Just in time for Halloween, Netflix has released Rebecca, the third adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 novel about the sinister ongoings at an English country estate. The 1940 Alfred Hitchcock adaptation, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, is often considered to be the best version of the story. Ben Wheatley’s rote adaptation of Rebecca only goes to proves the superiority and timelessness of Hitchcock’s. Continue reading “Review: ‘Rebecca’ Adaptation Pales in Comparison to Hitchcock’s Original”
