<p><strong>'The Pale Blue Eye' movie review:</strong> It's 1830s America. The corpse of a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York has been found hanged, and later at the mortuary its heart is ripped out with the precision of a surgeon. The military summons Christian Bale's veteran detective Augustus Landor to solve the crime. Also at the academy as a cadet is Harry Melling's young Edgar Allan Poe—the future literary maven. His way with words may come in handy with the mysterious half-torn note found clutched in the hands of the cadet. And before you ask, no, all this is fiction, and the events of this film did not happen.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This story fictionalises Poe's actual years as a cadet. Though a dreamy-eyed individual, the lad appears to be intelligent and perceptive and becomes an unofficial, clandestine Dr Watson to Landor's Sherlock. Soon enough, another cadet is found brutally murdered in the nearby woods, his heart too carved out from his chest—though, this time the procedure appears cruder.</p>

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<p>Not only are murders tragic enough on their own for the community, the act of the said blood-pumping organs being ripped out hints at arcane, Satanic occult rituals. It may not be just a murderer with quotidian motives like greed or jealousy, but perhaps something much darker, like an occultist sacrificing cadets to Satan for some nefarious, un-Christian purpose. Unless somebody has a desperate case of heart fetish, that is.</p>

<p>It's a classic setup. A world-weary, brooding detective is called in to solve a case that confounds him like no other. The setting is&nbsp;cosy&nbsp;in a wintry way, with&nbsp;snow-blanketed environs. Japanese cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi manages to evoke a stunning sense of place. In such mysteries, the elements are one of the characters, and Cooper and Takayanagi recognise that.</p>

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<p>The only out-there thing about it is Poe himself. Brilliantly cast (and styled, the hair is exactly right), the wide-eyed, awkward, and earnest Poe may have secrets of his own pertaining to the murders. And those secrets create a rift between Landor and Poe. Will Poe end up being the one Landor is searching for?</p>

<p>I cannot in good conscience say that it wasn't nice to see Melling portraying Poe, but apart from a couple of Easter eggs related to the author's works, it could have been any young man with a literary bent. It wouldn't have changed naught else in the story.&nbsp;</p>

<p>That said, he does play off brilliantly well against each other, Poe and Landor. While one is a romantic, the other is hard-edged and cynical. One cannot get enough books, the other wants to have nothing to do with them. Even in the murders, the interpretation of the heart being ripped out is taken to be by Poe as an act of romance, a twisted kind of love, which amuses Landor. The performances by Bale and Melling are excellent, particularly the latter, who delivers the best work of his career. I would watch the hell out of a buddy movie or even series involving these two actors playing these very characters, solving crimes across the United States.</p>

<p>The mystery's resolution appears predictable until you find out half an hour is still to go and the movie reveals a twist teased throughout the movie. From the very first still, even. It's smart and well done and features one of the best one-on-one scenes I've had the pleasure to watch in a while. Well-written and acted. Toby Jones, Timothy Spall, and Gillian Anderson also appear in supporting but solid roles.</p>

<p>Love mysteries and do not mind a bit of occult thrown in? 'The Pale Blue Eye' is for you.</p>

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'The Pale Blue Eye' movie review: It's 1830s America. The corpse of a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York has been found hanged, and later at the mortuary its heart is ripped out with the precision of a surgeon.

'The Pale Blue Eye' movie review: It's 1830s America. The corpse of a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York has been found hanged, and later at the mortuary its heart is ripped out with the precision of a surgeon. The military summons Christian Bale's veteran detective Augustus Landor to solve the crime. Also at the academy as a cadet is Harry Melling's young Edgar Allan Poe—the future literary maven. His way with words may come in handy with the mysterious half-torn note found clutched in the hands of the cadet. And before you ask, no, all this is fiction, and the events of this film did not happen. This story fictionalises Poe's actual years as a cadet. Though a dreamy-eyed individual, the lad appears to be intelligent and perceptive and becomes an unofficial, clandestine Dr Watson to Landor's Sherlock. Soon enough, another cadet is found brutally murdered in the nearby woods, his heart too carved out from his chest—though, this time the procedure appears cruder. Not only are murders tragic enough on their own for the community, the act of the said blood-pumping organs being ripped out hints at arcane, Satanic occult rituals. It may not be just a murderer with quotidian motives like greed or jealousy, but perhaps something much darker, like an occultist sacrificing cadets to Satan for some nefarious, un-Christian purpose. Unless somebody has a desperate case of heart fetish, that is. It's a classic setup. A world-weary, brooding detective is called in to solve a case that confounds him like no other. The setting is cosy in a wintry way, with snow-blanketed environs. Japanese cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi manages to evoke a stunning sense of place. In such mysteries, the elements are one of the characters, and Cooper and Takayanagi recognise that. The only out-there thing about it is Poe himself. Brilliantly cast (and styled, the hair is exactly right), the wide-eyed, awkward, and earnest Poe may have secrets of his own pertaining to the murders. And those secrets create a rift between Landor and Poe. Will Poe end up being the one Landor is searching for? I cannot in good conscience say that it wasn't nice to see Melling portraying Poe, but apart from a couple of Easter eggs related to the author's works, it could have been any young man with a literary bent. It wouldn't have changed naught else in the story. That said, he does play off brilliantly well against each other, Poe and Landor. While one is a romantic, the other is hard-edged and cynical. One cannot get enough books, the other wants to have nothing to do with them. Even in the murders, the interpretation of the heart being ripped out is taken to be by Poe as an act of romance, a twisted kind of love, which amuses Landor. The performances by Bale and Melling are excellent, particularly the latter, who delivers the best work of his career. I would watch the hell out of a buddy movie or even series involving these two actors playing these very characters, solving crimes across the United States. The mystery's resolution appears predictable until you find out half an hour is still to go and the movie reveals a twist teased throughout the movie. From the very first still, even. It's smart and well done and features one of the best one-on-one scenes I've had the pleasure to watch in a while. Well-written and acted. Toby Jones, Timothy Spall, and Gillian Anderson also appear in supporting but solid roles. Love mysteries and do not mind a bit of occult thrown in? 'The Pale Blue Eye' is for you.

