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April Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 30, 2022
The Last Wave (1977) Peter Weir’s enigmatic follow-up to Picnic at Hanging Rock is almost a spiritual sequel to its cryptic
predecessor, raising many questions but providing few answers. David Burton (Richard
Chamberlin), a Sydney lawyer, defends a group of aboriginal men accused of
murder. Wh read more
A Few Brief Blog Announcements
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 6, 2022
Whew!
What a year. What? It’s only April? How can that be? It’s been quite an eventful
time, so far, and its only bound to get busier as the months progress. Between
work, personal obligations, and all the recent blog activity, it’s all been a
bit much, and I need to take a breathe read more
Body Horror Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 29, 2022
Taxidermia (2006) Director/co-writer György Pálfi’s fascinatingly grotesque film consists of a trio of interwoven stories (based on short stories by Lajos Parti Nagy), covering three generations (1942, 1960s, and presumably the 1980s) of a Hungarian family. In the first segment, a sexually fru read more
Announcing the Corman-verse Blogathon
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 25, 2022
When you think of the term “living
legend,” Roger Corman should be on everyone’s short list. Hollywood outsider,
who re-shaped Hollywood into his image, famous for making movies fast and cheap,
creating significant work and schlock in equal portions (But we’re not judging.
So read more
Double Take: The Fly
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 21, 2022
The Fly (1958) Directed by Kurt Neumann; Written by
James Clavell; Based on the short story by George
Langelaan; Starring: Al “David” Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price,
Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman and Charles Herbert; Available on DVD and
Blu-ray
Rating: ****
read more
Short Take: Boxing Helena
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 13, 2022
(1993) Written and directed by Jennifer Lynch; Story by
Philippe Caland; Starring: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton, Art
Garfunkel, Betsy Clark, and Kurtwood Smith; Available on DVD
Rating: **
Helena (Sherilyn Fenn): “I’ll never need you.”Nick (Julian Sa read more
Matinee
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 6, 2022
(1993) Directed by Joe Dante; Written by Charles S. Haas;
Story by Jerico Stone and Charles S. Haas; Starring: John Goodman, Cathy
Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin, Dick Miller and
Robert Picardo; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****½
"Atomo Vision read more
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