Police procedurals have been around since the birth of television. They drew lines of right and wrong, and went after their crooks with the right and might of the law on their side, always steeping their cases in “Just the facts, ma’am.” In recent years, the police procedural has changed. Sure you still have series…
Category: Did You See That?!? (Tv & Film)
VIY (1967)
Mother Russia makes an appearance in the 101 Horror Movies with the very enjoyable, and well-crafted film VIY, which is apparently based on a folk legend. With a run time of just over an hour, the story flies by, and it’s incredibly entertaining. Khoma is a brash, irresponsible, a bit of a drunk (which all…
Repulsion (1965)
Poor Catherine Deneuve. Well, I guess not really Catherine but her character Carol Ledoux in Roman Polanski’s macabre psychological thriller. I’m not sure what happened to her character when she was young, but it was obviously very, very bad, and without the companionship of her sister, she descends quickly into madness. Carol and her sister…
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Roger Corman makes the list! 101 Horror Movies continues to serve me well in showing me some horror films I have never seen (as well as a lot I am really enjoying revisiting). The Masque of the Red Death, based on an Edgar Allan Poe story seems to walk a fine line between B-movie horror…
Onibaba (1964)
Tall, head-high stalks of grass waving in the wind, slowly, almost menacingly. There’s a sense of danger here. That’s because it’s lurking in the tall grasses, waiting for you. Onibaba, translated as Demon Woman, is the first Japanese horror film to make the list of 101 Horror Movies. Based on a Buddhist parable, the story…
Television Through The Ages – Or, MY Ages, At Least!
NOTE: The much longer version of this post can be found here. But to get you started, here is the introduction! I guess I’ve always been a bit of an outsider. Not in a deliberate, cool, rebellious kind of way, but in a sort of sad, distant, my-passions-lie-elsewhere sort of sense. I spent a…
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (the original and not the heavy cgi, special effects laden version of the late 90s) is classic horror. It walks the line between psychological thriller, focusing mainly on poor Eleanor (Julie Harris), a sheltered woman who had no life of her own, but was confined to help her bed-ridden mother up until her…
The Birds (1963)
As I continue through the 101 Horror Movies, and get closer to present day, there tend to be more and more films that I have already seen, but am happy to revisit. The Birds falls into that category. The man was a master storyteller, and while some of the contemporary horror films can barely hit…
What Ever Happpened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is one of those films that has grown beyond itself to become the stuff of Hollywood legend. There were stories of the feud between the leads that spanned their entire lives. Because of it, I think it lends the sense of vicious sibling rivalry that is evident throughout the…
Sex After Kids Teaser Trailer
Here’s a look at the teaser trailer that Jeremy LaLonde and his cast put together for his new film. Looks awesome! I’m really looking forward to this one! If you listened to our podcast yesterday, and if you haven’t do yourself a favor and do it, you know that our favorite Canadian film maker is…
