Insolent Reviews – Part 4
The Piano Teacher (2001), Michael Haneke On one hand, it can be viewed as an examination of the various facets of love; on the other, as a feminist narrative about a woman escaping internal and
Insolent Reviews – Part 3
The Wrong Man (1956), Alfred Hitchcock It all begins with a wife’s toothache. The dentist tells her a curious fact, which she then relays to her husband: through evolution, human jaws have narrowed, yet the
Insolent Reviews – Part 2
Almost Famous (2000) Peeling back one layer, then another, until reaching her heart: She’s 17, or perhaps 16, or maybe even 15. Her name? Penny Lane, or perhaps Emily Buckman, or Lady Goodman. She may
Insolent Reviews – Part 1
To Catch a Thief (1955), Alfred Hitchcock Resolving one’s own tangled web: John Robie, famously known as “The Cat”—a legendary jewel thief whose skills once stunned the criminal underworld—has spent fifteen serene years in quiet