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The Once Over Twice: Cube
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2012
(1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali; Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali and Graeme Manson; Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint and David Hewlett; Available on DVD Rating: **** Cube is a beguiling mixture of science fiction, horror and brooding drama that challenges our assumption read more
The Once Over Twice: Cube
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2012
(1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali; Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali and Graeme Manson; Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint and David Hewlett; Available on DVD Rating: **** Cube is a beguiling mixture of science fiction, horror and brooding drama that challenges our assumption read more
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Redux
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 17, 2012
“…there’s no way you can keep
from sleeping, either. You can fight it
off for a time, but finally…you’ll have to sleep.” – from The Body Snatchers, by Jack Finney
What if the people you’ve always known and loved have
suddenly become someone di read more
Cinematic Dregs: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 9, 2012
(1981) Directed by James Cameron and Ovidio G. Assonitis
(uncredited) ; Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, James Cameron and Charles H.
Eglee; Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull
Goldin; Available on DVD.
Rating: **
Is Piranha Part Two:
The Spawning as bad as read more
Cinematic Dregs: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 9, 2012
(1981) Directed by James Cameron and Ovidio G. Assonitis
(uncredited) ; Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, James Cameron and Charles H.
Eglee; Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull
Goldin; Available on DVD.
Rating: **
Is Piranha Part Two:
The Spawning as bad as read more
Brain Damage
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 3, 2012
(1988) Written and directed by Frank Henenlotter; Starring: Rick
Hearst, Gordon MacDonald and Jennifer Lowry; Available on DVD
Rating: ***
Writer/director Frank Henenlotter described the relationship
between man and monster in Brain Damage
as a “Faustian bargain with drugs.̶ read more
Brain Damage
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 3, 2012
(1988) Written and directed by Frank Henenlotter; Starring: Rick
Hearst, Gordon MacDonald and Jennifer Lowry; Available on DVD
Rating: ***
Writer/director Frank Henenlotter described the relationship
between man and monster in Brain Damage
as a “Faustian bargain with drugs.̶ read more
My Favorite Directors: Joe Dante
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 22, 2012
“One of the things I've
always tried to do is to inject myself as much as possible into the movie, so I
feel like it's mine.” – Joe Dante (excerpt from 2007 Noel Murray A.V. Club interview)
Words like “underrated” and “underappreciated” immediate read more
The Penalty
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 15, 2012
(1920) Directed by Wallace Worsley; Written by Charles
Kenyon; Based on the novel The Penalty,
by Gouverneur Morris; Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Claire Adams, Charles
Clary, Doris Pawn and Jim Mason; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“When Satan fell from
Heaven, h read more
The Penalty
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 15, 2012
(1920) Directed by Wallace Worsley; Written by Charles
Kenyon; Based on the novel The Penalty,
by Gouverneur Morris; Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Claire Adams, Charles
Clary, Doris Pawn and Jim Mason; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“When Satan fell from
Heaven, h read more
One Small Step for Movie Blogs, One Giant Liebster for Cinematic Catharsis!
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 12, 2012
I’d like to start out by apologizing to NASA and Neil Armstrong for that terrible pun, and give a much-deserved shout out to Michaël Parent from Le Mot du Cinephiliaque for selecting me for my second Liebster Award! This new incarnation of the Liebster Award has been making the rounds, read more
One Small Step for Movie Blogs, One Giant Liebster for Cinematic Catharsis!
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 12, 2012
I’d like to start out by apologizing to NASA and Neil Armstrong for that terrible pun, and give a much-deserved shout out to Michaël Parent from Le Mot du Cinephiliaque for selecting me for my second Liebster Award! This new incarnation of the Liebster Award has been making the rounds, read more
Some More Dumb Movies That I Like Anyway
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 7, 2012
The late great George Carlin once posited, “Did you ever
notice that their stuff is shit, and your shit is stuff?” While I don’t believe Carlin was specifically
referring to guilty pleasures, his statement certainly fits the bill here. It’s
all a matter of taste. read more
The Nanny (2)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 31, 2012
(1965) Directed by Seth Holt; Written by Jimmy Sangster; Based
on the novel The Nanny by Marryam
Modell (writing as Evelyn Piper); Starring: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill
Bennett, James Villiers and William Dix; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
One of the attributes of a good psycho read more
The Nanny
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 31, 2012
(1965) Directed by Seth Holt; Written by Jimmy Sangster; Based
on the novel The Nanny by Marryam
Modell (writing as Evelyn Piper); Starring: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill
Bennett, James Villiers and William Dix; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
One of the attributes of a good psycho read more
Classics Revisited: The Night of the Hunter
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 18, 2012
(1955) Directed by Charles Laughton; Written by James Agee;
Based on the novel by Davis Grubb; Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian
Gish and Billy Chapin; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“It’s a hard world
for little things” – Rachel C read more
Classics Revisited: The Night of the Hunter
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 18, 2012
(1955) Directed by Charles Laughton; Written by James Agee;
Based on the novel by Davis Grubb; Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian
Gish and Billy Chapin; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“It’s a hard world
for little things” – Rachel C read more
The Brood
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 12, 2012
(1979) Written and directed by David Cronenberg; Starring: Oliver
Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
Perhaps no other director can depict being uncomfortable in
one’s own skin as effectively as David Cronenberg. In Cronenberg’s case, this isn&# read more
The Brood
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 12, 2012
(1979) Written and directed by David Cronenberg; Starring: Oliver
Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
Perhaps no other director can depict being uncomfortable in
one’s own skin as effectively as David Cronenberg. In Cronenberg’s case, this isn&# read more
The Once Over Twice: Repo Man
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 8, 2012
(1984) Written and directed by Alex Cox; Starring: Harry
Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Sy Richardson, Fox Harris and Tracey Walter; Available
on DVD.
Rating: ****
“A repo man is always intense.” – Bud
Maybe it’s my L.A. roots, or my affection for punk rock, or
the qu read more