EPISODES

Episode 165 – Shadow of a Doubt

The Magic Lantern
August 23, 2021
No Comments
Episode 165 – Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (Hitchcock, 1943) was a turning point in the career of the master of suspense. It was reportedly Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite film he ever made. It is also what I consider to be his first truly American film. Once he looked into small town America’s heart of…

Read More

EPISODES

Episode 020 – The Vanishing

The Magic Lantern
May 9, 2016
2 Comments
Episode 020 – The Vanishing

How far are you willing to go? In George Sluizer’s The Vanishing (1988), Rex makes the ultimate choice to follow the trail of the disappeared Saskia until the eternal uncertainty of her fate can be resolved. Few endings in modern memory can match that resolution. Skip the dumbed down (and…

Read More