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The Decline of Western Civilization
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 12, 2016
(1981) Directed by Penelope Spheeris; Starring: Alice Bag, Claude
Bessey, Darby Crash, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Lee Ving; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD
Rating: 4 ½ stars
“The cool thing about these bands to me is that they were
there to break every rule of rock ‘n rol read more
Fact vs. Fiction: Nanook of the North
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 6, 2016
(1922) Directed by Robert J. Flaherty; Starring: Allakariallak,
Nyla, Allee and Cunayou; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“The secret of Nanook
is, I believe, is in those two words: being themselves. Not acting, but being.”
– Frances Flaherty (co-editor and wife of Rober read more
Pumping Iron
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 2, 2016
(1977) Directed by George Butler & Robert Fiore;
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Matty Ferrigno, Mike Katz and Franco
Columbu; Available on: Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: ****
Note: This review originally appeared in 2011, but was subsequently
removed fo read more
Strait-Jacket
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 30, 2016
(1964) Directed by William Castle; Written by Robert Bloch;
Starring: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, John Anthony Hayes and
George Kennedy
Available on DVD
Rating: ***½
“Today I saw a different Lucy. A woman who’s trying to look
and act as if those 2 read more
July Quick Picks and Pans – Netherlands Month
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 25, 2016
Amsterdamned (1988)
This might be writer/director Dick Maas’ masterpiece. In this case,
“masterpiece” is a relative term, but who cares when you’re having this much
fun. Not unlike his earlier film The Lift,
the premise is suitably ridiculous, but Maas runs with it, and takes read more
The Vanishing (aka: Spoorloos)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 17, 2016
(1988) Directed by George Sluizer; Written by Tim Krabbé and George Sluizer; Based on the novel The Golden Egg, by Tim Krabbé; Starring: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege and Gwen Eckhaus; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Hulu Rating: 4 ½ stars “There read more
The Lift (aka: De Lift)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 5, 2016
(1983) Written and directed by Dick Maas; Starring: Huub
Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Josine van Dalsum; Available on DVD (Region 2)
Rating: ***
“A lift doesn’t move on its own – or does it?” – Police
Inspector (Siem Vroom)
The ‘70s and read more
June Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 27, 2016
The King of Comedy (1983)
Martin Scorsese’s ahead-of-its-time satire about the dark side of fame didn’t
make much of a splash when it premiered, but now it seems more relevant than
ever. Scorsese regular Robert De Niro stars as Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring
30-something comedian who lives w read more
The Nature’s Fury Blogathon – Day 3 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 20, 2016
We’ve come to the end of the line for this ‘ol blogathon
folks, but not before we’ve been attacked by all varieties of creatures great and
small, and felt the angry, unforgiving wrath of Mother Nature at her most
petulant.
It’s been a great honor to host the Nature& read more
The Nature’s Fury Blogathon – Day 2 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 19, 2016
Just when you thought it was safe to return to the
blogosphere, the Nature’s Fury Blogathon returns for another round of
tremendous posts covering mutant beasts and environmental cataclysm.
In addition to today’s links, be sure to visit the Day 1Recap,
and stay tuned for Day 3! read more
The Nature’s Fury Blogathon is Here! – Day 1 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 18, 2016
After months of planning, days of fretting and untold
cups of coffee, the Nature’s Fury Blogathon has finally arrived. I have a
bumper crop of reviews for the first day of this three-day celebration of
cinematic depictions of disaster and animal-induced mayhem.
It’s only the fi read more
Cinematic Dregs: The Swarm
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 18, 2016
(1978) Directed by Irwin Allen; Written by Stirling
Silliphant; Based on the novel by Arthur
Herzog III; Starring: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard
Chamberlin, Olivia De Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, Patty Duke Astin, Slim
Pickens, Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda; Av read more
In Defense of DVDs
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 9, 2016
“Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom from
choice
Is what you want”
– Devo
Call me a backwards curmudgeon, but I already miss
physical media. While DVD and Blu-ray sales have continued to decline (and the
outlook of 4K Blu-ray uncertain), streaming has become read more
May Quick Picks and Pans – Undead Month
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 31, 2016
I Walked with a Zombie
(1943) Directed by the master of atmosphere, Jacques Tourneur, I Walked with a Zombie is a compelling,
beautifully shot mood piece. Nurse Betsy Connell (Frances Dee) travels to the
West Indies to care for a woman in a semi-catatonic state. The woman’s moribund
husband, P read more
The Blind Dead Tetralogy
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 28, 2016
“Do you remember the voodoo rites? Faust, and all those who
make pacts with the evil spirit do so with blood. The knights performed human
sacrifices, consummating the offering with a virgin’s blood. Now they’ve
awakened from the beyond, and without eyes to see, they find their vict read more
Cinematic Dregs: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 22, 2016
(1959) Written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.;
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Tor Johnson, Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Duke
Moore and Criswell
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Hulu
Rating: ***
“If you want to know me, see Glen or Glenda. That’s me, that’s my s read more
Fright Night
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 17, 2016
(1985) Written and directed by Tom Holland; Starring: Chris
Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall and Stephen Geoffreys;
Available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Rating: ****
“I have just been fired because nobody wants to see vampire
killers anymore or vampires either. Appare read more
Update: Nature’s Fury Blogathon
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 12, 2016
The Nature’s Fury Blogathon is little more than a month
away, and response has been tremendous, with more than 60 participants signed
up so far! I’m truly impressed by the variety of titles that are being covered,
encompassing several eras of cinema, and can’t wait to read everyone read more
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 4, 2016
(1988) Directed by Wes Craven; Written by Richard Maxwell
and Adam Rodman; Based on the book by Wade Davis: Starring: Bill Pullman, Cathy
Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield and Michael Gough; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***
“Be careful, my friend. In Haiti there are secre read more
April Quick Picks and Pans – Mystery Month
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 30, 2016
Brick (2005) Writer/director
Rian Johnson has masterfully distilled the tropes from classic noir to tell a
tale of drugs, murder and greed, set around a high school milieu. Despite the
modern setting, it could have easily taken place in the ‘40s, with a few minor
tweaks. Joseph Gordon-Levitt c read more