Guns of Darkness. During a revolution in a South American country, David Niven and Leslie Caron take time out from their marital woes to help the deposed President escape. Star power gets it through.
They Got Me Covered. Reporter Bob Hope thwarts Nazis. One of Hope's lesser vehicles offers sporadic, rather than sustained, laughter.
True Detective Season 3 is a big step up from the very disappointing 2nd season but is still somewhat flawed. The main draw is a fine cast, headed by an amazing turn by Mahershala Ali as a detective following a case of child murder and abduction over several decades even after he descends into senility. It is rather overlong and has a weak ending.
The Spiral Staircase. The original and brilliant proto-slasher. The recent restoration looks fine but the academic commentary is rather dry.
Night Tide, in which Dennis Hopper falls in love with a girl who may, or may not, be a homicidal mermaid. It's the only film I can think of that would make an equally appropriate double bill partner with Lewton's Cat People and The Witch Who Came from the Sea. I enjoyed the dreary seaside resort atmosphere. I didn't enjoy the terrible ending. Indicator's release of the restored film looks splendid.
Guns of Darkness. During a revolution in a South American country, David Niven and Leslie Caron take time out from their marital woes to help the deposed President escape. Star power gets it through.
They Got Me Covered. Reporter Bob Hope thwarts Nazis. One of Hope's lesser vehicles offers sporadic, rather than sustained, laughter.
True Detective Season 3 is a big step up from the very disappointing 2nd season but is still somewhat flawed. The main draw is a fine cast, headed by an amazing turn by Mahershala Ali as a detective following a case of child murder and abduction over several decades even after he descends into senility. It is rather overlong and has a weak ending.
The Spiral Staircase. The original and brilliant proto-slasher. The recent restoration looks fine but the academic commentary is rather dry.
Night Tide, in which Dennis Hopper falls in love with a girl who may, or may not, be a homicidal mermaid. It's the only film I can think of that would make an equally appropriate double bill partner with Lewton's Cat People and The Witch Who Came from the Sea. I enjoyed the dreary seaside resort atmosphere. I didn't enjoy the terrible ending. Indicator's release of the restored film looks splendid.