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The 3rd Hammer-Amicus Blogathon – Day 2 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 23, 2021
We’re back for the second day of the 3rd Hammer-Amicus
Blogathon, hosted by Yours Truly and Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews.
While the quantity of entries is somewhat smaller than Day 1, there’s no
skimping on quality. Here, you’ll find mysteries, folk horror, a “ read more
Demons of the Mind
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 22, 2021
(1972) Directed by Peter Sykes; Written by Christopher
Wicking; Original Story by Frank Godwin; Starring: Robert Hardy, Shane Briant,
Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell, Patrick Magee and Paul Jones; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD Rating: ***½
After a one-year hiatus, I’m back with read more
The 3rd Hammer-Amicus Blogathon Has Arrived – Day 1 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 22, 2021
After a one-year hiatus, the Hammer-Amicus Blogathon has
risen from the grave for yet another round. Once again, my co-host
extraordinaire, Gill Jacob from Realweegiemidget Reviews has joined me to
preside over the three-day blogging event. We’d like to extend a big thanks to
our regular read more
This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 10, 2021
(1967) Directed by José Mojica Marins; Written by Aldenora De Sa Porto and José Mojica Marins; Starring: José Mojica Marins, Tina Wohlers, Nadia Freitas, Antonio Fracari and Jose Lobo; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “When I shot Inferno em Cores (Hell in Colors), read more
Silent September V Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 30, 2021
Orochi (1925) Tsumasaburô Bandô stars as Heisaburo Kuritomi, a disgraced samurai. After being castigated by his master for a fight he didn’t initiate, he’s marked as a troublemaker. His life only continues to take a downward spiral from there, after he’s eventually banished read more
The Epic of Everest
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2021
(1924) Written and directed by Captain John Noel; Available
on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“To us Everest was but a mountain – a thing of rock and ice
and snow. To the Tibetans she was more – she was what they named her, ‘Chomolungma,’
‘Goddess Mother of read more
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 19, 2021
(1926) Directed by: Harry Edwards; Written by: Frank Capra,
Tim Whelan, Hal Conklin, J. Frank Holliday, Gerald C. Duffy and Murray Roth;
Starring: Harry Langdon, Joan Crawford, Edwards Davis, Tom Murray and Alec B.
Francis; Available on DVD (included on Harry Langdon… The Forgotten Clown read more
The Man Who Laughs
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 11, 2021
(1928) Directed by Paul Leni; Written by J. Grubb Alexander
(Adaptation) and Walter Anthony (Titles); Based on the novel L'Homme Qui Rit by Victor Hugo; Starring:
Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Olga Baclanova, Brandon Hurst, Cesare Gravina,
Stuart Holmes and Josephine Crowell; Available on Blu-ra read more
August Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 31, 2021
101 Reykjavik (2000) 30-year-old, unemployed slacker Hlynur (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) lives an aimless existence, living with his middle-aged mother in a small flat. Instead of looking for work, he spends his nights drinking, going to parties and getting laid. Things take an unexpected change whe read more
Serial Mom
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 28, 2021
(1994) Written and directed by John Waters; Starring: Kathleen
Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Mink Stole and Mary Jo
Catlett; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***½
“‘All My Trials’ was the chapter in Shock Value about
going to murder trials all over read more
Announcing The Third Hammer-Amicus Blogathon
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 15, 2021
Due
to the pandemic, 2020 was a difficult year for many. For most of us, that meant
putting our plans (big and small) on the back burner, while we dreamed of
better days ahead. Although we’ve seen a glimmer of hope in 2021, it’s been a trifle
premature to celebrate everything getting bac read more
Russia Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 1, 2021
The Cranes are Flying (1957) Veronika (Tatyana Samoylova) is in
love with Boris (Aleksey Batalov), but their romance is interrupted when he
enlists in the army. After her family’s home is bombed by the Germans, she’s forced
to move in with Boris’ family, and she’s subse read more
Viy
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 26, 2021
(1967) Directed by: Konstantin Ershov
and Georgiy Kropachyov; Written by Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov and Aleksandr Ptushko;
Based on the story by Nikolay Gogol; Starring: Leonid
Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin,
Vadim Zakharchenko and Pyotr Vesklyarov; Available on Blu-ray read more
Short Take: Sadko
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 13, 2021
(1953) Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko; Written by Konstantin
Isaev; Based on the opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Starring: Sergey
Stolyarov, Alla Larionova, Ninel Myshkova, B. Surovtsevand, Mikhail
Troyanovskiy and Nadir Malishevsky; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“The wise man boasts read more
Cryptid Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 30, 2021
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) Writer/director John Sayles
brings us this gentle tall tale, steeped in Irish folklore (based on the
children’s book, Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry, by Rosalie K. Fry). After
losing her mother, Fiona (Jeni Courtney), is sent to live with her grandparents
in a qui read more
Bigfoot and Friends
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 21, 2021
Considering
the most popular cryptid of them all practically resides in my backyard, here
in the Pacific Northwest, it didn’t take long to decide who deserved the spotlight
this month. You don’t have to travel very far before you’re surrounded by miles
and miles of dense fore read more
The Abominable Snowman
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 9, 2021
(1957) Directed by Val Guest; Written by Nigel Kneale; Based
on the BBC television play, The Creature, by Nigel Kneale; Starring: Peter
Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis, Robert Brown, Arnold
Marlé and Robert Brown; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“The read more
May Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 27, 2021
The Singing Ringing
Tree (1957) In this engaging adaptation
of a Grimm fairy tale from East Germany’s DEFA studios, a sensitive, handsome prince
(Eckart Dux) indulges the whims of a capricious princess (Christel Bodenstein).
He brings her a magical tree, but she sends him away. After being cur read more
The Christopher Lee Blogathon – Wrap Up
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 24, 2021
We’ve
reached the end of another spectacular blogathon, and once again, we’re
impressed with the range of topics from our exceptionally talented participants.
But as anyone familiar with ‘80s television can confirm, wait… There’s more! We
have another batch of fab read more
The Christopher Lee Blogathon – Day 3 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 23, 2021
Gill
from Realweegiemidget Reviews and I are back for the third day of the Christopher
Lee Blogathon. We have another eclectic line-up of blog posts for your perusal.
But wait! In the immortal words of sports great Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over till
it’s over.” Due to some read more