Monthly Archives: September 2020

The Swimmer (1968)

The Swimmer (1968), based on a short story by John Cheever, is structured on a lean concept. Ned Merrill, indelibly portrayed by Burt Lancaster, observes that there are enough swimming pools in his suburban Connecticut neighborhood that he can swim … Continue reading →

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The Thief of Baghdad (1961)

Although the Douglas Fairbanks vehicle The Thief of Bagdad (1924) was a pastiche not based on any particular tale in the Arabian Nights, it inspired a strain of remakes, each of which banked on the audience’s familiarity with the title … Continue reading →

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Messiah of Evil (1973)

“It’s like the thing that’s taking over my body no longer needs human blood…” Messiah of Evil (1973) is that rare drive-in movie which captures the mesmerizing, almost stream-of-consciousness horror of Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962). It also rises … Continue reading →

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