Category Archives: Mystery

My Review of ‘Glass Onion’ (2022)

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Debbi

Hi, today I’m reviewing Glass Onion, the second Knives Out Mystery. This is a really good movie, in my opinion, and just terribly clever. Both movies are terribly clever, and so hats off to Rian Johnson. That’s all I can … Continue reading →

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Because It’s National Screenwriters Day

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Debbi

Okay, I just literally found out about this. So I thought I’d share something I’m working on. It’s actually a short story I’m adapting from something I wrote on this blog. (In screenplay format.) This is kind of a parody … Continue reading →

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‘The Beast Must Die’ (1974) (B-Movie Review) — Part One

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Debbi

Hello! 🙂 Time for another wild and wacky B-movie review! 🙂 This time I’ve got a Fab Seventies Flick called The Beast Must Die. Which is every bit as awful awesome as it sounds! And, as you can see, it … Continue reading →

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Episode Seven of ‘The Clutching Hand’

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Debbi

Hello, again! It’s time for another chapter or episode of this most interesting old serial movie. So … get ready for Episode Seven of The Clutching Hand! Thrill to the adventures of Kennedy and Jameson. And the rest! 🙂

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Episode Five of ‘The Clutching Hand’

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Debbi

It’s that time again! This week we present the next episode in this serial film from yesteryear! 🙂 It’s Episode Five of The Clutching Hand! Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment! 🙂

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Chapter One of ‘The Clutching Hand’ (Part One)

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Debbi

Yes, folks, it’s back! And longer more interesting than ever. It’s a serialization of a serial! 🙂 Exciting, huh? So, let’s go to the videotape! 🙂

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My Review of ‘Cutter’s Way’ (1981)

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Debbi

This movie is … well … very late 70s. Originally titled Cutter and Bone (which makes it sound like a story about a meat market), the main character in the film is what they used to call a “beach bum”, … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Veronica Mars’ (2014)

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Debbi

This is a video review I did several years ago on a now-abandoned YouTube channel, which I wanted to share here! On a channel that’s still alive an actively-updated channel. 🙂 Right! So … here you go! 🙂 And, in … Continue reading →

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Part One of ‘Inner Sanctum’ (1948)

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Debbi

And now for your bemusement amazement amusement, we have another example of a cheap-ass poor quality low-budget B-movie with captions! With some of worst editing most poorly restored the most uniquely edited sequences since Eisenstein maybe ever. 🙂 It’s Part … Continue reading →

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Part Five of ‘The Great Flamarion’ (1945)

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Debbi

Hi there! 🙂 We’re almost done with the currently-running movie series, aka, serial film or movie serial or chapter play. Those are all terms for a “a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting … Continue reading →

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