Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Until the End of the World (1991)
Not that the details would be particularly interesting to you (or me, for that matter), but for milestone reasons I wish I could remember a bit more about how I first saw Wim Wenders’ Until the End of the World … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 90's, road trip, Sam Neill, Science Fiction, Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Wim Wenders
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The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
It’s possible that The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) is Hammer’s best Frankenstein movie. This is a high bar to clear – from 1957 through 1974, the Peter Cushing-led series is for the most part more interesting and intelligent than the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 50's, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Michael Gwynn, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher
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The Meaningless Obligatory Midnight Only End of the Year Award List of Blu-rays Released in 2018
Happiest Retro Film Discoveries of 2018 Dragon Inn (King Hu, 1967) – Criterion Collection King Hu, who would later direct A Touch of Zen (1971), delivers a wuxia with physics-defying swordplay and virtually nonstop action, dispensing with any necessary exposition … Continue reading
Posted in The Lobby
Tagged 20's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Arabian Nights, Dario Argento, George Romero, Hammer, Jamil Dehlavi, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, John Goodman, John Landis, King Hu, Linda Blair, Michele Soavi, monkey, Slasher, Tom Hanks, William Castle, wuxia, Zombie
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