Rear Window, Copycat and the art of the housebound detective
The plot techniques in play when a film’s lead character is trapped at home
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thehaughtyculturist explores how and why we tell stories on page and screen, and is written by Ruth Bushi | About
The Firm (1993) explained: for the love of money
A hot-shot tax lawyer accepts a high-paying job, but gets a lesson in the perils of greed
Vertigo (1958) explained: is the cop the real killer?
Is Vertigo’s bumbling detective – Jimmy Stewart – as harmless as he appears?
Joker (2019): a fine line between good and evil
Joker plays on good and evil, Chaplin’s comedy … and stairways
The Departed (2006) explained: dirty rats and the ‘double’ theory
The mirror game: doubling and identities in The Departed
Is Jack Finney’s book The Body Snatchers about paranoia?
The Body Snatchers portrays a community – and country – gripped by fear