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The Talented Mr. Ripper
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 1, 2023
“…I never thought about how I could play the character, I
just played it. I also never based my characters on anyone. I’m not one of
those people who sits on a bus and says, ‘I’ll play it like him.’ I play them
more like me. In acting, as in life, it’s read more
TV Tangent – Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 26, 2023
Episode 12: “Mr. R.I.N.G.” (1975) Directed by Gene Levitt; Written
by Jeffrey Grant Rice, L. Ford Neale and John Huff; Starring: Darren McGavin,
Simon Oakland, Julie Adams and Corinne Camacho; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: **** (***** for the series)
“…Fo read more
March Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 23, 2023
Blue Monkey (aka: Insect) (1987) In
this entertaining mess, an old hospital becomes ground zero for a new species
of giant insect with an accelerated reproductive rate. Police detective Jim
Bishop (Steve Railsback) teams up with Dr. Rachel Carson (Gwynyth Walsh) to
stop the deadly infestation. John read more
February Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 1, 2023
Cannibal (2013) Carlos loves women… as food. He works
as a tailor in the city, while indulging in his culinary hobby in a secluded
mountain cabin. His rituals are thrown into disarray when a young woman (Olimpia
Melinte) moves into his apartment building, plunging him into an existential read more
Something Weird
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 26, 2023
(1967) Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis; Written by James
F. Hurley; Starring: Tony McCabe, Elizabeth Lee, William Brooker, Mudite Arums, Ted Heil and Lawrence J. Aberwood;
Available on DVD
Rating: ***
“The witch has a painting on her leg, which is a mouth.
There are areas in h read more
Double Take: The Stepford Wives
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 21, 2023
The times, they were a-changing. Ira Levin’s 1972 novel The
Stepford Wives,* reflected the evolving sociopolitical climate of the
turbulent late ‘60s and early ‘70s, when many women, tired of being regarded as
second-class citizens, and shackled by domestic life, demanded mor read more
Announcing The Futurethon
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 7, 2023
“Greetings,
my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are
going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events
such as these will affect you in the future…” – Criswell (Plan 9 from Outer
Space)
Oh,
the futureR read more
Short Take: Along with Ghosts
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 31, 2023
(1969) Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda and Kimiyoshi Yasuda; Written by Tetsurô Yoshida; Starring: Kôjirô Hongô, Pepe Hozumi, Masami Burukido, Mutsuhiro and Yoshindo Yamaji; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “I’m the guardian of this place, the Onizuka. read more
Japan-uary XII Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 25, 2023
Beyond the Infinite Two
Minutes (2020) In this clever sci-fi/comedy, Kato (Kazunari Tosa), a coffee
shop owner, inadvertently discovers the means to see events two minutes in the
future via his home computer. Soon, his friends and plucky co-worker attempt to
delve
further into the myster read more
Hiruko the Goblin
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 19, 2023
(1991) Written and directed by Shin'ya Tsukamoto; Story by Koji Tsutsumi; Based on the manga by Daijirô Morohoshi; Starring: Kenji Sawada, Masaki Kudou, Hideo Murota, Naoto Takenaka, Megumi Ueno and Chika Asamoto; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “… read more
Short Take: The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 8, 2023
(1957) Directed by Mitsuo Murayama; Written by Hajime Takaiwa; Starring: Ryûji Shinagawa, Yoshirô Kitahara, Junko Kanô, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Ikuko Môri, Ichirô Izawa and Shizuo Chûjô; Available on Blu-ray Rating: *** “Light has a fixed wavelength. The human eye is the read more
Documentary December Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 28, 2022
Night and Fog (1956) 10 years after the liberation
of Auschwitz, French filmmaker Alain Resnais revisited the grounds of the
infamous concentration camp. The bucolic, tranquil surroundings (filmed in
color), belie the fact that this was once the backdrop for some of the greatest
atrocities per read more
Burden of Dreams
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 15, 2022
(1982) Directed by Les Blank; Written by Michael Goodwin
(Narration); Narrated by Candace Laughlin; Starring: Werner Herzog, Klaus
Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Mick Jagger; Available on DVD
Rating: ****½
“When I came back to Germany, and I had to hol read more
The Third Man
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 4, 2022
(1949) Directed by Carol Reed; Screenplay by Graham Greene; Based on a novella by Graham Greene; Starring: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***** “Carol Reed is the kind of dir read more
November Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 27, 2022
Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) This gripping thriller
from director Roy Ward Baker takes place over the course of one tense night. After
being dumped by his lounge singer girlfriend Lyn (Anne Bancroft, in her first feature
film), airline pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark) looks for some re read more
Favorites from 1978
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 20, 2022
Several months ago, I was challenged by Gill from
Realweegiemidget Reviews to discuss my top five favorite movies from 1978. As many
film fans know, it was such an exceptional year for movies. The plethora of
choices made it difficult to narrow down my picks – so difficult, in fact, that
I dec read more
The Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon – Final Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 31, 2022
As
George Harrison once wrote, all things must pass, and so it goes with the
Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon. On behalf of Gill Jabob from Realweegiemidget
Reviews and Yours Truly, we’d like to give a hearty thanks to everyone who took
part, as well as our dear readers! read more
The Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon – Day 3 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 30, 2022
Where
did the weekend go? We’ve already reached Day 3 of the Devilishly Delightfully
Donald Pleasence Blogathon, hosted by Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews
and Yours Truly! Tonight, we present a quartet of posts for your enjoyment.
Note:
There will be a post-blogathon wrap-up tomorrow, read more
Circus of Horrors
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 30, 2022
(1960) Directed by Sidney Hayers; Written by George Baxt; Starring:
Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Donald Pleasence, Jane Hylton,
Kenneth Griffith and Yvonne Romain; Available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Rating: ***½
This post is part of the Devilishly Delightful Don read more
The Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon – Day 2 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 29, 2022
We’re
back for Day Two of the Devilishly Delightfully Donald Pleasence Blogathon,
hosted by Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews and Yours Truly! Please enjoy
today’s posts, covering some film and television titles that might have slipped
beneath the radar.It’s
not too late read more