'The Pale Blue Eye' movie review: Christian Bale, Harry Melling are top-notch in this atmospheric mystery

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jk-rowling-launches-a-service-to-help-victims-of-sexual-violence-542550">JK Rowling</a></strong> has come under fire in the last few years over her allegedly transphobic views. She has been criticised by many people from the trans community, activists, and allies in different fields. Rowling has said that many positions taken by the trans community infringe upon the rights of biological women. Even the cast of the 'Harry Potter' franchise, including the big trio (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint), have spoken against her views, albeit without explicitly criticising her. Rowling is best known for writing the 'Harry Potter' books, the source material of the movie series. Now another cast member, Harry Melling, has opened up about the controversy.</p>

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<p>Melling, who played the role of Dudley Dursley (Harry's mean cousin) in the movies, gave a pretty balanced answer to the debate, without, as he said, pointing any fingers.</p>

<p>In an interview with The Independent, he said, “I can only speak for myself, and what I feel, to me, is very simple, which is that transgender women are women and transgender men are men. Every single person has the right to choose who they are and to identify themselves as what’s true to themselves."</p>

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<p>He added, "I don’t want to join the debate of pointing fingers and saying, ‘That’s right, that’s wrong,’ because I don’t think I’m the correct spokesperson for that. But I do believe that everybody has the right to choose.”</p>

<p>Rowling first angered the trans community and activists in 2020 when on Twitter she argued that gender identity contravenes biological sex. She said, "If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>She has refused to back down from her opinions despite the considerable outcry. She has also denied the anti-trans accusations.</p>

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JK Rowling has come under fire in the last few years over her allegedly transphobic views. She has been criticised by many people from the trans community, activists, and allies in different fields.

JK Rowling has come under fire in the last few years over her allegedly transphobic views. She has been criticised by many people from the trans community, activists, and allies in different fields. Rowling has said that many positions taken by the trans community infringe upon the rights of biological women. Even the cast of the 'Harry Potter' franchise, including the big trio (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint), have spoken against her views, albeit without explicitly criticising her. Rowling is best known for writing the 'Harry Potter' books, the source material of the movie series. Now another cast member, Harry Melling, has opened up about the controversy. Melling, who played the role of Dudley Dursley (Harry's mean cousin) in the movies, gave a pretty balanced answer to the debate, without, as he said, pointing any fingers. In an interview with The Independent, he said, “I can only speak for myself, and what I feel, to me, is very simple, which is that transgender women are women and transgender men are men. Every single person has the right to choose who they are and to identify themselves as what’s true to themselves." Also Read: JK Rowling new book termed transphobic, author denies character based on her life experience He added, "I don’t want to join the debate of pointing fingers and saying, ‘That’s right, that’s wrong,’ because I don’t think I’m the correct spokesperson for that. But I do believe that everybody has the right to choose.” Rowling first angered the trans community and activists in 2020 when on Twitter she argued that gender identity contravenes biological sex. She said, "If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.” She has refused to back down from her opinions despite the considerable outcry. She has also denied the anti-trans accusations.

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<p>Dudley from Harry Potter aka Harry Melling is now set to play a young Edgar Allan Poe in the Netflix and Scott Cooper murder mystery ‘The Pale Blue Eye’. Most recently seen in Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, Harry will essay the role of one of the most iconic writers of our time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>'The Pale Blue Eye'&nbsp;is a passion project of Cooper, who has tried making it for more than a decade. The film has A-lister Christian Bale as a veteran detective who is set to solve a series of murders that took place in 1830 at the US Military Academy at West Point.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Scott Cooper will direct and adapt the screenplay of 'The Pale Blue Eye'&nbsp;from Louis Bayard’s novel of the same name. Bale will also produce along with Cooper, John Lesher, and Tyler Thompson of Cross Creek Pictures.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Most famous for his role of Dudley in the Harry Potter franchise, the actor will also be seen opposite Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’. He also recently wrapped production on the independent feature, ‘Please Baby Please’, in which he stars opposite Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, and Karl Glusman.</p>


Dudley from Harry Potter aka Harry Melling is now set to play a young Edgar Allan Poe in the Netflix and Scott Cooper murder mystery ‘The Pale Blue Eye’. Most recently seen in Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, Harry will essay the role of one of the most iconic writers of our time.

Dudley from Harry Potter aka Harry Melling is now set to play a young Edgar Allan Poe in the Netflix and Scott Cooper murder mystery ‘The Pale Blue Eye’. Most recently seen in Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, Harry will essay the role of one of the most iconic writers of our time. 'The Pale Blue Eye' is a passion project of Cooper, who has tried making it for more than a decade. The film has A-lister Christian Bale as a veteran detective who is set to solve a series of murders that took place in 1830 at the US Military Academy at West Point. Scott Cooper will direct and adapt the screenplay of 'The Pale Blue Eye' from Louis Bayard’s novel of the same name. Bale will also produce along with Cooper, John Lesher, and Tyler Thompson of Cross Creek Pictures. Most famous for his role of Dudley in the Harry Potter franchise, the actor will also be seen opposite Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’. He also recently wrapped production on the independent feature, ‘Please Baby Please’, in which he stars opposite Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, and Karl Glusman.

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