Alfred Hitchcock’s final film made in Britain, Jamaica Inn, gets a bad wrap. It was listed in the notorious 1970s book, “The 50 Worst Films of All Time.” It was Hitchcock’s least favorite of all […]
Based on Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel, Psycho (1960) marks storied director Alfred Hitchcock’s first tentative steps into the horror genre. By today’s standards, in which the amount of gore and viscera is (seemingly) directly proportional to box-office […]
Today is Sir Laurence Olivier’s birthday, and The Retro Set would be remiss in not paying tribute to one of the 20th century’s finest actors. We love you, Larry! Early in the summer of 1939, when […]
“We Catholics know that a priest cannot disclose the secret of the confessional, but the Protestants, the atheists, and the agnostics all say, ‘Ridiculous! No man would remain silent and sacrifice his life for such […]
This black angel wearing white floats on air, but nevertheless has purpose in her steps and revenge in her heart. Its skeletal structure, its pitch idea, is not unlike Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, and, come […]
Need help deciding what to watch this week on Warner Archive Instant? The Retro Set has you covered with our must-watch Warner Archive picks! Each week, we select a small handful of must watch titles from […]
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