Word: thrillerã
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...also contemporary cinema. Guest feels that “the 70s continue to be, among young audiences, quite popular. So much of contemporary cinema today is referencing the 70s.” Bogdanovich’s films reinvent many classic genres— the musical, the western and the thriller??still accessible to a younger generation. As a student of popular cinema and an enthusiastic film critic, Bogdanovich reflects his considerable knowledge in his films. Guest says that current Harvard students will find a great deal to appreciate in “Between Old and New Hollywood...
Just as a stereotypical sorority girl dons dyed hair, acrylic nails, and a two-faced personality, “Sorority Row” masquerades as a thriller??shoddily. The film clings so tightly to the bottom tier of mediocrity that most of it can’t even be laughed at. It’s as though the movie strives to be a slasher film for people who don’t like scary movies or, perhaps, for prepubescent boys; there’s more nudity and outrageous partying than violence and suspense. Like most horror movies...
...film has plenty of it, but the Coens balance the blood with the weighty mental counterpoint that the author eloquently integrates in his narrative. In doing so, they successfully maintain the author’s voice—keeping the film a philosophical thriller instead of just a thriller??and leave viewers with possibly the year’s best film. Few directors wield the imagination or the courage to invest in the power of silence the way the Coens have in “No Country.” One of its most noticeable features is what...
...Thriller?? feels too much like a publicity stunt to be fully satisfying...
...this respect, “Thriller?? achieves its aims, successfully connecting the genre with its devoted fans while proclaiming its power to those who never knew it existed...