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‘Charade’ (1963) review; 100 Movies in 90 Days part II

#23 of 100 on my 100 Movies I’ve Never Seen Before Challenge (part II)

How do you know when someone is lying to you? That is one of the driving questions behind “Charade”, the 1963 film starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The film is one of those great romantic comedy thrillers that many of today’s movies only wish they could be. In fact one movie, a remake, “The Truth About Charlie” tried and failed to be this movie. Oh, how silly Hollywood is now. Continue reading ‘Charade’ (1963) review; 100 Movies in 90 Days part II

‘Batman’ (1989) movie review

Tim Burton seemed like the perfect director to bring a realistic version of Batman to the bring screen. Up until then, the only super hero to succeed at the box office was Superman. Burton’s dark and twisted story telling was a perfect match. Then he stunned the world by casting comic actor Michael Keaton as the dark knight. Continue reading ‘Batman’ (1989) movie review