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(1981) Written and directed by George A. Romero; Starring: Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Brother Blue, Amy Ingersoll, Tom Savini and Patricia Tallman; Available on DVD Rating: ** ½ This low-budget curiosity by writer/director George Romero represents a departure from his usual horror forte, bridg read more

Whaddya know?  Someone out there likes me!  Elena at Gifts and Dreams has honored Cinematic Catharsis with the Liebster Blog Award!  So, what’s the Liebster Blog Award?  It’s an award bestowed by bloggers to give special recognition to notable blogs with fewer than 20 read more

Whaddya know?  Someone out there likes me!  Elena at Gifts and Dreams has honored Cinematic Catharsis with the Liebster Blog Award!  So, what’s the Liebster Blog Award?  It’s an award bestowed by bloggers to give special recognition to notable blogs with fewer than 20 read more

“What my friends and I have been trying to do since the 1970s is to try and quiet things down a little bit; don't just bombard them with noise and distraction.” – Hayao Miyazaki (excerpt from 2002 Roger Ebert interview) It’s no accident that I decided to kick off the inaugura read more

(1954) Directed by Ishirô Honda; Written by Ishirô Honda, Shigeru Kayama (Story) and Takeo Murata; Starring: Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada and Momoko Kôchi; Available on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Streaming Rating: ***** What’s It About? Gojira, or Godzilla as it’s known read more

(1954) Directed by Ishirô Honda; Written by Ishirô Honda, Shigeru Kayama (Story) and Takeo Murata; Starring: Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada and Momoko Kôchi; Available on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Streaming Rating: ***** What’s It About? Gojira, or Godzilla as it’ read more

(1968) Written and directed by Kaneto Shindô; Starring: Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi and Kei Satô; Available on DVD and Blu-Ray Rating: **** ½ Kuroneko, translated as “black cat,” is a somber, lyrical tale of devotion and sacrifice.  Poetic and beautiful read more

(1968) Written and directed by Kaneto Shindô; Starring: Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi and Kei Satô; Available on DVD and Blu-Ray Rating: **** ½ Kuroneko, translated as “black cat,” is a somber, lyrical tale of devotion and sacrifice.  Poetic and beautiful read more

As 2011 draws to a close and 2012 begins, it’s time to usher in a new theme month, focusing exclusively on the output of films from one country.  I’ve chosen to inaugurate this first of hopefully many surveys by sampling the expansive and varied body of films of Japan.  I think read more

As 2011 draws to a close and 2012 begins, it’s time to usher in a new theme month, focusing exclusively on the output of films from one country.  I’ve chosen to inaugurate this first of hopefully many surveys by sampling the expansive and varied body of films of Japan.  I think read more

Circus of Horrors (1960) Anton Diffring stars as brilliant but twisted plastic surgeon Dr. Schuler.  He has a gift for correcting facial deformities, but trouble follows him wherever he goes.  While fleeing the authorities in England, he assumes a new identity in France, and wastes no time read more

(1939) Directed by Vincent Sherman; Written by Lee Katz; Story by William J. Makin; Starring: Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Humphrey Bogart; Available on DVD Rating: *** The Return of Doctor X has been maligned over the years as an oddity, mainly notable because it was Humphrey Bogart’s read more

(1939) Directed by Vincent Sherman; Written by Lee Katz; Story by William J. Makin; Starring: Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Humphrey Bogart; Available on DVD Rating: *** The Return of Doctor X has been maligned over the years as an oddity, mainly notable because it was Humphrey Bogart’s read more

It’s that time of year again.  Time for overeating, compensatory consumption, forced cheer and strained family relations.  Sometimes, it can feel as if you’re on autopilot, following a subconscious checklist of automatic behaviors that are bereft of any true meaning.  It d read more

(1974) Directed by John Carpenter; Written by John Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon; Starring: Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Cal Kuniholme and Dan O’BannonAvailable on DVD Rating: **** Dark Star is predominantly known as the film that launched the careers of John Carpenter and Dan O’B read more

(1974) Directed by John Carpenter; Written by John Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon; Starring: Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Cal Kuniholme and Dan O’BannonAvailable on DVD Rating: **** Dark Star is predominantly known as the film that launched the careers of John Carpenter and Dan O’B read more

(1994) Directed by Terry Zwigoff; Starring: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky and Charles Crumb; Available on DVD and Blu-ray Rating: **** ½ Provocative, controversial and darkly humorous – these are just a few ways to describe the work of underground comic strip artist Robert Crumb.  read more

(1994) Directed by Terry Zwigoff; Starring: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky and Charles Crumb; Available on DVD and Blu-ray Rating: **** ½ Provocative, controversial and darkly humorous – these are just a few ways to describe the work of underground comic strip artist Robert Crumb.  read more

(1973) Directed by Woody Allen; Written by: Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman; Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton and John Beck; Available on DVD Rating: **** I first watched Sleeper sometime in the 1970s when I was just a little kid, and it left an indelible impression that demanded rep read more

(1973) Directed by Woody Allen; Written by: Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman; Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton and John Beck; Available on DVD Rating: **** I first watched Sleeper sometime in the 1970s when I was just a little kid, and it left an indelible impression that demanded rep read more