Odd Man Out Spine #754 Year: 1947 Director: Carol Reed I've wandered back into the shadows of film noir, and it's one that was unfamiliar to me prior to this week. Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949) is one of the greatest films ever made and unquestionably in my personal top 10 films of all-time, … Continue reading Criterion Project #30: ODD MAN OUT (1947)
The maniacal Leatherface and his kin have been the subject of 9 films to date, with the most recent iteration debuting on Netflix this past weekend purporting to be a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's horror masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). In the days since its release, online discourse regarding the film has … Continue reading Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Discussion – The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody
The Blob Spine #91 Year: 1958 Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Here we have a heavenly slice of 1950s B-movie monster mania right in our very own Criterion Collection. I'm not sure I'll have lots to say about The Blob, it's a movie about Steve McQueen battling an amorphous blob from outer space as it … Continue reading Criterion Project #29: THE BLOB (1958)
God Told Me To (1976) aka Demon Directed by Larry Cohen Shown: Poster Art What a sure-footed little flick this is. Larry Cohen certainly knows how to create exactly the vibe his script needs. Told from the point of view of a New York City detective, Lt. Peter Nicholas (Tony Lo Bianco), God Told Me … Continue reading Streaming Bonus: GOD TOLD ME TO (1976)
Three Colors: Blue Spine #588 Year: 1993 Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski It's been quite some time since I revisited the work of the great Krzysztof Kieślowski, and this is just the tip of the iceberg in my journey through his Criterion Collection titles (I'm still trying to figure how I'm going to tackle The Dekalog). I … Continue reading Criterion Project #28: THREE COLORS – BLUE (1993)
Paris, Texas Spine #501 Year: 1984 Director: Wim Wenders Paris, Texas - a film for those that long for the open road, and for the lonely souls who have lost everything and wander in search of nothing. I go into a decent portion of the plot in this post, so if you haven't watched it … Continue reading Criterion Project #27: PARIS, TEXAS (1984)
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