Tag: Barré Lyndon
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death
A scientist and socialite must kill every ten years in order to live forever. One of Hammer’s lesser films from 1959 is stylish, but never fires on all cylinders. Despite its talkiness, the script never delves into the themes at hand, and there’s too little horror and action to compensate.…
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The Man in Half Moon Street
In 1945 the world still had time for one decent old-school mad scientist film before the genre imploded on itself. Swedish heart-throb Nils Asther shines in a Dorian Gray-inspired major studio production by Paramount about a 120 year old genius searching for the secret of everlasting life, while telling everyone…
