Glenn Erickson's Reviews: Month: June 2026

Unearthly Stranger  — Region A 06/02/26

1963’s critics favored this ‘cerebral’ Sci-fi offering but the main draw was its mysterious heroine, a new bride who may be an invader from beyond the stars. Fave actor John Neville is the Think Tank boffin who doesn’t understand why his wife isn’t like other women … just for starters, she doesn’t have a pulse. Serious intentions have maintained the show’s high reputation, and it still deserves points for being different. Kino gives it two separate audio commentaries. On Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
06/02/26

Follow Me Quietly 06/02/26

Director Richard Fleischer’s crime thriller passed the test with RKO’s new owner Howard Hughes, possibly because of its clever story hook: a mannequin is made of a serial killer, to better understand the killer’s motives. Otherwise its Fleischer’s creative, snappy direction that elevates the picture above the ‘B’ filler product category. A lady reporter all but seduces a detective to get in on the case, and ends up joining the investigation. That blank-faced dummy haunts the homicide squad. The direction makes everybody look good: William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey, Edwin Max and Douglas Spencer. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
06/02/26