Tag: Gaslight
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‘Maid’ and the Reality of Emotional Abuse
Hollywood has no shortage of content about abusive relationships — from Jennifer Lopez in Enough, Julia Roberts in Sleeping with the Enemy, and even the movie based on the play that coined the buzzword Gaslight. Netflix’s Maid brings a new perspective to the genre by tackling that nebulous specter — emotional abuse. Previous iterations of…
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‘Gaslit’ First Look & Trailer: Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Betty Gilpin & More Star In A Watergate Series For Starz
The Television Critics Association’s (TCA) Winter 2022 Press Tour is in full swing, which means many trailers, first looks, and more. Starz showed off their wares today. One of the biggest highlights from their upcoming slate is the political thriller mini-series “Gaslit,” starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, which is now scheduled for an April…
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Streaming: gaslighting films that will have you doubting your sanity
The Invisible Man, now available to stream, is the latest in cinema’s chilling tradition of psychodramas, from Gaslight to The Girl on the TrainIn the before times, when films were still being released in cinemas, The Invisible Man staked an early claim as the year’s best mainstream blockbuster. A steely, sharp-witted reimagination of a dusty…
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‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Clerks, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Added to National Film Registry
“Purple Rain,” “Clerks,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Amadeus,” “Sleeping Beauty,””Boys Don’t Cry” and “The Last Waltz” are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.The list also includes 1944’s “Gaslight,” starring Ingrid Bergman in an Oscar-winning performance; the 1955 film noir “The Phenix City Story,” based…
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‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Amadeus,’ ‘Boys Don’t Cry,’ ‘Clerks’ Enter National Film Registry
Purple Rain, Amadeus, She’s Gotta Have It and Clerks — this year’s biggest public vote-getter — plus seven films directed by women, including Boys Don’t Cry, are among the latest cinematic treasures chosen for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, it was announced Wednesday.The list of 25 films picked to be preserved for future…
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Berlin Film Review: ‘Unsane’
With the word “gaslighting” getting thrown around a lot in our current age of fake-news awareness, to the point where some use it simply as a heated synonym for “lying,” along comes “Unsane” to remind us of its more elaborately melodramatic origins. It’s tempting to call Steven Soderbergh’s iPhone-shot psychothriller a “Gaslight” riff uncannily timed…