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Blood Feast
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 27, 2022
(1963) Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis; Written by Louise
Downe; Story by David F. Friedman and Herschell Gordon Lewis; Starring: William
Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Lyn Bolton and Scott H. Hall; Available on
Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***
“When I shot Blood Feast and we started read more
February Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 21, 2022
Tiny Tim: King for a
Day (2020) Swedish filmmaker Johan
von Sydow’s illuminating, bittersweet documentary about eccentric singer/performance
artist Tiny Tim (born Herbert Butros Khaury), sheds some light on the enigmatic
personality, probably best remembered for the song, “Tiptoe T read more
Japan-uary XI Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 31, 2022
The Night is Short. Walk On, Girl (2017) Masaaki Yuasa’s delightful animated film (based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi) is a surefire cure for what ails you. Over the course of one night, we follow the exploits of unflappable coed Kōhai (meaning “Junior”), as she enters a drinkin read more
Giants and Toys
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 22, 2022
(1958) Directed by Yasuzô Masumura; Written by Yoshio Shirasaka; Based on the novel by Takeshi Kaikô; Starring: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Hideo Takamatsu, Michiko Ono; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** “You’re behind the times. You don’t understand the age read more
The H-Man
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 11, 2022
(1958) Directed by Ishirô Honda; Written by Takeshi Kimura; Story by Hideo Unagami; Starring: Yumi Shirakawa, Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata, Eitarô Ozawa Koreya Senda and Makoto Satô; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating ***½ “Take a look at this logbook from the ship read more
Streetwise
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 31, 2021
(1984) Directed by Martin Bell; Starring: Erin (“Tiny”)
Blackwell, “Rat,” DeWayne Pomeroy, Lou Ellen “Lulu”
Couch, Patrice Pitts, Kimberly Marsh; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD
Rating: ****
“The idea was to enter the world of these kids, to figure
out read more
Documentary December Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 27, 2021
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993) Ray Müller’s fascinating documentary delves into the life of pioneering filmmaker/Nazi sympathizer Leni Riefenstahl, who made the notorious propaganda film Triumph of the Will (1935). Now age 90 (at the time of this film), Riefenstahl loo read more
My Winnipeg
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 12, 2021
(2008) Written and directed by Guy Maddin; Dialogue written
by George Toles; Starring: Ann Savage, Darcy Fehr and Louis Negin; Available on
Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“I had long been dreaming about my city, Winnipeg, that it
didn’t seem to have a place in anyone read more
Rififi
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 1, 2021
(1955) Directed by Jules Dassin; Adapted by Jules Dassin; Based on the novel by Auguste Le Breton; Starring: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Janine Darcey, Claude Sylvain, Robert Hossein, Marcel Lupovici and Jules Dassin (as Perlo Vita); Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ** read more
Noirvember Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 27, 2021
Where Danger Lives (1950) Dr. Jeff Cameron (Robert
Mitchum) is about to finish his stint at a hospital to go into private practice.
His life takes a detour for the worse when he crosses paths with young,
attractive suicide patient, Margo (Faith Domergue). They seem to hit it off until
he learn read more
Strangers on a Train
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 14, 2021
(1951) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Screenplay by Raymond
Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde; Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith;
Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia
Hitchcock and Kasey Rogers; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
Thanks t read more
October Quick Picks and Pans – Horror Month 2021
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 28, 2021
Symptoms (1974) Angela Pleasence stars as Helen, a disturbed young woman in writer/director José Ramón Larraz’s thriller, a bubbling cauldron of repressed sexuality and unrequited love. She lives alone on a country estate, nursing the wounds of an unspecified psychological trauma. As a read more
The 3rd Hammer-Amicus Blogathon – Day 3 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 24, 2021
Whew! We’ve reached the end of the 3rd Hammer-Amicus
Blogathon, hosted by Yours Truly and Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews.
I hope everyone had as much fun participating as we had hosting this three-day
event.
Once again, I’d like to thank my astounding co-host G read more
The 3rd Hammer-Amicus Blogathon – Day 2 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 23, 2021
We’re back for the second day of the 3rd Hammer-Amicus
Blogathon, hosted by Yours Truly and Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews.
While the quantity of entries is somewhat smaller than Day 1, there’s no
skimping on quality. Here, you’ll find mysteries, folk horror, a “ read more
Demons of the Mind
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 22, 2021
(1972) Directed by Peter Sykes; Written by Christopher
Wicking; Original Story by Frank Godwin; Starring: Robert Hardy, Shane Briant,
Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell, Patrick Magee and Paul Jones; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD Rating: ***½
After a one-year hiatus, I’m back with read more
The 3rd Hammer-Amicus Blogathon Has Arrived – Day 1 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 22, 2021
After a one-year hiatus, the Hammer-Amicus Blogathon has
risen from the grave for yet another round. Once again, my co-host
extraordinaire, Gill Jacob from Realweegiemidget Reviews has joined me to
preside over the three-day blogging event. We’d like to extend a big thanks to
our regular read more
This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 10, 2021
(1967) Directed by José Mojica Marins; Written by Aldenora De Sa Porto and José Mojica Marins; Starring: José Mojica Marins, Tina Wohlers, Nadia Freitas, Antonio Fracari and Jose Lobo; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “When I shot Inferno em Cores (Hell in Colors), read more
Silent September V Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 30, 2021
Orochi (1925) Tsumasaburô Bandô stars as Heisaburo Kuritomi, a disgraced samurai. After being castigated by his master for a fight he didn’t initiate, he’s marked as a troublemaker. His life only continues to take a downward spiral from there, after he’s eventually banished read more
The Epic of Everest
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2021
(1924) Written and directed by Captain John Noel; Available
on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“To us Everest was but a mountain – a thing of rock and ice
and snow. To the Tibetans she was more – she was what they named her, ‘Chomolungma,’
‘Goddess Mother of read more
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 19, 2021
(1926) Directed by: Harry Edwards; Written by: Frank Capra,
Tim Whelan, Hal Conklin, J. Frank Holliday, Gerald C. Duffy and Murray Roth;
Starring: Harry Langdon, Joan Crawford, Edwards Davis, Tom Murray and Alec B.
Francis; Available on DVD (included on Harry Langdon… The Forgotten Clown read more