Sunday, 4 August 2019
The China Syndrome (1979)
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
From memory: Solid, if a bit old-fashioned political thriller; suspenseful with a good ensemble, and it manages to deliver its message.
Halliwell***: "Topical thriller-with-a-moral, absorbingly done in the old style but perhaps in the end a shade too hysterical and self-congratulatory."
Maltin****: "Heartpounding drama...is as much a probe of television news as it is a story of nuclear power - and it scores bullseye on both fronts. There is no music score; story tension propels film by itself, along with solid performances by Fonda...,Douglas, and especially Lemmon as dedicated plant exec."
Asylum (1972)
In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a
young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.
From memory: Well made horror anthology with some nasty bits has the usual issue that the quality of the episodes differs quite a bit.
From memory: Well made horror anthology with some nasty bits has the usual issue that the quality of the episodes differs quite a bit.
Halliwell*: "Lively horror compilation with echoes of Caligari and Dead of Night. Gruesomeness sometimes overdone."
Maltin***: "Four fun chillers..."
Saturday, 3 August 2019
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