I can appreciate all the breaks Roger Corman gave people through his films over the years. And I can appreciate the fun schlock of many of his films – with the best of them there’s a charm and imprint that can’t be denied. And huge kudos to the man for giving female directors a chance to shine: I’m attributing anything good about Humanoids From The Deep to Barbara Peeters who took a swing with this Jaws ripoff and inject a sense of fun and social consciousness to the proceedings. But if you know anything about this film, it’s probably about the image I used for the header, which is not only exploitative in the worst possible way, but was done so without the cast and crew’s knowledge. So let’s get into why a few inserted scenes basically makes this a non-starter for me.

Reviews

Hooptober 11.0 – The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave (1971)

Being Film #2 for Hooptober 2024

Last May I went on a big giallo kick, and out the vast number of new films discovered one of my favorites was The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, a great title for a gothic tale that had all sorts of twists and turns and some truly gorgeous cinematography. So when I checked out and saw that director Emilio P. Miraglia had done another giallo the year before, I jumped at the chance to check it out. And…it’s fine? The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave does a lot of similar things, a few that were even surprising, but still stands a step below Miraglia’s other, greater horrific work.

ChrisSeptember 15, 2024September 16, 2024Leave a comment

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Something Like a Filmography: The Lower Depths (1957)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Kurosawa transforms Maxim Gorky’s classic proletariat play The Lower Depths, remaining faithful to the original with its focus on the … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: The Lower Depths (1957)

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two evil eyes image of the dead wife and the zombie cat

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Hooptober 11.0 – Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Being Film #1 for Hooptober 2024

Despite having worked together on Dawn Of The Dead, it still feels a little odd putting George A. Romero and Dario Argento together on a film. Those are two styles and aesthetics that just don’t taste right bumped up against each other. That would imply Two Evil Eyes, their mini anthology (does it even count as an anthology if there are only two stories?) doesn’t work. Each filmmaker brings their unique vision to these adaptations or inspirations of Poe, and if it’s not a perfect film by any stretch of the imagination, it has its moments of gore and fun.

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Something Like a Filmography: Throne Of Blood (1957)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Throne Of Blood (1957)

ChrisAugust 30, 2024August 30, 2024Leave a comment

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Something Like a Filmography: I Live In Fear (1955)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Both the final film of this period in which Akira Kurosawa would directly wrestle with the demons of … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: I Live In Fear (1955)

ChrisAugust 15, 2024August 13, 2024Leave a comment

Cinema Dual (TEST SITE)

Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

Category: Reviews

Hooptober 11.0 – Humanoids From The Deep (1980)

Hooptober 11.0 – The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave (1971)

Something Like a Filmography: The Lower Depths (1957)

Hooptober 11.0 – Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Something Like a Filmography: Throne Of Blood (1957)

Something Like a Filmography: I Live In Fear (1955)