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Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers

Ghost of Frankenstein

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Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers

Synopsis of Ghost of Frankenstein

In  Ghost of Frankenstein, the ghost isn’t literal, but psychological.  Another son of Victor Frankenstein, brain surgeon Ludwig (played well by Cedric Hardwicke), who is manipulated by Ygor (wonderfully done by Bela Lugosi) who also manipulates Ludwig’s former mentor and current assistant, Dr. Bohmer (Lionel Atwill) as well as the childlike Frankenstein’s monster (portrayed here by Lon Chaney Jr.)

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Swamp Thing by Wes Craven, starring Adrienne Barbeau, Louis Jourdan, Ray Wise, Dick Durock

Swamp Thing

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Swamp Thing by Wes Craven, starring Adrienne Barbeau, Louis Jourdan, Ray Wise, Dick Durock Synopsis of Swamp Thing Swamp Thing Deep in Floridas Everglades a brilliant scientist has developed… Read More »Swamp Thing

Die, Monster, Die (1965) starring Nick Adams, Suzan Farmer, Boris Karloff, Freda Jackson

Die, Monster, Die

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Die, Monster, Die (1965) starring Nick Adams, Suzan Farmer, Boris Karloff, Freda Jackson The title, Die, Monster, Die is very misleading and the movie is much… Read More »Die, Monster, Die

The Leech Woman - men were her prey

The Leech Woman

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The Leech Woman (1960) starring Coleen Gray, Philip Terry, John Van Dreelen, Grant Williams
Reviewed by: The masked reviewer

In The Leech Woman,  Dr. Paul Talbot (Philip Terry) is searching for the perfect formula to make women look younger, when an elderly woman named Malla (Estelle Hemsley) comes claiming to be 140 years old. She also claims to know the secret to reverse aging, but the ingredients are in Africa. Paul is ready to throw the old woman out until she says that other doctors would test the powder before calling her a fraud.

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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, starring Ray Milland, Don Rickles, Diana Van der Vlis, by Roger Corman

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, starring Ray Milland, Don Rickles, Diana Van der Vlis, by Roger Corman

Roger Corman’s X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, is a different science fiction/horror movie, in several ways. It has the well-worn theme of a scientist delving too deeply into things that man wasn’t meant to know.  

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Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner

Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

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Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner

If there’s a problem with the 1941 version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of a man split between his dark and light sides, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it unfortunately comes down to the lead actor, Spencer Tracy. It’s undeniable that Spencer Tracy is a fine actor but not in this film. He portrays Dr. Henry Jekyll as nearly neutral and spineless, and he plays Mr. Hyde not as a wild, unhindered, lover of self, but as a slightly more menacing version of Dr. Jekyll. When he starts a bar fight he doesn’t participate. When he abuses the lovely singer Ivy (Ingrid Bergman) its barely what most people would consider anger.

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The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

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The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

Editorial review of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre courtesy of Amazon.com

Often typecast as a menacing figure, Peter Lorre achieved Hollywood fame first as a featured player and later as a character actor, trademarking his screen performances with a delicately strung balance between good and evil. His portrayal of the child murderer in Fritz Langs masterpiece M (1931) catapulted him to international fame. Lang said of Lorre: He gave one of the best performances in film history and certainly the best in his life. Today, the Hungarian-born actor is also recognized for his riveting performances in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Casablanca (1942). Lorre arrived in America in 1934 expecting to shed his screen image as a villain. He even tried to lose his signature accent, but Hollywood repeatedly cast him as an outsider who hinted at things better left unknown.

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Tremors 5 Bloodlines (2015) starring Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy

Tremors 5

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Tremors 5 Bloodlines (2015) starring Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy

reviewed by: The Masked Reviewer

Before I start this review you should know I love the Tremor series. The Tremors series up to this point now matter how silly they became, they all had a special charm to them.

Tremors was the best of the series. Then, Tremors 2 was a pale imitation of the first one, but the Burt Gummer scenes were gold. Tremors 3 was a triumphant return to greatness. And Tremors 4 was a delightful prequel that answered questions, and had excellent lore. Tremors 5 is just a bad movie filled with cliches.

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