R.G. Armstrong

Reflections of Murder (1974)

Reflections of Murder (1974)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 26, 2013Les Diaboliques Remake
This tv movie was the first English-language remake of the classic French thriller Les Diaboliques. It follows the original closely and still works effectively, although being shot in colour rather than black-and-white lacks the stark tension. Sam Waterston gives a performance of amazing cruelty as the husband
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The Time Machine (1978)

The Time Machine (1978)
Rating: ★
Apr 1, 2016Time Travel/H.G. Wells Adaptation
Largely forgotten adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel made for tv. While other versions place the story in Victorian England, this has been Americanised – where the time traveller is a weapons designer and journeys back to the Wild West. What kills the film is a painful cheapness
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Children of the Corn (1984)

Children of the Corn (1984)
Rating: ★
Jun 5, 2000Pagan Child Cult/Stephen King Adaptation
A fifteen page Stephen King story about a patricidal child cult has spawned this film, nine sequels and a remake. Not a very good film, this is stuck with padding a very slight original out to a full-length film
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