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Criterion: Death Line / Raw Meat (**) because Brando couldn’t make it

Oct 19, 2020

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in 2 Stars, Criterion, Horror, Movie Reviews

This film will be more for those curious about the process of how we got from blood going down the drain in black and white in Pscyho to where film in the early ’80’s is so gross.

Criterion: Dracula A.D. 1972 (*1/2) Time Capsule Dud

Oct 18, 2020

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It is a sad existence, when one has immortality, but chooses to stay home at night. He experienced nothing of the 100 years difference from the last time he was above ground.

3 Turns of the Screw: The Nightcomers, The Turning and Netflix’ The Haunting of Bly Manor

Oct 17, 2020

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in 1 Star, 2 Stars, 4 Stars, CPE, Criterion, Horror, Lists, Movie Reviews, Netflix

Of the three James’ inspired works, The Haunting of Bly Manor is the one that is truly inspired, even if it’s not as scary as we’d hope.

Criterion: Daughters of Darkness (*) doesn’t see the light of day

Oct 12, 2020

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in 1 Star, CPE, Criterion, Horror, Movie Reviews

One can understand why Criterion would show these films during the month of October. They do at least have historical value as a representation of how the X-Rating pushed mainstream films to a new level of what it conceived as eroticism. Still the time period represents a low period of cinematic achievement, even if its…

Criterion: Let’s Scare Jessica To Death (***): Down with the hippies

Oct 11, 2020

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in CPE, Criterion, Movie Reviews

If this were less of a dead period cinematically, this story might have been made into a classic. As it stands, its above average for its time, bug only slightly.