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Every Day Is Like Black Sunday (1960)
Okay, it may technically be Wednesday, but there’s never a bad day of the week to pay a visit to Black Sunday (1960), the grandmother of Italian horror films. Sure, the country produced a few movies...
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Devil’s Advocate: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968), which is streaming on The Criterion Channel at FilmStruck throughout the month of March, is rightly hailed as one of the best American horror films of the 1960s. It begins and...
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The Curse of Eternal Life: Cronos (1993)
Guillermo del Toro was still in his twenties when he wrote and directed Cronos (1993), a horror movie, yes, but also a movie about time and age and what it means to live forever. One might think 29...
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An Actor’s Revenge: Theatre of Blood (1973)
To view Theatre of Blood click here. “It was a marvelous role because I got to play eight Shakespearean parts in it, which is a feast for any actor. And I got to knock off eight critics. It was a...
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Fear of Flowers: Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
To view Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees click here. “Without people, a forest of cherries in full bloom is not pretty, just something to be afraid of.” - Ango Sakaguchi Although typically described...
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Animal Passions: Cat People (1942)
To view Cat People click here. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Cat People (1942) and subscribers can currently catch this spine-chilling classic on the Criterion Channel of FilmStruck through...
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Dueling Delons: Spirits of the Dead (1968)
To view Spirits of the Deadclick here. FilmStruck is currently streaming 11 films featuring Alain Delon as part of their “Icons: Alain Delon” theme and for the next 4 weeks I’ll be spotlighting a few...
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Women at War: Onibaba (1964)
To view Onibaba click here. In feudal Japan, war is being waged between Imperial forces loyal to the reigning emperor and those who support the shogun. Samurai warriors wearing expensive armor and...
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Boris Karloff is The Body Snatcher (1945)
To view The Body Snatcher click here. Director Robert Wise is widely regarded as a journeyman filmmaker with no defining traits or distinct talents. In The American Cinema: Directors And Directions...
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Mario Bava Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly
To view A Bay of Blood click here. A Bay of Blood (1971) shares something in common with Friday the 13th (1980), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Brazil (1985). The first commonality is obvious...
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