Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight opens in Victorian-era London, with the death of acclaimed opera diva Alice Alquist, who had been strangled by someone trying to heist her jewels, and who still looms at large. The scene shifts to...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 24, 2013 · Last modified April 21, 2019
Gaslight opens in Victorian-era London, with the death of acclaimed opera diva Alice Alquist, who had been strangled by someone trying to heist her jewels, and who still looms at large. The scene shifts to...
To many, Under Capricorn ranks as Alfred Hitchcock’s worst release since coming over to the U.S. to make movies, but even Hitch at his worst is pretty damned good. With him at the helm, and Ingrid...
Casablanca is set In the middle of WWII in Casablanca, a part of unoccupied France, where an American former freedom fighter named Rick (Bogart) runs a popular nightclub. This club is frequented by people who’ve...
1940s / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 28, 1999 · Last modified April 21, 2019
An amnesiac (Peck) assumes the identity of a missing man named Dr. Edwards who was about to become the head of a psychiatric institution. He is soon discovered by a fellow female doctor (Bergman)...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.