Day 2: Play Misty For Me (1971)

Day 2: Play Misty For Me (1971)

Welcome back for Day 2 of our Spotlight Series on Clint Eastwood! Today we'll be discussing Mr. Eastwood's directorial debut: a fascinating, eye-poppingly uncomfortable little thriller called Play Misty For Me (1971). I use the word uncomfortable, not because the acting or directing is poor, but because Jessica Walter (whom you may recognize from Arrested Development) is REALLY good at playing a woman unhinged. Her character, Evelyn Draper, calls to mind Glenn Close cooking rabbits in Fatal Attraction, and even possesses shades of the hapless Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were (guess it's a good thing K-K-K-Katie wasn't a p-p-p-psychopath). It's just...eesh.…
Day 22: The Fly (1986)

Day 22: The Fly (1986)

Welcome back for Day 22 of our 31 Days of Horror series! Today, we're closing out the 1980s with David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly. Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis star in this one, and I'll go ahead and preface my review by saying that I have not seen the original version from the '50s. Therefore, this won't be a comparison between the two, and any thoughts regarding the 1986 version won't reflect positive or negative changes from the other. With that said, I enjoyed this movie. Jeff Goldblum was a great choice to play Seth Brundle, as he fits the…