Neeraja VinMystery 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 melodrama7 min read·Jul 17, 2022----
Neeraja VinMystery 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 novel6 min read·Mar 28, 2022----
Neeraja VinMystery 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.6 min read·Mar 15, 2022----
Neeraja VinMystery 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…5 min read·Mar 8, 2022----
Neeraja VinMystery 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 Poe8 min read·Oct 29, 2021----
Neeraja VinMystery 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.6 min read·Sep 21, 2021----
Neeraja VinMystery 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.6 min read·Aug 17, 2021----
Neeraja VinMystery 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.6 min read·Aug 8, 2021----
Neeraja VinMystery 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 behind5 min read·Aug 4, 2021----
Neeraja VinMystery 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.5 min read·Jul 6, 2021----