Occhiali Neri has been hailed as Argento’s great comeback movie – but is it too little, too late from a director whose artistic visions seem long exhausted?
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Kriminal – Italy’s Second-Best Costumed Anti-Hero
Sadistic and murderous, Kriminal was nevertheless a hugely popular comic book character in the 1960s.
The Counter Culture Meets Eighties Neo-Noir – Donald Cammell’s White Of The Eye
The maverick director’s collision of style, slasher and psychedelia remains a seminal moment in American cinema.
Maria Der’s Alternative Cinematic Universe
Maria Der’s wonderfully deranged visions from the tobacco cured VHS parlours of yesteryear allow us a peak and a prod at the underbelly of many beloved Hollywood favourites.
The Screen-Printed Cult Movie Art of Squadra Merli
Exploring a new collection of hand-crafted cult movie art prints from Jonny Redman’s Squadra Merli.
Beware The Creepers: Dario Argento’s Phenomena
The artistic beginning of the end for Dario Argento.
The Reprobate Movie Guide For Shut-Ins: Week Nine
The obscure, the absurd and the inspired – more movies to entertain and inform during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Reprobate Movie Guide For Shut-Ins: Week Seven
More movies to marvel at, from vintage sci-fi to spaghetti westerns, from sword and sorcery to wild bikers, and from Mamie Van Doren to Russ
The Beyond – Lucio Fulci’s Trip Into Atmospheric Ultraviolence
Lucio Fulci’s collision of Lovecraftian gothic and hardgore splatter is visually and stylistically impressive, but somewhat overrated.
Lucio Fulci’s Comedies, Thrillers And Westerns
The other films from the Godfather of Gore.