Category: Thriller
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Cat People (1942)
I’d heard so much about Cat People (1942) over the years as a classic horror-noir, and it was one of those old Hollywood movies that lived up to its reputation. I was watching it by myself one afternoon, and every moment of expressionistic lighting, suggestive and creepy use of shadows and sound design, I would… Read.
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Rituals (1977)
Pure Cinema Podcast talked about Rituals (1977) aka The Creeper so many times across different episodes that I just had to finally watch it. It’s basically a Deliverance knock-off shot in Ontario, Canada with the late, great Hal Holbrook in the lead; apparently he was paid one sixth of the movie’s budget and he’s worth… Read.
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Report To The Commissioner (1975)
There’s so much location footage of old Times Square New York in Report To The Commissioner (1975), that it IS its own character, a document of a New York from long ago, crowded streets witnessing a spectacular filmed foot chase or extras interacting with method actors playing cops. This movie is like a lost Sidney… Read.
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Sudden Fury (1975)
Sudden Fury (1975) – aka Moustache Wars as I like to call it – is an entertaining low-budget Canadian Hitchcockian thriller that I only knew about thanks to a Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray release. A seemingly straight arrow type (Dominic Hogan who resembles Peter Serafinowicz) in a plaid sports jacket takes his wealthy wife (Gay Rowan)… Read.
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The Wild Goose Lake (2019)
I’m a sucker for the neo-noir vibe and thank goodness filmmakers all over the world are too. The Wild Goose Lake (2019) is a Chinese film about aesthetics, rainy nights in urban areas, neon signs casting a glow outside in the darkness and bold lighting indoors. But the film also feels tied to a specific… Read.
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