Showing posts with label Thriller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thriller. Show all posts
Thursday, July 20, 2023

The 'Hitch-Hiker' is a genre-shaping thriller

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The Hitch-Hiker (1954) Starring: Frank Lovejoy, Edmund O'Brien, William Talman, and Jose Torvay Director: Ida Lupino Rating: Eight of Ni...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

'Say Nothing' is a stylish mini-thriller

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Say Nothing (2022) Starring: Jake Libner, Craig Roath, and Callie Stonecipher Directors: Joe Rosener and Jak Velinsky Rating: Six of Ten Sta...
Friday, December 18, 2020

'The False Magistrate' is silent end for Fantomas

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The False Magistrate (1914) Starring: René Navarre, Germaine Pelisse, Mesnery, Suzanne Le Bret, Laurent Morleas, Georges Melchior, and Edmon...
Friday, December 4, 2020

Strong ideas, weak execution, and a bad ending

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Fantomas vs. Fantomas (1914) Starring: René Navarre, Georges Melchior, Renée Carl, Edmund Breon, and Laurnt Morleas Director: Louis Feuillad...
Friday, November 20, 2020

The third Fantômas film suffers from too much of a good thing

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Fantômas III: The Murderous Corpse (aka "The Deadly Corpse" and "The Dead Man Who Killed") (1913) Starring: Georges Mel...
Friday, November 6, 2020

A genre-founding game of cat and mouse...

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Juve vs Fantomas (1913) Starring: Edmund Breon, Georges Melchior, René Navarre, Yvette Andréyor, and Renée Carl Director: Louis Feuillade Ra...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

'Suspense' is one of the earliest cinematic thrillers... and it's still highly effective

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Suspense (1913) Starring: Lois Weber, Sam Kaufman, Valentine Paul, Douglas Gerard, and Lule Warrenton Directors: Lois Weber and Phillips S...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

I want to warn you off of 'Midnight Warning'

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Midnight Warning (1932) (aka "Eyes of Mystery" and "The Midnight Warning") Starring: William Boyd, Hooper Atchley, Hunt...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

The stars of 'Corsair' give strong performances, but are let down by a flawed script

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Corsair (1931) Starring: Chester Morris, Thelma Todd (as Alison Loyd), Frank McHugh, Mayo Methot, Fred Kholer, Ned Sparks, and Emmett Corri...
Friday, January 4, 2019

'She-Wolf of London' is a disappointment

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She-Wolf of London (aka "The Curse of the Allenbys") (1946) Starring: June Lockhart, Don Porter, Jan Wiley, Sara Haden, and Denni...
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Friday, September 10, 2010

It's all very Russian...

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The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) Starring: Warner Oland, June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Hale Hamilton, Wallace MacDonald, Clara Blandick, and Misc...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

'Stop Me Before I Kill!''
is flawed but watchable

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Stop Me Before I Kill! (aka "The Full Treatment") (1960) Starring: Ronald Lewis, Claude Dauphin, and Diane Cilento Director: Val...
Friday, June 25, 2010

United States threatened by Chinese brainwashing plot!

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Starring: Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, James Gregory, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey, Leslie Parrish, and ...
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Maybe this is why your mom told you,
'Never talk to strangers'?

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Strangers on a Train (1951) Starring: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Laura Elliot (aka Casey Rogers) and Patricia Hitchcock Di...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Nazi scientists plot revenge on England

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Counterblast (aka "The Devil's Plot") (1948) Starring: Mervyn Johns, Robert Beatty, and Nova Pilbeam Director: Paul Stein R...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

What secret hides in 'The Red House'?

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The Red House (aka "No Trespassing") (1947) Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Allene Roberts, Lon McCallister, Rory Calhoun, Judith A...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Excellent thriller from the Britain's Premiere House of Horror

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Scream of Fear (aka "Taste of Fear") (1961) Starring: Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd and Christopher Lee Director: Seth H...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

'Love From a Stranger' is a gripping thriller

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Love From a Stranger (aka "A Night of Terror") (1937) Starring: Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone Director: Rowland V. Lee Rating: Se...