thecriticaleye

movies, music and other musings

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Critical Eye
    • About The Critical Eye
    • About TCE’s contributors
      • joelito
      • She
      • The Consultant
      • The Dude
      • The Horrible Dr. B
      • The Thorn
    • About our ratings
  • News
  • Coming Soon
  • Film
  • Music
  • Television
  • Literature

Tag Archives: Crime

13 Ghosts

October 21, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: 13 Times The Thrills! 13 Times The Screams! 13 Times The Fun! It’s 13 Ghosts, a ghoulish fright-fest from producer/director William Castle. When an eccentric uncle wills a huge, […]

Read Article →
Film

The Exorcist III

October 17, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The horror is Legion. A woman crawls by unnoticed – on the ceiling like a fly. A long-dead killer claims victim after victim. Flames erupt, snakes slither, the ground […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

The Changeling

October 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Here is an award-winning feature that boldly mixes a frightful ghost story with a great suspense plot and keeps you guessing all the way. George C. Scott and Trish […]

Read Article →
Film

The Uninvited (1944)

October 11, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A pair of siblings from London (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Amityville II: The Possession

October 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: If these walls could talk…they would shriek! Before the residence at 112 Ocean Avenue became infamous in The Amityville Horror, its supernatural legacy of terror had already begun. Inspired […]

Read Article →
Film

The Other

October 7, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Other (1972), directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird) and adapted by Tom Tryon from his own best-selling novel, is a psychological horror film set in Depression-era […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

The Amityville Horror (1979)

October 6, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For God’s sake, get out! There’s no place like home…for bloodcurdling horror! James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Academy Award® winner Rod Steiger fall prey to the powers of darkness […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Ghost Story

October 4, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Time Has Come To Tell The Tale. Put together a gloomy New England house, a dark night and four of America’s legendary leading men and you have all […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Parfait amour!

October 1, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: …There’s No Such Thing. Catherine Breillat’s (Fat Girl, Romance) realistic and disturbing story follows the relationship between Frederique and Christophe. 37 years-old and twice divorced, Frederique meets 28 year-old […]

Read Article →
Film

Sale comme un ange

September 29, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Georges Deblache is a middle aged cop who falls for his partner’s wife. Didier, his partner, is only recently married, but beds women he encounters while doing his job. […]

Read Article →
Film

Cunt: A Declaration of Independence

September 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An ancient title of respect for women, the word cunt long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from honor to expletive, giving women the […]

Read Article →
Literature

O.K. Connery

September 20, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Neil Connery (brother of Sean) stars in this spoof of the JAMES BOND films. A master criminal plans to blackmail Allied governments so that he can control half of […]

Read Article →
Film

Nightwatching

September 12, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: While painting a group portrait of the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia, the renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt (Martin Freeman) discovers a murder plot involving, Rembrandt build his accusation in the form […]

Read Article →
Film

Post navigation

← Previous 1 … 43 44 45 … 95 Next →

Welcome to The Critical Eye, a blog filled with an ever-growing number (2900+) of blurbs about movies, music, books and other fun things.

We hope that you’ll enjoy your visit.

Enter your email address to receive The Critical Eye directly in your Inbox

Join 878 other subscribers

Search our blurbs

TCE’s most recent

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
  • Justin Bieber: Rise to Fame
  • You’ve Got Mail
  • It Happened On 5th Avenue
  • Mixed Nuts
  • Christmas in Connecticut
  • Elf
  • A Christmas Carol (1938)
  • 3615 code Père Noël
  • The Night Before
  • The Santa Trap
  • The Shop Around the Corner
  • Santa Claus: The Movie

TCE’s most popular

Home
Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book
Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within
Jan Dara
Bilitis
The Inspector, vol. 2
Twitch City: Season 1
Notting Hill
Yes, Minister: Party Games
Garujigi

Critical comments

The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Lady Cottington’s Presse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Lady Cottington’s Presse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on The Paperboy
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazi…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazi…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Niagara: Flammes
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Niagara: Flammes
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Sleeping Beauty (2011)
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Goodnight Moon and Other Sleep…
Alicia's avatarAlicia on Goodnight Moon and Other Sleep…
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Ray Bradbury’s The Marti…
Dave's avatarDave on Ray Bradbury’s The Marti…

TCE calendar

March 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Dec    

TCE archive

TCE categories

TCE themes

Action Adventure Alternative Ambient Animation Biography Bluegrass Blues Classical Comedy Concert Country Crime Dance Disaster Disco Documentary Drama Electronic Espionage Family Fantasy Film music Folk Foreign films Funk Gospel Goth Hard rock Hip Hop Holidays Horror Industrial Jazz Martial Arts Metal Musical Music videos Mystery New Age New Wave Opera Period piece Politics Pop Post-Punk Progressive-Rock Psychedelia Punk Puppetry r&b Reggae Religion Rock Romance Science Fiction Sex soul Sports Superheroes Suspense Vampires War Westerns Work World Beat

TCE recommends

Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar

Critical Readers

  • Unknown's avatar
  • Travel Exploring's avatar
  • Danielle's avatar
  • beautyjaz's avatar
  • LittleFears's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Plant Electrician's avatar
  • Tom's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • R u Famous's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Kelsey Schmitt's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • beautybeyondbones's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Lia's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Jen's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Ellah Hallets's avatar
  • Derek's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • nesha ✿'s avatar
  • Author's avatar
  • malucataleya's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • taylor oceans's avatar
  • Karla's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Severus Snape's avatar
  • blackwings666's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • DirtySciFiBuddha's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
Blog at WordPress.com.
SUPPORT the OPL's Main Branch movie programmes

The Everyday Alternative

News for your everyday alternative lifestyle

GLEEFULLY MACABRE

The more-or-less official Jeff Strand site.

brunchosaurus

filmnerdblog

I watch a lot of films. And then I write about them.

Applied Comics Network

A network for anyone who works with graphic narrative and information

PolitikElle

All politics All the time

beanscomiconline.wordpress.com/

Beans: Taking the p!$$ out of politics one strip at a time

lovelessradionetwork

BEST MUSIC

The Critical Cinephile

A means to broadening your cinematic horizons

International Women's Day Ottawa 2018

Join us for #IWDOttawa's 10th anniversary event | Hashtags & Beyond: 10 Years of Honouring Local Feminists, March 8th, 2018

Creep.

The existence of this blog is all about my obsession with the world of horror.

Streets of O-Town

A word and view by myself, as it pertains to any and all subject matter regarding street art, culture and anything I find interesting... enjoy!

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • thecriticaleye
    • Join 862 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • thecriticaleye
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...