What I Watched in April

April was the first month in years in which I did not go out to see a film in the theater. Of course, the reason is obvious but it still feels like a vital part of my life has been smothered with every movie house closed up and the fear of infecting or being infected lingering in the air. 

Still, I have always seen far more films at home than theatrically and the increased time at home has allowed for a few viewings that otherwise might have had to wait. The trio of 1970's TV movie thrillers was a fun YouTube discovery that reminded me that I need to catch up with a lot more such efforts from that period. Why I rewatched a Bruno Mattei nunsploitation film I cannot explain! 

The List

EDGE OF THE AXE (1988) – 6 (rewatch on Blu)
SUPERNOVA (2000) – 7 (rewatch on Blu)
BOMBSHELL (1933) – 8 (screwball comedy with Jean Harlow)
CROWHAVEN FARM (1970) – 6 (TV movie)
A COLD NIGHT’S DEATH (1974) – 7 (good TV movie with Robert Culp and Eli Wallach)
THE STRANGE AND DEADLY OCCURRENCE (1974) – 6 (solid TV movie)
FORTY GUNS (1957) – 7 (rewatch on Blu)
THE BEING (1983) – 4 (interesting but not very good monster tale)
EL PASO (1949) – 6 (western that takes some odd turns)
PARDON MY SARONG (1942) – 6 (Abbot & Costello antics)
THE MAN CALLED NOON (1973) – 8 (solid western) 
PLAGUE (1979) – 5 (low budget Canadian thriller)
ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD (2007) – 3 (Bruno Mattei mess)
WAR OF THE PLANETS (1966) – 6 (rewatch)
THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957) – 6 (rewatch on Blu)
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (2016) – 7 (beautiful period mystery)
SPELLCASTER (1988) – 5 (passable creepy castle tale)
PREY (2019) – 6 (island survival monster story)
SATANICO PANDEMONIUM (1975) – 7 (Mexican nun art-house horror)
THE OTHER HELL (1980) -6 (rewatch on Blu)
TWO MALES FOR ALEXA (1971) – 7 (interesting drama/thriller with Rosabla Neri and Emma Cohen)
TANK GIRL (1995) – 7 (rewatch on Blu)
THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T (1953) – 8 (wonderful fantasy by Dr. Seuss)
THE RETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944) – 6 (rewatch on Blu)
WHO DONE IT? (1942) – 7 (excellent Abbot & Costello mystery)
MISSION STARDUST (1967) – 7 (surprisingly good on rewatch)
THE MUMMY’S SHROUD (1967) – 7 (rewatch on Blu)
BAHIA BLANCA (1984) – 8 (excellent Jess Franco drama)