Hitchcock Conversations: “I Confess” (1953)

Hitchcock Conversations: “I Confess” (1953)

The Hitchcock Conversations is an ongoing project between me and James W. Powell, in which we study Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography in chronological order. I’ll be publishing one conversation per week. (By necessity, spoilers ahead!) Synopsis: Otto Kellar and his wife...
The United Slobs of America

The United Slobs of America

It was the giant 7-Eleven soda cup nestled snugly between the sofa’s stained cushions that got me wondering. Our host had shoved it in there before leaping up to chase after her unruly children. No doubt, the sofa had once been beautiful—it had a muted, earthy pattern...