The Depths (1963) **

Out there flick that's not sure if it's some kind of Marxist allegory or true crime reenactment, features two mesmerizing performances, some hilarity and some horror. Nicely shot and composed.

One Battle After Another (2025) ***

Thrilling, and often hilarious, actioner has a fistful of superb sequences. Not a fan of the cinematography nor shot selection however.

Florida Man Arrested For 'Maliciously' Starting Palisades Fire In LA

As the LA Times reports, among the evidence collected by invesitgators was an image that Rinderknecht allegedly used ChatGPT to generate depicting a city on fire. He also allegedly asked ChatGPT, while calling 911, "Are you at fault if a fire is lift because of your cigarettes?"

Theater of Blood (1973) **

The dream of all actors to get revenge on the critics is played out in this grand guignol flick enhanced by top notch actors including the lovely Dame Diana.

The Gun Runners (1958) **

Another go at that Hemingway story, this time with the miscast Audie Murphy and the terrific Eddie Albert as the heavy. Tight script, a brisk pace and Gita Hall also helps.

The Sentinel (1977) *

The movie looks good and has a stellar cast but is so ridiculous and not believable for a minute.

The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) **

Typically well produced/shot Roger Corman spooky feature is kind of silly and suffers from a miscast Vinnie. And I say this as a huge Vinnie fan! He's just too old for the lovely Liz Shepherd.

Invaders from Mars (1953) **

Terrific first half hour then there's too much footage of tanks and the finale goes off the rails. Along the way it's well filmed and for the time fairly provocative.

Chess of the Wind (1976) **

Nice to look at but the story is not compelling and the characters one dimensional.