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Tag: Joan Crawford

‘Queen Bee’ (1955): Does this lurid melodrama reflect Joan Crawford’s real-life persona?

“It makes me terribly cross when people oppose me.”Amen, Joan. Amen.

August 27, 2021September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks6 Comments

‘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, 2020September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Harriet Craig’ (1950): A creepy exercise in sublimated hysteria

Take that, Mrs. June Cleaver!

October 13, 2019September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

‘Berserk!’ (1968): Bizarre, hazy murder mystery with an early giallo feel

Joan Crawford goes to the circus…and it’s a grotesque treat for kids of all ages!

October 30, 2018September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Strait-Jacket’ (1964): Nightmarish, cartoonish William Castle weirdness

Lurid Halloween comic book scares, hypnotically arranged…for the most part.

October 23, 2018September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks7 Comments

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