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Films like The Raven.

The Raven (1963) reads as Warm, kinetic, gentle horror-comedy / corman, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The New Devil of Hellsbottom (1964) poster
1. The New Devil of Hellsbottom1964

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Diamond 33 (1967) poster
2. Diamond 331967

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Devil's Eye (1960) poster
3. The Devil's Eye1960

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lucky Luke: Daisy Town (1971) poster
4. Lucky Luke: Daisy Town1971

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Crime in the Night Club (1968) poster
5. Crime in the Night Club1968

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973) poster
6. A Slightly Pregnant Man1973

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Asterix the Gaul (1967) poster
7. Asterix the Gaul1967

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Bald Hassan (1970) poster
8. Bald Hassan1970

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Apple War (1971) poster
9. The Apple War1971

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All These Women (1964) poster
10. All These Women1964

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970) poster
11. Roy Colt & Winchester Jack1970

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Damn Yankees (1958) (1958) poster
12. Damn Yankees1958

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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