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The Intruder
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 22, 2019
(1962) Directed by Roger Corman; Written by Charles Beaumont;
Based on the novel by Charles Beaumont; Starring: William Shatner, Beverly
Lunsford, Robert Emhardt, Leo Gordon, Charles Barnes and Jeanne Cooper;
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“While those first Poe films in CinemaS read more
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 9, 2019
(1963)
Directed by Roger Corman; Written by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell; Story by
Ray Russell; Starring: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John
Hoyt and Don Rickles; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“I had numerous opportunities to
join the Establishmen read more
Don’t Look Now
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 1, 2019
(1973) Directed by Nicholas Roeg; Written by Allan Scott and
Chris Bryant; Based on a story by Daphe du Maurier; Starring: Julie Christie, Donald
Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***½
“I love the very spine of the thing, the very read more
June Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 27, 2019
Seconds (1966) John Frankenheimer’s disturbing
sci-fi thriller, based on a novel by John Ely, plays a bit like an extended Twilight Zone episode, with the central message that we must be careful of what we
wish for. A jarring Saul Bass opening title sequence sets the stage for the tone
of the read more
Moon Zero Two
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 17, 2019
(1969) Directed by Roy Ward Baker; Written by Michael
Carreras; Story by Gavin Lyall, Frank Hardman and Gavin Davison; Starring: James
Olson, Catherina Von Schell, Warren Mitchell, Adrienne Corri, Ori Levy and
Bernard Bresslaw; Available on DVD (Warner Archive)
Rating **½
read more
The 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon – The End…Or is it?
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 17, 2019
After
months of planning, Gill from Realweegiemidget Reviews and I have reached the
end of The 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon. Once again, I’m floored by the volume
of outstanding contributions, ranging across a variety of films and subjects. As
much as we love Hammer and Amicus horror, we read more
The Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon Is Here – Day 3 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 16, 2019
It’s
Day Three of the 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon, and this train
isn’t showing any signs of stopping yet. My co-host with the most, Gill Jacob
from Realweegiemidget Reviews and I have returned with another splendid assortment
of posts for your perusal, with vampires, zombies, Fran read more
The 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon – Day 2 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 15, 2019
Welcome
to Day Two of the 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon, hosted by Gill Jacob from
Realweegiemidget Reviews and me! We had a tremendously diverse crop of posts
yesterday, and today continues that trend, with spy movies, monsters, and more!
Watch this post for further updates. If yo read more
The 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon Is Here – Day 1 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 14, 2019
Sequels typically up the stakes, and this year’s follow-up
to the Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon is no exception. I’m impressed with the
diversity of posts, so far, covering a variety of subjects/films, including deep
cuts from the respective Hammer and Amicus catalogs. I can’t wait read more
The Land That Time Forgot
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 14, 2019
(1974) Directed by Kevin Connor; Written by James Cawthorn
and Michael Moorcock; Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs; Starring: Doug
McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith
Barron, Anthony Ainley and Bobby Parr; Available on Blu-ray and DVD (Out of
print).
Rating: *** read more
Nautical Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 30, 2019
Captain Blood (1935)
Errol Flynn kills it in the star-making title role of Michael Curtiz’s
swashbuckling epic, based on the book by Rafael Sabatini. After he treats a patient
from the wrong side, the young, brilliant Dr. Blood is sentenced to ten years
as a slave on a British Colony in Port R read more
Latitude Zero
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 23, 2019
(1969) Directed by Ishirô Honda; Written by Ted Sherdeman; Story by Ted Sherdeman; Starring: Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Akira Takarada, Masumi Okada, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina and Linda Haynes; Available on DVD Rating: *** Dr. Okada (Tetsu Nakamura): “You’re a mo read more
Lifeboat
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 18, 2019
(1944) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Screenplay by Jo
Swerling; Story by John Steinbeck; Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix,
Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Canada Lee and Hume
Cronyn; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****½
“The intent of read more
The Navigator
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 8, 2019
(1924)
Directed by Buster Keaton and Donald Crisp; Written by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph
A. Mitchell and Jean C. Havez: Starring: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, and Frederick
Vroom; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“Rollo
Treadway – Heir to the Treadway fortune – read more
Sword & Sorcery Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 1, 2019
Die Nibelungen:
Siegfried (1924) This is the first of two films by director/co-writer Fritz
Lang (with a script co-written by Thea von Harbou), based on an epic 11th
century German poem. The story follows our protagonist Siegfried (Paul Richter),
as he fights a dragon, secures a sword and magic helm read more
Conan the Destroyer
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 25, 2019
(1984) Directed by Richard Fleischer; Written by Stanley
Mann; Story by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway; Based on the character created by
Robert E. Howard; Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo,
Wilt Chamberlain, Mako, Tracey Walter and Sarah Douglas;
Available on: Blu-ray, DVD read more
Short Take: Hawk the Slayer
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 17, 2019
(1980) Directed by Terry Marcel; Written by Terry Marcel and
Harry Robertson; Starring: Jack Palance, John Terry, Patricia Quinn, Bernard
Bresslaw, Peter O'Farrell, Ray Charleson, William Morgan Sheppard and Cheryl
Campbell; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***
“I like a man read more
Dragonslayer
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 11, 2019
(1981) Directed by Matthew Robbins; Written by Hal Barwood
and Matthew Robbins; Starring: Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph
Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre and Ian McDiarmid; Available on DVD
Rating: ***½
“Oh, I know this creature of yours – Vermithrax Pejora read more
A History of Violence
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 2, 2019
(2005) Directed by David Cronenberg; Written by Josh Olson;
Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke; Starring: Viggo
Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes and Peter
MacNeill; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“…the audience read more
Cronenberg Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 27, 2019
Spider (2002) Director
David Cronenberg and writer Patrick McGrath (who also wrote the novel the film
is based upon) present an intricately woven study of a profoundly disturbed man,
played by Ralph Fiennes. After spending years in an asylum, Spider is released
into the custody of a boarding house. read more