Films I Watched This Week — Sep 2–8, 2024
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
A very good Seijun Suzuki romantic war tragedy. Not as many of the stylish flourishes as his more pulpy neo noir movies like Branded to Kill or Tokyo Drifter. More of a war time neorealism feel.
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
The best story is the final one. It's about a wooden fetish doll in the form of a misshapen aboriginal warrior with pointed teeth and a spear. A scroll with the doll claims that the gold chain around the doll keeps the spirit of a Zuni hunter named "He Who Kills" trapped within. The chain mysteriously falls off, and the Zuni hunter comes alive. The "He Who Kills" Hunter is considered one of the most iconic and scariest movie dolls in cinema history, ranked up their next to these 5 icons of horror.
The ventriloquist dummy Hugo in Dead of Night (1945)
The Good Guy doll Chucky in Childs Play (1988)
Talky Tina in Living Doll: The Twilight Zone (1963)
Raggedy Ann doll Annabelle in the Conjuring (2013)
The Clown Doll in Poltergeist (1982).
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Very good Sherlock Holmes movie. Good Billy Wilder movie. Could of been great. Story was disjointed with two stories that didn't really mesh together. Should have taken more risks with Holmes repressed homosexuality that Wilder intended and there were many scenes filmed that should have remained in the film. It could have been a great Billy Wilder movie. But instead it was just a good one.
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