And Then There Were None (1945)

And Then There Were None (1945)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 1, 2020Agatha Christie Murder Mystery
Agatha Christie created the slasher film (sort of). This murder mystery (usually known by several less politically correct names) with a series of murders on an isolated island holds the kernel of what became the slasher template. This was the first film adaptation.

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Rating: ★★
Jan 2, 2014Hypnotic Regression to Past Lives/"True Story"
Dramatic recount of a true-life sensation during the 1950s when an amateur hypnotist claimed that he had regressed a housewife to recall her past life in 19th Century Ireland. The film has an earnestly prostheletysing belief in its own case but sceptical examination pulls holes in its credibility