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Circus of Horrors
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 30, 2022
(1960) Directed by Sidney Hayers; Written by George Baxt; Starring:
Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Donald Pleasence, Jane Hylton,
Kenneth Griffith and Yvonne Romain; Available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Rating: ***½
This post is part of the Devilishly Delightful Don read more
The Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon – Day 2 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 29, 2022
We’re
back for Day Two of the Devilishly Delightfully Donald Pleasence Blogathon,
hosted by Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews and Yours Truly! Please enjoy
today’s posts, covering some film and television titles that might have slipped
beneath the radar.It’s
not too late read more
The Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon Is Here – Day 1 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 28, 2022
Welcome
to Day One of the Devilishly Delightfully Donald Pleasence Blogathon! My superb
co-host Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews and Yours Truly are proud to present
this three-day event, celebrating versatile, enigmatic character actor Donald
Pleasence. We have a bumper crop of posts fo read more
Horror Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2022
We Are the Night (2010) Lena (Karoline Herfurth), a small-time
thief with a troubled past, finds a strange kinship among a group of vampires. She
initially enjoys her new-found freedom as an immortal being, but soon discovers
the terrible price that comes along with her transformation. Things get
es read more
The Devil Bat
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 16, 2022
(1940) Directed by: Jean Yarbrough; Written by John T.
Neville; Story by George Bricker; Starring: read more
The Legend of Hell House
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 10, 2022
(1973) Directed by John Hough; Written by Richard Matheson
(based on his novel, Hell House); Starring: Roddy McDowall, Pamela
Franklin, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt and Roland Culver; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD
Rating: ****
Dr. Lionel Barrett (Clive Revill): "Is there anything you’d
care read more
September Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 30, 2022
The Spiral Staircase (1946) This superior gothic suspense film
from director Robert Siodmak (based on the novel Some Must Watch, by Ethel Lina
White) is short on plot but heavy on character, and dripping with atmosphere. Dorothy
McGuire plays Helen, a young mute woman who might be next on a se read more
The Day of the Locust
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 26, 2022
(1975) Directed by John Schlesinger; Written by Waldo Salt;
Based on the novel by Nathanael West; Starring: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black,
William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Geraldine Page, Richard Dysart and Billy
Barty; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****½
Bi read more
Kenny & Co.
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 15, 2022
(1976) Written and directed by Don Coscarelli; Starring: Dan
McCann, A. Michael Baldwin, Jeff Roth, Ralph Richmond and Reggie Bannister;
Available on DVD (Out of print)
Rating: ****
Note: This is an expanded version of a capsule review that
originally appeared in June 2011.
“Sur read more
Werewolf Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 1, 2022
Moon of the Wolf (1972) At times, this made-for-TV
movie from director Daniel Petrie (based on a novel by Les Whitten) feels a bit
like an extended Night Stalker episode. Set in rural Louisiana, the focus
is on story, not effects. It starts as a murder mystery, which gradually shifts
to horror read more
Announcing the Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 28, 2022
When
Gill from Realweegiemidget Reviews asked me if I was interested in co-hosting a blogathon devoted to the one and
only Donald Pleasence, how could I resist? Who else but Mr. Pleasence could be a
Bond villain, a blind POW, a Soviet conspirator, William Hare (of the notorious
duo Burke and H read more
The Ginger Snaps Trilogy
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 25, 2022
“The goal was to create a werewolf movie that no one had
seen before. It was to kind of take people’s expectations of the genre, and
then… bend them and twist them, and really make it something that was a
departure. I really wanted to strip the magic away from the werewolf, a read more
The Night of the Werewolf
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 8, 2022
(1981) Written and directed by Paul Naschy (as Jacinto Molina); Starring: Paul Naschy, Julia Saly, Silvia Aguilar, Azucena Hernández, Beatriz Elorrieta and Pilar Alcón; Available on Blu-ray (Part of the Paul Naschy Collection) and DVD (Out of Print) Rating: ***½ “The movies read more
South America Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 27, 2022
The Aerial (aka: La Antena) (2007) If Guy Maddin took
a wrong turn in Winnipeg and ended up in Buenos Aires, he might have concocted
something like this. Writer/director Esteban Sapir’s whimsically dark fantasy recalls
the style of the Canadian director, but has an energy all its own. Th read more
Man Facing Southeast
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 15, 2022
(1986) Written and directed by Eliseo Subiela; Starring: Lorenzo Quinteros, Hugo Soto and Inés Vernengo; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating ****½ “I’m more rational than you. I respond rationally to stimulus. If someone suffers, I console him. If someone needs read more
June Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 29, 2022
Filibus (1915) Demure Baroness Troixmonde moonlights
as calculating master criminal Filibus. And if that’s not enough, she also appears
as the dapper, mustachioed Count de la Brive. Valeria Creti’s triple-threat characters
crosses genders and societal expectations as she stays one step a read more
Day of the Animals
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 13, 2022
(1977) Directed by William Girdler; Written by William W.
Norton and Eleanor E. Norton; Story by Edward L. Montoro; Starring: Christopher
George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, Michael Ansara, Ruth
Roman, Jon Cedar and Paul Mantee; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: **&n read more
Short Take: Tears of the Black Tiger
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 5, 2022
(2000) Written and directed by Wisit Sasanatieng; Starring: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella
Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Suwinit Panjamawat, Arawat Ruangvuth and Sombat
Metanee; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
The following review is part of the Foreign Western Blogathon,
hosted by Debbie V. from M read more
Space Month II Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 1, 2022
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969) In this intriguing live-action venture from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (of Supermarionation fame), scientists discover another planet on the opposite side of the sun, which has remained undetected until now. The U.S. and Europe launch an arduous joint mission read more
The Corman-verse Blogathon – Wrap-up
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 29, 2022
Whew!
We’ve finally reached the end of the Corman-verse Blogathon, and what a
blogathon it’s been. While no single event can capture the immensity of Corman’s
impact on film and filmmakers, I think our contributors did a splendid job of spotlighting
the wide range of eclectic read more