Alfred Hitchcock wasn’t just the “Master of Suspense.” He was also the master of making you terrified of things you previously ignored: showers, motels, and, in this case, your friendly neighbourhood pigeons. The Birds is the quintessential “When Animals Attack” movie, setting the blueprint for everything from Jaws to Cujo. It’s elegant chaos, absurd terror,…
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Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) – Review
When one thinks of pirates today the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean movies readily leap to mind, and that swashbuckling viewpoint on piracy is certainly nothing new; from Errol Flynn’s Captain Blood to Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow Hollywood has glamorized the pirate life, and today we will look back at a film that took light-hearted…