I’d come across director Curtis Harrington in ‘501 Movie Directors,’ which is a great resource for film lovers, but until now, I hadn’t been able to locate any of his movies. He clearly possesses skill in creating atmosphere and building suspense, at least within the kind of film he made here. I'm looking forward to discovering and watching everything he did. ‘How Awful About Allan’ is a rather good, unsettling, i…

This is a rather good, atmospheric, unsettling psychological thriller featuring Anthony Perkins and Julie Harris, both of whom excel at portraying characters under duress. The film can feel somewhat stifling and challenging to engage with initially due to its deliberate intensity, but perseverance pays off; it's genuinely satisfying and certainly not an unproductive way to spend 90 minutes. The moment Perkins’ cha…