Really Awful Movies: Ep 470 – Jack the Ripper and Murder by Decree

On this episode of the podcast, with the recent passing of Donald Sutherland, now seemed like the right time to revisit the Bob Clark thriller, Murder by Decree.

This is a late 70s feature, imagining Sherlock Holmes and Watson on the hunt for the infamous Whitechapel butcher.

And the cast is absolutely top-drawer, with Christopher Plummer, James Mason, John Gielgud, and Dead Ringers’ Geneviève Bujold. Sutherland makes an appearance as a psychic, and he’s pretty great, though nothing like the real-life character on which his character is based.

The last time we tackled similar subject matter, was a podcast recorded in London the night after we did the Jack the Ripper tour.

For those who are interested, here is a link to Hands of the Ripper, which Jeff and I recorded after a few beers from our South Kensington hotel accommodations.

 

Really Awful Movies: Ep 447 – Kiss of the Vampire

On today’s episode, we turn to blood suckers and Hammer Horror for the criminally underappreciated and underrated, Kiss of the Vampire.

Newlyweds find themselves in the company of a suave, debonair family in their ornate, stately home.

You know the drill! That’s always what happens.

What makes this one interesting is neither Peter Cushing nor Christopher Lee is present, plus their are cultic elements.

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