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The Perfect Crime (aka: El Crimen Perfecto/El Crimen Ferpecto)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 15, 2012

(2004) Directed by Álex de la Iglesia; Written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Álex de la Iglesia; Starring: Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Enrique Villén and Luis Varela; Available on DVD Rating: **** “Characters facing the abyss is something that is attractive to us.” – read more

The Perfect Crime (aka: El Crimen Perfecto/El Crimen Ferpecto)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 15, 2012

(2004) Directed by Álex de la Iglesia; Written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Álex de la Iglesia; Starring: Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Enrique Villén and Luis Varela; Available on DVD Rating: **** “Characters facing the abyss is something that is attractive to us.” – read more

Classics Revisited: Time Bandits

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 7, 2012

  (1981) Directed by: Terry Gilliam; Written by: Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam; Starring: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson, David Warner, David Rappaport, Michael Palin and Craig Warnock; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming Rating: **** read more

Classics Revisited: Time Bandits

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 7, 2012

  (1981) Directed by: Terry Gilliam; Written by: Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam; Starring: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson, David Warner, David Rappaport, Michael Palin and Craig Warnock; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming Rating: **** read more

A Quick Blog Update

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 4, 2012

Ho-hum.  It’s always hard to shake that melancholic feeling that follows the realization that another Halloween has come and gone.  Although my blog isn’t exclusively confined to the Horror, it’s always fun to devote an entire month to one of my favorite genres.  As read more

A Quick Blog Update

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 4, 2012

Ho-hum.  It’s always hard to shake that melancholic feeling that follows the realization that another Halloween has come and gone.  Although my blog isn’t exclusively confined to the Horror, it’s always fun to devote an entire month to one of my favorite genres.  As read more

October Quick Picks and Pans – Halloween 2012

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 30, 2012

  Dead of Night (1945) Two decades before Amicus ushered in the era of the portmanteau horror film, Ealing studios produced this wonderful anthology of five creepy stories.  In the framing narrative, an architect visits a country home, and encounters five individuals that are manifestati read more

Demons (aka: Dèmoni)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2012

(1985) Directed by  Lamberto Bava; Written by Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Dardano Sacchetti and Franco Ferrini; Starring: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento; Available on DVD Rating: *** I wanted to start off by expressing my sincerest thanks to Kevin J. Olson read more

Demons (aka: Dèmoni)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2012

(1985) Directed by  Lamberto Bava; Written by Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Dardano Sacchetti and Franco Ferrini; Starring: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento; Available on DVD Rating: *** I wanted to start off by expressing my sincerest thanks to Kevin J. Olson read more

Classics Revisited: Dr. Phibes Double Feature

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 16, 2012

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Directed by Robert Fuest; Written by James Whiton and William Goldstein; Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotton, Hugh Griffith and Virginia North; Available on DVD. Rating: **** “Nine killed her; nine shall die!” – Dr. Anton Phibes So far, read more

Classics Revisited: Dr. Phibes Double Feature

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 16, 2012

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Directed by Robert Fuest; Written by James Whiton and William Goldstein; Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotton, Hugh Griffith and Virginia North; Available on DVD. Rating: **** “Nine killed her; nine shall die!” – Dr. Anton Phibes So far, read more

Cinematic Dregs: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 9, 2012

  (1966) Directed by William Beaudine; Written by Carl K. Hittleman; Starring: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder and Estelita Rodriguez Available on DVD. Rating: * ½ Imagine, if you will, the following conversation between Jesse James vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter’s w read more

Cinematic Dregs: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 9, 2012

  (1966) Directed by William Beaudine; Written by Carl K. Hittleman; Starring: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder and Estelita Rodriguez Available on DVD. Rating: * ½ Imagine, if you will, the following conversation between Jesse James vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter’s w read more

Eyes Without a Face (aka: Les yeux sans visage)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 6, 2012

(1959) Directed by Georges Franju; Written by Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet; Based on the novel by Jean Redon; Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel; Available on DVD Rating: **** “The fantastic is created, but the bizarre read more

Eyes Without a Face (aka: Les yeux sans visage)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 6, 2012

(1959) Directed by Georges Franju; Written by Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet; Based on the novel by Jean Redon; Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel; Available on DVD Rating: **** “The fantastic is created, but the bizarre read more

The Once Over Twice: Cube

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2012

(1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali; Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali and Graeme Manson; Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint and David Hewlett; Available on DVD Rating: **** Cube is a beguiling mixture of science fiction, horror and brooding drama that challenges our assumption read more

The Once Over Twice: Cube

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2012

(1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali; Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali and Graeme Manson; Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint and David Hewlett; Available on DVD Rating: **** Cube is a beguiling mixture of science fiction, horror and brooding drama that challenges our assumption read more

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Redux

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 17, 2012

“…there’s no way you can keep from sleeping, either.  You can fight it off for a time, but finally…you’ll have to sleep.” – from The Body Snatchers, by Jack Finney What if the people you’ve always known and loved have suddenly become someone di read more

Cinematic Dregs: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 9, 2012

(1981) Directed by James Cameron and Ovidio G. Assonitis (uncredited) ; Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee; Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull Goldin; Available on DVD. Rating: ** Is Piranha Part Two: The Spawning as bad as read more

Cinematic Dregs: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 9, 2012

(1981) Directed by James Cameron and Ovidio G. Assonitis (uncredited) ; Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee; Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull Goldin; Available on DVD. Rating: ** Is Piranha Part Two: The Spawning as bad as read more
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