Sunday, December 13, 2009

Should have been titled
'Ring of Terminal Boredom'

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Ring of Terror (1963) Starring: George E. Mather, Esther Furst, Norman Ollsted, Lomax Study and Austin Green Director: Clark L. Paylow Ra...

'Murder on the Campus' is a mostly
well-executed who-dunnit

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Murder on the Campus (aka "On the Stoke of Nine") (1933) Starring: Charles Starrett, Shirley Grey, Edward Van Sloan, Ruth Hall, a...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

Lugosi serves as a red herring in 'Night Monster'

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Night Monster (aka "House of Mystery") Starring: Don Porter, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Doris Lloyd, Fay Helm, Leif Erickson, Be...

The gift is a curse for 'The Clairvoyant'

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The Clairvoyant (aka "The Evil Mind") (1934) Starring: Claude Rains, Fay Wray and Jane Baxter Director: Maurice Elvey Rating: S...
Friday, December 11, 2009

The only pairing of Lee and Fisher that was a disaster?

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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)   Starring: Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters and Hans Söhnker  Director: Terence Fisher  Rat...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Something old, something borrowed makes
'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' an effective spoof

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) Starring: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner, Reni Santoni, Ava Gardner, and Humphrey Bogart Dire...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The overall blandness is spiced up by
the exteme sadism of the bad guy

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The Monster Maker (1944) Starring: J. Carroll Naish, Tala Birell, Wanda McKay, Ralph Morgan and Terry Frost Director: Sam Newfield Rating...

The Office Christmas Party in Hades

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

'The Mad Monster' isn't mad enough to bother with

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The Mad Monster (1942) Starring: George Zucco, Johnny Downs, Glenn Strange, and Anne Nagel Director: Sam Newfield Rating: Three of Ten St...
Monday, December 7, 2009

'Sabotage' is a fine adaptation of Conrad novel

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Sabotage (1936) Starring: Oskar Homolka, Sylvia Sidney, John Loder, and Desmond Tester Director: Alfred Hitchcock Rating: Nine of Ten Sta...