Jo Thornely·4d agoOne Paragraph Movie Review: North by NorthwestFour hundred and eighth film: North by Northwest. Not my favourite Hitchcock so far but not bad, this is the acceptably ridiculous story of…
Jo Thornely·Jul 3One Paragraph Movie Review: No Country for Old MenFour hundred and seventh film: No Country for Old Men. There’s a point in a lot of movies where you sit up, buckle your seatbelt, and…
Jo Thornely·Jun 28One Paragraph Movie Review: NinotchkaFour hundred and sixth film: Ninotchka, a 1939 Greta Garbo vehicle. Garbo plays a stern Bolshevik operative who visits Paris to help sell…
Jo Thornely·Jun 20One Paragraph Movie Review: Nights of CabiriaFour hundred and fifth film: Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria. I read a review that said if you aren’t moved by this film you’re dead inside…
Jo Thornely·Jun 13One Paragraph Movie Review: A Nightmare on Elm StreetFour hundred and fourth film: A Nightmare on Elm Street. I watched this in the cinema when it came out at just the right impressionable age…
Jo Thornely·Jun 6One Paragraph Movie Review: Night of the Living DeadFour hundred and third film: Night of the Living Dead. At the beginning it’s easy to grimace smugly at how unsophisticated this seems, as…
Jo Thornely·Jun 2One Paragraph Movie Review: The Night of the HunterFour hundred and second film: The Night of the Hunter. Robert Mitchum plays the dapper and sinister Harry Powell, a con man, fake preacher…
Jo Thornely·May 24One Paragraph Movie Review: A Night at the OperaFour hundred and first film: A Night at the Opera. It’s zany! It’s madcap! It’s not to my specific taste! I can definitely appreciate the…
Jo Thornely·May 16One Paragraph Movie Review: Night and FogFour hundredth film: Night and Fog. I knew that I would say “fuck” when I watched this. I said “fuck” when I watched this. A short…
Jo Thornely·May 9One Paragraph Movie Review: NetworkThree hundred and ninety-ninth film: Network. Every second review of this mentions how its message is just as poignant today as it was in…
