‘Cry of the City’ (1948): Sick, cynical noir packs a punch!
Nasty, sick-humored film noir classic, from one of the genre’s leading directors.
Tag: 1940s
‘Hitler’s Madman’ & ‘Hitler’s Children’ (1943): Der Fuhrer doubleheader
In my very few moments of sobriety, when the background fuzz partly clears and gives way to bits and pieces of actual audio/visual information that land, one of the constant drones I encounter lately is that I’m no longer living in a democracy (which is curious…since we’ve always been a constitutional republic), but rather a… Read More ‘Hitler’s Madman’ & ‘Hitler’s Children’ (1943): Der Fuhrer doubleheader
The Three Stooges Collection – Volume Four: 1943-1945 | Primal comedy transcends the ages
Brilliant, surreal physical comedy, where torture and pain are elevated to breathtaking grace.
‘Follow Me Quietly’ (1949): Creepy, unsettling noir is worth revisiting
Strange, unsettling film noir mystery, with a disturbing subtext.
‘The Cat and the Canary’ (1939) & ‘The Ghost Breakers’ (1940): A spooky Bob Hope double feature
Well…after being tricked (and certainly not treated) by one of my rotten kids into enduring the new Halloween Kills nightmare (woefully, even comically inept…and no, I don’t find Jamie Lee “Witchie Poo” Curtis hot anymore), it was a dire necessity for my autumnal equilibrium to scare up some old-timey nostalgic Halloween fare.
‘The Devil Bat’ (1940): Lugosi is pure fun in Poverty Row cheapie
“Sharp-Fanged Blood Sucking DEATH Dives From MIDNIGHT SKIES!”
‘Brass Bancroft of the Secret Service Mysteries Collection’: 4 Ronald Reagan ‘B’ thrillers
It’s not a national holiday yet, but today is President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s birthday, so we here at the Movies & Drinks offices decided to kick back and screen some guilt-free “B” grippers from the “Gipper,” our 40th President of these here United States.
‘The Durango Kid Collection: 10 Western Classics’: Hours of fun for Western & B-movie fans
Fast-paced, primitive, no bullsh*t B-oaters that deliver the simple horsey goods.
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