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Win Behind the Door (1919) on Blu-ray/DVD from Flicker Alley
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 23, 2017
Hear ye, Hear ye! I’m
interrupting this theme month to bring you a special announcement. The fine
folks at Flicker Alley, purveyor of rediscovered classics* and underrated gems
from yesteryear, are celebrating the April 4th Blu-ray/DVD release
of Behind the Door (1919). You can
join in t read more
The Once Over Twice: Road Games
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 15, 2017
(1981) Directed by Richard Franklin; Written by Everett De
Roche; Starring: Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward and Grant Page; Available
on Blu-ray and DVD.
Rating: ****
“Just because I drive a truck does not make me a truck
driver…” – Pat Quid (Stacy read more
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 6, 2017
(1985) Directed by Tim Burton; Written by Phil Hartman, Paul
Reubens and Michael Varhol; Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark
Holton, Diane Salinger and Judd Omen; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“I enjoy the immediacy of the live action, and again when
you read more
February Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 28, 2017
Under the Shadow (2016)
Set in 1980s Tehran during the Iraq-Iran conflict, writer/director Babak Anvari’s
multifaceted debut feature film deftly balances text and subtext. After Shideh’s
(Narges Rashidi) husband is sent to the front, she’s left alone in a tenement
building with her read more
Good Day Sunshine
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 15, 2017
I was in the midst of a big move when Cinephile Crocodile bestowed a pleasant surprise upon me, with a nomination for the Sunshine
Blogger Award. Now that I’m relatively settled, it’s been tougher than I anticipated
to jump back into the swing of things, but I couldn’t allow this r read more
Pin: A Plastic Nightmare
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 3, 2017
(1988) Written and directed by Sandor Stern; Based on the
novel by Andrew Neiderman; Starring: David Hewlett, Cyndy Preston, John
Ferguson and Terry O’Quinn; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“I wanted to take a look at siblings who grow up in the same
family and have divergent read more
Japan-uary VI Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 26, 2017
Jigoku (1960) Many
films about hell make promises about what you might see, but few deliver. Jigoku is a rare exception that doesn’t
pull its punches in its sordid depictions of the Buddhist underworld. Shirô (Shigeru
Amachi) is a young college student, engaged to marry the daughter of one of read more
Matango (aka: Attack of the Mushroom People)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 10, 2017
(1963) Directed by Ishirô Honda; Written by Takeshi Kimura; Adaptation by Shin'ichi Hoshi and Masami Fukushima; Based on the story “The Voice in the Night,” by William Hope Hodgson; Starring: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara and Hiroshi Tachikawa; Available on DVD read more
Gozu
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 1, 2017
(2003) Directed by Takashi Miike; Written by Sakichi Satô; Starring: Yûta Sone, Shô Aikawa, Kimika Yoshino, Shôhei Hino, Keiko Tomita, Harumi Sone and Renji Ishibashi; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Amazon Instant Rating: *** “…When I was a child the world was more interesti read more
Blog Update: Putting 2016 to Rest
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 28, 2016
No
matter how you slice it, 2016 has been one tumultuous stinker of a year, with
the loss of so many beloved public figures and continued political upheaval. As
much as I’d like to think that everything will be okay when the ball drops in
Times Square and the year officially comes to a close, read more
Demonic December Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 20, 2016
Viy (1967) Based
on a Russian folk tale, Viy is filled
with visual surprises, getting crazier as it goes along. Khoma (Leonid
Kuravlyov), a young layabout monk, spends the night in the house of an old woman.
When she attempts to fly away with him in tow, she reveals her true nature as a
witch. He re read more
The Once Over Twice: Highway to Hell
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 13, 2016
(1991) Directed by Ate de Jong; Written
by Brian Helgeland; Starring: Chad Lowe, Christy Swanson, Patrick Bergin,
Richard Farnsworth, Adam Storke and Pamela Gidley
Available on Blu-ray
and DVD
Rating: ***½
“We on purpose
didn’t make Hell an awful place read more
The Devil Rides Out
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 7, 2016
(1968) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by Richard Matheson; Based on the novel by Dennis Wheatley; Starring: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Niké Arrighi, Leon Greene and Patrick Mower; Available on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region 2). Rating: **** “…all these names th read more
November Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 28, 2016
In a Lonely Place
(1950) Director Nicholas Ray’s mystery/romance is an unflinching, emotionally
draining experience, punctuated by exceptional performances from Gloria Grahame
and Humphrey Bogart. Bogart plays Dixon Steele, a screenwriter with a volatile
temper who’s accused of killing a read more
THX 1138
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 23, 2016
(1971) Directed by George Lucas; Written by George Lucas and
Walter Murch; Based on a script by Matthew Robbins and Walter Murch; Starring: Robert
Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley and Maggie McOmie; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD
Rating: ***½
“…It was designed read more
Double Take: Invaders from Mars
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 13, 2016
Invaders from
Mars
(1953) Directed by: William Cameron Menzies; Written by Richard
Blake; Starring: Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson and Hillary
Brooke
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
Invaders
from Mars (1986) Directed
by: Tobe Hooper; Written by Dan O&# read more
Ten Things I’ve Learned from Movie Blogging
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 5, 2016
...Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Blog
Six
years of Cinematic Catharsis has taught me some important lessons about the
wonderful and not-so-wonderful world of movie blogging. Okay, mostly it’s been
a blast. Would I do it over again, if I had a chance to set back the clock? read more
October Quick Picks and Pans – Halloween 2016
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 30, 2016
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Vincent Price stars as Edward Lionheart, a stage actor with a bone to pick
against a group of London critics. After he fails to win the coveted actor of
the year award, he exacts his unique brand of revenge, based on Shakespearean scenes.
Theatre of Blood shares many
similari read more
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 26, 2016
(1983) Directed by Jack Clayton; Written by Ray Bradbury;
Based on the novel by Ray Bradbury; Starring: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Cheryl
Ladd, Pam Grier, Vidal Peterson and Shawn Carson; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“Sometimes the man who looks happiest in town, with th read more
Motel Hell
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 16, 2016
(1980) Directed by Kevin Connor; Written by: Robert Jaffe
and Steven-Charles Jaffe; Starring: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons and
Nina Axelrod
Available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Rating: ***½
“There’s nothing cruel, what I’m doing here. I treat most
o read more