Darker than Night

I love Mexican horror movies but few people bother to translate them. Carlos Enrique Taboada is a director I really love. He made one of my favorite movies Poison for the Fairies. In this movie a cat gets revenge on the women who killed it. The only problem with this movie is that none of the women were particularly interesting so when they died there was no big emotional loss. Still I like Taboada and it was an ok movie just not his best.

Rendezvous - (1935)

This is a spy movie starring William Powell. The problem with the movie is the love interest in the movie played by Rosalind Russell is annoying. I usually don't watch movies that are rated just a two by Leonard Maltin. It was a chance I shouldn't have taken. It's not horrible but not good either.

The Asphyx

This was an ok 1970s British horror movie that reminded me of a Hammer movie although it wasn't made by them. It's about an old man who tries to figure out how to capture "the asphyx", a spirit that happens when a person is about to die. The man is able to become immortal but not without a couple of murders happening in the meantime. The old man soon realizes that immorality isn't all it's cracked up to be. I saw it on Kanopy. It's not a masterpiece but it's worth a watch.

The Doll

This was a pretty cool Swedish horror movie from the 1960s. Per Oscarsson gives a masterful performance as a night watchman who steals a doll. He forms a relationship with the doll. In no time the tenants of the house he lives in figure out something is wrong and eventually come to know his secret. It ends with a pretty creepy ending. Frankly, I'm surprised this neat psychological horror film doesn't have a following.

The Devil is Driving

This precode is about a drunken gambler who works as a mechanic at a garage. When his girlfriend's nephew gets hit by a car, he doesn't take it lightly especially when he finds out it's a client at the garage. Eventually the bad guys get what's coming to them. This was just ok. There's better precodes but it's only a hour.

Corridor of Mirrors

A woman has a relationship with a wealthy guy obsessed with her since she looks exactly like the painting he has in his house. He's preoccupied with the past and has a corridor of mirrors packed with luxurious old dresses. When she's done with playing make believe the woman wakes up and realizes that she shouldn't be with this disturbed man. This British movie has great sets and costume design but it doesn't measure up to being a masterpiece. It is a good movie though but it could have been more.

The Midshipmaid Gob

This was a Jessie Matthews movie when she was just beginning. She was the best thing in it by a long shot. It wasn't that good. This was John Mills' debut. He was an established British actor and he's also known for being Hayley Mills' dad. The small plot concerns the crew of a navy shop putting on a talent show. Jessie Matthews would later have a pretty good filmography. She did the first Victor/Victoria.