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(1928) Directed by: Tod Browning; Written by Elliott J. Clawson; Titles by Joseph Farnham; Based on the play Kongo, by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon; Starring: Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter Available on DVD Rating: **** “There is somethi read more

(1928) Directed by: Tod Browning; Written by Elliott J. Clawson; Titles by Joseph Farnham; Based on the play Kongo, by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon; Starring: Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter Available on DVD Rating: **** “There is somethi read more

“I really never got excited about the size of a part.  I didn’t realize the staying power of stars, when you got top billing, and then you’ve got to go a little lower, a little lower.  But maybe that’s why I’ve been around so long.” – Dick Miller ( read more

“I really never got excited about the size of a part.  I didn’t realize the staying power of stars, when you got top billing, and then you’ve got to go a little lower, a little lower.  But maybe that’s why I’ve been around so long.” – Dick Miller ( read more

Psycho (1960) Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock; Written by Joseph Stefano; Based on the novel by Robert Bloch; Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam Available on Blu-ray and DVD  Rating: ***** Psycho II (1982) Directed by: Richa read more

Psycho (1960) Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock; Written by Joseph Stefano; Based on the novel by Robert Bloch; Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam Available on Blu-ray and DVD  Rating: ***** Psycho II (1982) Directed by: Richa read more

(1970) Directed by Peter Sasdy; Written by: Anthony Hinds; Based on the character created by Bram Stoker; Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Peter Sallis, Roy Kinnear and Ralph Bates; Available on DVD. Rating: *** ½ “The tasteful title is Taste the Blood read more

(1970) Directed by Peter Sasdy; Written by: Anthony Hinds; Based on the character created by Bram Stoker; Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Peter Sallis, Roy Kinnear and Ralph Bates; Available on DVD. Rating: *** ½ “The tasteful title is Taste the Blood read more

(1988) Directed by Stephen Chiodo; Written by Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo; Starring: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD Rating: *** ½ “…we tried to take every circus motif, every clown gag, read more

(1988) Directed by Stephen Chiodo; Written by Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo; Starring: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD Rating: *** ½ “…we tried to take every circus motif, every clown gag, read more

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since Cinematic Catharsis started.  Stemming from a lifelong passion for films, and a desire to keep writing after finishing my master’s degree, I set up this blog as an outlet.  By the same token, I didn’t want it to read read more

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since Cinematic Catharsis started.  Stemming from a lifelong passion for films, and a desire to keep writing after finishing my master’s degree, I set up this blog as an outlet.  By the same token, I didn’t want it to read read more

This month's feature title is a misnomer, since there are no pans, only picks.  I deliberately chose to cover films across a broad spectrum of genres, but as is always the case with theme months, I ended up screening more films (including The Passion of Joan of Arc, Bardelys the Magnificent and read more

This month's feature title is a misnomer, since there are no pans, only picks.  I deliberately chose to cover films across a broad spectrum of genres, but as is always the case with theme months, I ended up screening more films (including The Passion of Joan of Arc, Bardelys the Magnificent and read more

(2012) Written and directed by Pablo Berger; Starring: Maribel Verdú, Sofía Oria, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Macarena García; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** ½ “They’ve rescued a part of the silent cinema that used to inspire passion in read more

(2012) Written and directed by Pablo Berger; Starring: Maribel Verdú, Sofía Oria, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Macarena García; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** ½ “They’ve rescued a part of the silent cinema that used to inspire passion in read more

(1922) Written and directed by Benjamin Christensen; Starring: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen Available on DVD Rating: **** ½ “My film has no continuous story, no plot.  It could perhaps best be described as a cultural history lecture in read more

(1922) Written and directed by Benjamin Christensen; Starring: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen Available on DVD Rating: **** ½ “My film has no continuous story, no plot.  It could perhaps best be described as a cultural history lecture in read more

(1919) Directed by: D.W. Griffith; Written by  Thomas Burke; Adapted from a story by D.W. Griffith; Based on a short story by Thomas Burke; Starring: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Donald Crisp Available on DVD and Netflix Streaming Rating: **** “Well, when I came read more

(1919) Directed by: D.W. Griffith; Written by  Thomas Burke; Adapted from a story by D.W. Griffith; Based on a short story by Thomas Burke; Starring: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Donald Crisp Available on DVD and Netflix Streaming Rating: **** “Well, when I came read more