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  A Tale of Two Sisters 2003

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Oct 2021

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Written by Chelsea Bennington

  A Tale of Two Sisters was an unsettling, beautifully shot film. The pacing felt steady and the score was amazing. Honestly, after watching it I immediately wanted to go through it again and fish out all the clues and layers. The acting was fantastic, particularly Yum Jung-ah as the stepmother who (without spoiling) had the skill to carry the very complicated role as necessary. Also, THE GHOSTS. The ghosts were extremely well done!

  That said, I…

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  The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Oct 2021

  Written by Colin Corcoran

  Today I visited Baskerville Hall circa 1959 for the Hammer Horror production of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.

  Based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story of the same name, this is, of course, one of many film adaptations. This version from the Hammer production studio's features the always delightful pairing of Peter Cushing (Holmes) and Christopher Lee (Henry Baskerville).

  Both perform eminently in their respective roles and are supported well by the…

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  The Fly 1986

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 18 Oct 2020

  Let me start be saying I have not seen the original 1958 version with Vincent Price. I know, I know, I know!! How can you have only seen a remake? Well I will rectify that one day, but I think thats what make the 1986 version so special and so unique, in that it can really hold its own as a movie. With a plethora of remakes and reboots and reimaginings (Whatever they are) not making the grade, The Fly…

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  Quatermass and the Pit 1967

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 Mar 1981 1

  "Click here if you watched this film before." Yeah, WAY before.

  I watched QUATERMASS AND THE PIT on one of those glorious Sunday afternoons when everyone else was watching football and I would take off and watch monster movies on my little black & white TV.

  This one was on Channel 5 (WTTG, this was, one of D.C.'s two independent stations), and I had circled the title and time in "TV Magazine" or whatever the supplement was called that used to…