'The Thin Man' is a pre-code Hollywood mystery comedy if there ever were such a genre (I guess Blake Edward's Pink Panther films would classify surely). And you can certainly see it being before the Hayes code with its massive amount of alcohol consumption, a husband punching his wife in the face, a on screen murder and also many sexual innuendos towards the end. But I must say I liked the hell out of this movie and it genuinely surprised…

Nominated for multiple Academy Awards despite being filmed in a mere 14 days and featuring a plot that is nearly impossible to follow, the success of The Thin Man - as well as its many sequels - is a testament to the chemistry of the two leads, William Powell and Myrna Loy, who are so much fun to watch booze and bicker that you almost forget that the mystery plot is occasionally putting their lives in danger. The plot is…

Less about the convoluted procedural investigation into the murder plot than the crisp chemistry of Powell and Loy's Charles couple. The film's playful tone and success relies largely to the pair's on-screen chemistry and the lived-in sense of their relationship communicated through their banter. Some of the more overt slapstick elements are less easily sewn into the film, but the levity inserted through humour carries a genuine charm. Van Dyke's direction mostly stays out of the way of the actors,…