Tuesdays with Lorre: Strange Cargo (1940)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Strange Cargo (1940)

I’m hyper-sensitive to spoilers. In other words, things that other people—even professional critics—don’t think of as spoilers, I do. An obvious example is when people (or reviewers) mention a film has a “terrific twist ending.” Apparently most think as long as you don’t reveal the actual twist, it’s not a spoiler. Yet how can…
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Post Weekend Open Thread (6/11/12)…
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Post Weekend Open Thread (6/11/12)…

Let's see. Rewatched Seeds of Doom, one of my favorite Doctor Who stories. A comparatively rare six-parter that holds up for me; I think the discrete first two chapters at the Arctic base help the story from running in place too much. The whole deal is rather like a Quatermass story, and of course,…
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RIP Ray Bradbury
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RIP Ray Bradbury

Truly a giant in the fantasy / sci-fi field, and the second of a once seemingly immortal trio of fan icons; Forry Ackerman, Mr. Bradbury, and now the sole member of the threesome yet remaining, Ray Harryhausen. Today's sci-fi writers and filmmakers stand upon the shoulders of these giants (as anyone with a fan…
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Monster of the Day #490
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Monster of the Day #490

Truly a pioneer of cinema, Méliès was one of the first to exploit the eerie uncanniness of skeletons. And jazz hands. Dance ten, looks three.
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