This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:24:05), we discuss the 1932 Universal Monsters classic The Mummy, directed by Karl Freund, as well as part one of Sergio Martino's highly Twin Peaks-inspired mystery/giallo TV miniseries Private Crimes. In part two (1:24:05-2:34:31) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Bill Condon's enjoyably wacky conclusion to the Twilight Saga, 2012's Breaking Dawn Part 2, Caye Casas' extremely dark 2022 comedy-horror The Coffee Table, the 2013 M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi parenting adventure After Earth, the horrible 2018 Chris Columbus Adam Sandler picture Pixels, the Coen Brothers' 2008 idiots do espionage comedy Burn After Reading, the excellent 2025 Bleeding Skull film collage project Phantasmatapes (volume 1), the 2004 Coen Brothers remake of The Ladykillers, and the 1969 Henry Hathaway revisionist western True Grit. In part three, we talk briefly about the other stuff we've watched since last time, and make our picks for next week.
The live list of The Spooky Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks-1/
