‘The Terminal Man’ (1974): Bleak foreshadowing of today’s cold, tech-obsessed world
Cold, impersonal, distant Frankenstein re-imagining―and a fairly perverse jab at its horror/suspense genre conventions.
Tag: suspense
‘Fragment of Fear’ (1971): Taut, effective British shocker
Terrific, little-seen U.K. suspenser.
‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ (1978): Stylish but cold – there’s a movie in here somewhere
Chilled, stylish Americanized giallo thriller, with just acceptable TV-level suspense,
‘Wait Until Dark’ (1967): Pure suspense thriller gets better with age
In yet another pathetically obvious attempt to get Warner Bros.’ Archive Collection to send us review titles sans moola, we here at the Movies & Drinks offices have sobered up just enough to review one of their classic Blu-ray thriller releases, Wait Until Dark…because that’s the only kind of thriller the Archive releases: classic (we’ll… Read More ‘Wait Until Dark’ (1967): Pure suspense thriller gets better with age
‘Night Watch’ (1973): Classic whodunnit with a savage, bloody twist that will shock you
In honor of Elizabeth Taylor’s birthday, Movies & Drinks thought it an ideal time to look at her 1973 thriller from AVCO Embassy Pictures, Night Watch—one of Miss Taylor’s less-successful mid-career outings that should have put her back on top with both critics and ticket buyers.
‘The Eyes of Charles Sand’ (1972): Dark, rainy day viewing for vintage TV-movie lovers
Flashy but familiar, bait-and-switch ABC Movie of the Week entry.
‘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!
‘Strait-Jacket’ (1964): Nightmarish, cartoonish William Castle weirdness
Lurid Halloween comic book scares, hypnotically arranged…for the most part.
‘Rollercoaster’ (1977): TV movie-style disaster film rumbles through…in Sensurround!
1977’s Rollercoaster is a first-rate TV suspenser, blasted onto the big screen via Sensurround.
‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser
Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.
