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  • Dracula
  • Along the Coast
  • ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
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  • Scarecrow Pump

    ★★★

  • Dracula

    ★★★★½

  • The Mummy's Ghost

    ★★½

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge

    ★★★

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  • Scarecrow Pump

    Scarecrow Pump 1904

    ★★★ Watched 25 Feb 2025

    Funny.

  • Dracula

    Dracula 1931

    ★★★★½ Rewatched 25 Jan 2025 2

    It's been almost exactly a year since I first watched this, and I can't believe I had forgotten just how iconic this film remains. This film (along with the Spanish version) is also the only entry in the Universal Monsters series I hadn't reviewed yet, and with the next major monster movie on the horizon (exciting for me, though I'm aware Bela Lugosi does not return as the vampire till the sequel), it felt like the perfect time to rewatch…

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  • The Mummy's Ghost

    The Mummy's Ghost 1944

    ★★½ Watched 24 Jan 2025

    Following The Mummy's Tomb from 1942, this film continues the story of Lon Chaney Jr.'s Mummy. There's not much to say about this sequel; it's a perfectly mediocre film which has an opening very similar to its predecessor. What did impress me was the cinematography—when it would occasionally abandon its formulaic style for something more interesting. I also was not expecting the ending to be as gruesome as it was, and the entire plot, though predictable, did not feel as…

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge

    The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944

    ★★★ Watched 23 Jan 2025

    The fifth entry in Universal's Invisible Man series immediately brought to mind a recurring quirk, that despite never encountering one another, all the invisible men sport practically the same costume. It's a detail that never ceases to amuse me.

    I didn't have high expectations going in, as none of the sequels since the original have been particularly compelling. However, this entry's writing is reminiscent of 1942's Invisible Agent, which I found entertaining. Jon Hall reprises his role once again as…

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  • The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
  • Phantom of the Opera

Visual Stunners 36 films

  • The Swindle
  • Listen Up Philip
  • Invisible Agent
  • Salome
  • Land of My Dreams

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  • Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
  • Along the Coast
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