Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Rating: ★★★½
Jan 18, 2001Psycho-Thriller/Friendly Uncle Might Be a Killer
Considered one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest films, this centres around Joseph Cotten as the favourite uncle who comes to town as his niece increasingly suspects that he may be a serial killer

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Rating: ★★
Jan 2, 2014Hypnotic Regression to Past Lives/"True Story"
Dramatic recount of a true-life sensation during the 1950s when an amateur hypnotist claimed that he had regressed a housewife to recall her past life in 19th Century Ireland. The film has an earnestly prostheletysing belief in its own case but sceptical examination pulls holes in its credibility