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Posted October 11, 20211 Comment 1940s

Spooky Season 2021: Dead of Night (1945)

Originally Posted: October 28, 2019 It wouldn’t be the Halloween season without discussing one of the many horror anthologies that exist. Recently released by Kino Lorber on a glittering Blu-Ray, … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021: Dead of Night (1945)

Posted January 1, 202110 Comments 1930s

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

The Cat and the Canary has been remade and revised several times. Originally a 1927 silent film, this was last remade only nine years earlier as The Cat Creeps. Taking … Continue Reading The Cat and the Canary (1939)

Posted December 17, 20202 Comments 1950s

25 Days of Christmas: The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

When I talk about classic cinema there’s always a defense that comes with it, predominately when it comes for foreign classics. Unfortunately, the presumed pool of people who will buy … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

Posted November 13, 20202 Comments 1940s

I Walk Alone (1947)

I review the Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas noir, I Walk Alone.

Posted November 8, 20202 Comments 1940s

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

You could easily confuse I Wake Up Screaming with any number of glossy, slickly directed noirs of the early-1940s, and that’s partly what makes it so entertaining. Because it’s so … Continue Reading I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Posted June 23, 2020 1940s

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

It’s been nearly a year since I saw my first in the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby “Road to…” series, 1942’s Road to Morocco. Apparently I’m watching these backwards because here we … Continue Reading Road to Zanzibar (1941)

Posted March 31, 2020 1930s

Millie (1931)

I’m working through Kino Lorber’s four-pack of RKO Romances and immediately we get one of the more lachrymose and bizarre examples of pre-Code romance with the 1931 romantic-drama, Millie. Millie’s … Continue Reading Millie (1931)

Posted October 7, 20191 Comment 1970s

The Night Strangler (1973)

My mom has really fond memories of watching Darren McGavin as Kolchak, “The Night Stalker.” So when I told her Kino was releasing the two television movies starring McGavin’s character … Continue Reading The Night Strangler (1973)

Posted June 3, 20193 Comments 1940s

Road to Morocco (1942)

When Kino Lorber made plans to release several of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope “Road to…” movies I jumped at the opportunity. I’ve never taken a trip with Bing and Bob, … Continue Reading Road to Morocco (1942)

Posted October 5, 2018 1940s

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Fun fact: The Spiral Staircase was actually the first movie I ever watched on TCM. I can remember being sick, eating a grilled cheese and some soup, and being captivated … Continue Reading The Spiral Staircase (1946)