‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969): The best Bond, the best Bond girl, the best Bond movie

Recently having endured the latest—and I pray to God last—James Bond abomination (no, I didn’t pay to see it, and yes, that DVD screener was later used as target practice), I was in desperate need of some corrective movie therapy. Stat. So…since that particular abortion, No Time to Die, decided to lift elements of an earlier… Read More ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969): The best Bond, the best Bond girl, the best Bond movie

December 23, 2021 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Wall of Noise’ (1963) & ‘A Fever in the Blood’ (1961): A TV-star big-screen twin bill

Will the studio-sanctioned double-feature ever come back?

November 27, 2021 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Hellfighters’ (1968): Simple, cartoon actioner looks impressive on Blu-ray

We need a big screen re-release of this, in Universal’s Sensurround, pronto.

June 28, 2021November 27, 2021 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

‘One Man’s Way’ (1964): A positive, humane, understanding biopic

If you live in a state like mine, with mandatory curfews on our personal movements now set in place and Thanksgiving canceled in no uncertain terms—yes, I am actually speaking about America, the United States of America, people, and not some despotic Third World hellhole—then maybe it is time for a little spiritual guidance…even for… Read More ‘One Man’s Way’ (1964): A positive, humane, understanding biopic

November 20, 2020October 26, 2021 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Nightmare Castle’ (1965): A satisfying pastiche of gothic horror

A few years back, Severin released a spiffy Blu-ray transfer (from the original negative) of Mario Caiano’s Nightmare Castle (Amanti d’Oltretomba), the 1965 Italian gothic horror shocker starring the incomparable Barbara Steele, along with Paul Muller, Helga Line, Marino Mase, Rik Battaglia, and Giuseppe Addobbati.

October 29, 2020 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Magus’ (1968): A high-profile failure, but with much to enjoy

Back in college, a buddy gave me John Fowles’ novel, The Magus, as a birthday gift, with the express purpose of seeing if I saw what he saw in it.

July 10, 2020 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Candy’ (1968): Hot lead and all-star cast in long-but-fun trash

Consistently amusing—if too long—dirty joke, with a high-powered all-star cast.

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‘I Saw What You Did’ (1965): An utterly bizarre, eccentric thriller

Director William Castle’s bizarre, schizophrenic children’s nightmare, damn near perfectly realized.

February 14, 2020 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Burn, Witch, Burn!’ (1962): A classic witchcraft shocker you must see!

Superlative British shocker: expertly directed, beautifully constructed, and scintillatingly shot.

October 30, 2019September 28, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Ghost and Mr. Chicken’ (1965): Perfect for Halloween, Don Knotts comedy gets better with age

“Atta boy, Luther!”

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

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