I’ve ranted about the films I didn’t watch–and didn’t want to–but three of the films nominated for Oscars this year are great films. NO spoilers. American Fiction. Clever, funny, and or...
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/oscar-tribute-the-noms-they-got-right/
Spoilers–but not as many as Scorsese’s I knew I would struggle to warm to Martin Scorsese’s interpretation of a well-loved book. Killers of the Flower Moon is a heartbreaking, fascinating p...
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/oscar-rant-part-3-flower-moons-many-missteps/
It’s that time again–my chance to rant about the films that shouldn’t have been nominated and moan about better films that weren’t. Next time, I’ll discuss Oscar nominees I loved or at ...
Last month, I wrote about Jimmy Stewart playing a monster in Vertigo. It seems only fair that I cover one of his gentlest roles next, that of lovelorn salesman Alfred Kralik in holiday favorite T...
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/the-charming-shop-around-the-corner/
Spoilers abound. I love a good casting against type. That’s why Scottie in Vertigo is so disarming: It’s creepy to find America’s aw-shucks sweetheart, Jimmy Stewart, playing a villain. Of ...
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/vertigos-beast-jimmy-stewart-1958/
Burning (2018) is an eerie noir with a disquieting premise: What would you do if a girl disappeared, and no one else cared to find out why? The post Burning (2018): Eerie Film Noir first appeare...
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Bergman's character in Stromboli is a strange one. But she's also a mesmerizing, powerful woman. The post Bergman’s Weird Wife in Stromboli first appeared on Cary Grant Won't Eat You .
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/bergmans-weird-wife-in-stromboli/
Most film noirs are cautionary as well as bad luck tales. But there’s a particular type that seems to be created by untrusting husbands and wives, the “you’ll be sorry if you cheat” noir....
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/the-prowler-1951-a-jealous-husband-film-noir/
Aftersun deserved best picture & directing Oscars this year, but it had no shot. The Academy doesn’t like to award intimate little stories about relationships. They like loud message films, and...
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/aftersun-too-intimate-for-the-oscars-rant-part-ii/
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. An enjoyable, meaningful film about a woman dealing with sex and her self-worth in middle age. A nuanced story, with a sympathetic portrait of sex workers. It gets n...
https://carygrantwonteatyou.com/the-leo-grande-snub-more-oscar-related-reasons-im-pissed-off-part-i/