By sheer coincidence I also watched The Maltese Falcon this week. Watching Bogart spin all the other characters like tops in every scene is sheer joy.
I’m halfway done with Woman in the Window. You’re correct that it’s not boring but the tropes, as in “here is a TV in her apartment that is literally showing you clips from the movies we’re slyly referencing” are laid on pretty thick.
By sheer coincidence I also watched The Maltese Falcon this week. Watching Bogart spin all the other characters like tops in every scene is sheer joy.
I’m halfway done with Woman in the Window. You’re correct that it’s not boring but the tropes, as in “here is a TV in her apartment that is literally showing you clips from the movies we’re slyly referencing” are laid on pretty thick.
By sheer coincidence I also watched The Maltese Falcon this week. Watching Bogart spin all the other characters like tops in every scene is sheer joy.
I’m halfway done with Woman in the Window. You’re correct that it’s not boring but the tropes, as in “here is a TV in her apartment that is literally showing you clips from the movies we’re slyly referencing” are laid on pretty thick.