A recommendation seen before it leaves the Criterion Channel at the end of the month. Technically, a mutual commented that in the Corman-Poe Cycle, Ligeia was his favorite. The film was different from the rest I’ve seen in the Cycle yet I was still glad to have seen it. Vincent Price w/o a mustache hurling a cabbage at a black cat… that alone was great! More seriously, it’s Price wearing the 1800’s version of sunglasses due to light sensitivity who…
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The Millionaires' Express 1986
This was even sillier than expected, yet thankfully it never became… a train that derailed off the tracks. In short, it felt like the time to see an action film (who knows when I’ll have the time for Expend4bles… which I don’t have high expectations for anyhow) and I should use Arrow’s streaming service more often. Thus, this overstuffed film from Sammo Hung featuring many familiar 80’s Hong Kong faces was watched. To clarify, Arrow has the 101 minute “International…
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
This movie is still a classic and there are still plenty of people who think that this is gore-soaked when you hardly see any violence for the most part; it's more the low-budget sleazy factor and the great atmosphere and mood that make it unnerving to watch. It's still effective today; if only most of the sequels/remakes/alleged sequels went with this style instead of the direction they turned to.
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Elevator to the Gallows 1958
What a fabulous fictional feature film debut from Louis Malle. He was only 24 when he made Elevator to the Gallows; that makes 42 year old me feel like a putz as I never was responsible for anything great at that age. Then again, look at what Miles Davis did in his 20’s and early 30’s, including creating a groundbreaking soundtrack for this film that was done in a span of hours after he saw a few scenes and gathered…
