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This one is a real treat! The Cat Creature (1973) is a good, old-fashioned monster movie that incorporates the subtlety of Val Lewton into a 1970’s twist on The Mummy. It’s so full of classic horror cred, that I’ve got to create a list: This alone is enough to make any monster kid’s heart sing.…
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This review originally appeared on October 15, 2017 as part of the annual Countdown to Halloween. After reading and hearing about Daughters of Darkness (1971) for many years, I have now finally seen it… and I’m glad about that. Although it isn’t as lurid as I imagined it would be, it’s still one very sexy…
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Ordeal (1973) wastes no time getting started. Before we even know why Kay Damian (Diana Muldaur) is so eager to leave her husband, Richard (Arthur Hill), for dead when he’s thrown off his horse and tumbles over the edge of a small cliff while visiting a dude ranch, it happens. If you suspect that the…
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This review originally appeared on the old WordPress site on October 8, 2017 as part of the annual Countdown to Halloween. Island of Death (1976) is the kind of movie I don’t really want to tell anyone I watched. When you’re a horror fan, you see a lot of films that push the boundaries of…
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The President’s Plane is Missing (1973) is like a version of 24 mixed with a little bit of The West Wing viewed through a filter of the early to mid-1970s. That is to say, it shares the mystery and intrigue of those shows, just at a more leisurely pace. I mean, a very leisurely pace……
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Here’s one of those bizarre coincidences that lead me to believe I’m at least a little bit psychic… After watching The Hunger (1983) Thursday night, I awoke on Friday morning to a headline in my New York Times daily newsletter that read: Scientific breakthroughs could soon start slowing the aging process, David Brooks argues. It’s…
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As many of these 1970s TV horror films as I remember seeing when they first aired, I do not recall Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. My first real viewing occurred when I bought the Warner Archive DVD prior to release of the 2010 remake, which, due to the sale of Miramax Films, was delayed…
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What secrets are hidden in these countless stars? Apparently, a planet that is in trouble. Terra sits in space opposite Earth. (Since it’s on the other side of the sun from us, we’ve never seen it.) A “mix-up” with the computer brought mass destruction and caused uncontrollable monsters to form. When we didn’t respond to…
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This is a strange one, but wonderful. IMDb calls Isn’t It Shocking? a comedy-mystery. It’s certainly the latter; however, it’s the former due only to the fact that the characters are surprisingly well-written and developed in the movie’s 73-minute running time. I didn’t laugh at any events, but I laughed anytime Alan Alda expressed his…
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If you find it strange, like I did, that the two boys who lead Gamera into full-fledged children’s movie territory with Gamera vs. Viras (1968) are named Masao and… “Jim,” it’s because Daiei had entered into an agreement with American International Pictures for the next Gamera films to premiere on United States television. As part…
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