanski focuses on the devil worship but leaves the literary discussions of the novel behindAug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
Published inMystery On ScreenRich Man, Poor Man: Purple Noon (1960)This French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel is crisp and gorgeous but doesn’t have the nerve the book does.Jul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
