There are a few loose ends in The Bat that don’t sit too well with me… and the identity of said Bat? It wasn’t exactly the shock of the century when the final reveal occurs. Still, there’s quite a bit to like about this film, though I do wish we got a little more Vincent Price in the runtime. Agnes Moorhead is great and all, but let’s face it, most viewers are likely there for Price. Worth a watch or two.
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The Crime of Monsieur Lange 1936
It’s a universal truth that if you hate your job and have a less than sympathetic boss, you should try your hand at socialism. I mean, why not?? Fuck the system, right? I actually enjoyed this film as a kind of curiosity, and certainly I was sympathetic to the characters’ plight. But Renoir failed to make me reach for Marx in my library. Though, I’d really like to have read those issues of Arizona Jim!
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Lisa and the Devil 1973
Bava’s most frustrating, yet baroque and painterly composed film, in my opinion. As ponderous as it can be, good luck taking yours eyes off of it. Lisa and the Devil continues to haunt and enchant. And then there’s Elke Sommer, who never looked more beautiful.
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The Lady Confesses 1945
I swear, there are times when the cheapie Poverty Row movies are so much more fun to watch. No, not all of the time, but some days these little gems are exactly what I require to lift my mood. This PRC film is absolute gold, featuring Hugh Beaumont and Mary Beth Hughes. It’s a pretty standard murder mystery, but it moves fast, occasionally defies logic, and exists in the same universe, if not the same orbit, as film noir. I…
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