Saturday, 3 April 2021
The Tingler (1959)
An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
Friday, 2 April 2021
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
When a tycoon is accused of murder, the private eye tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess along the way.
Hilarious screwball comedy hasn't dated a bit, but it's no surprise having Stewart and Colbert team up to a Ben Hecht script.
Halliwell*: "Madcap comedy mystery which now seems much fresher and funnier than it did at the time. A highlight of the crazy comedy cycle."
Maltin***: "Very, very funny, with Stewart having a field day...We swear by our eyes!"
La novia ensangrentada (1972)
Newlywed Susan is haunted by visions of Mircalla Karnstein, a centuries-old bride who murdered her husband on their wedding night.
Thursday, 1 April 2021
The Sunchaser (1996)
A rich oncologist and a dying young criminal who kidnaps the doctor are going to a legendary Navajo healing place while a manhunt closes in.
The plot is overladen and quite silly, but but Cimono gives it style and a heartfelt execution with good landscape photography and a believable performance by Harrelson.
Halliwell (no star): "Heavily symbolic road movie, travelling through photogenic landscapes but imbued with a second-hand mysticism."
Maltin*1/2: "Misbegotten mess tries to touch all trendy bases, scrambling American Indian mysticism, "New Age" theories and buddy-movie cliches into the format of a road movie. Harrelson and Seda are good, Bancroft is wasted."
Teenage Zombies (1959)
A crazed female scientist uses nerve gas to turn local teenagers into her unquestioning slaves.