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Cinepocalypse: The Crescent; Housewife

Posted on 6 Nov 201713 Mar 2018 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse: Part 2

A neo-psychedelic story of grief and a giallo-influenced journey into the weird

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged Can Evrenol, Canadian movies, giallo, horror movies, Housewife, independent movies, The Crescent, Turkish moviesLeave a comment

The Editor

Posted on 8 Oct 201512 Nov 2017 by Lackey
Samantha Hill stars in THE EDITOR.

If you don't know your giallo from a hole in the ground, this is probably not the place to start.

Posted in Movie ReviewsTagged Adam Brooks, Astron-6, Canadian movies, giallo, horror comedies, Italian movies, Laurence R. Harvey, Matthew Kennedy, Paz de la Huerta, The Editor, Tristan Risk, Udo KierLeave a comment

The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears

Posted on 16 Dec 201417 Oct 2016 by Lackey
A scene from THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS

Belgium's foremost purveyors of black leather, razor blades and low moans are back with this nightmarish acid trip of a film.

Posted in Movie ReviewsTagged Belgian movies, Bruno Forzani, erotic horror, giallo, Hélène Cattet, horror movies, independent movies, L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps, psychological thrillers, The Strange Color of Your Body's TearsLeave a comment

Deep Sleep

Posted on 10 Dec 20147 Nov 2016 by Lackey
Deep Sleep

A stylish and intriguing neo-giallo

Posted in Movie ReviewsTagged Argentinian movies, Deep Sleep, giallo, horror movies, independent movies, Italian movies, Luciano Onetti, Sonno ProfondoLeave a comment

Retro Review: Tenebrae

Posted on 28 Oct 201412 Nov 2017 by Lackey
A scene from TENEBRAE

Argento tinkers with the giallo formula a bit, resulting in an enjoyable, effective and essentially Argento mystery-thriller.

Posted in Movie Reviews, Retro ReviewsTagged '80s movies, Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi, Dario Argento, giallo, horror movies, Italian movies, John Saxon, psychological thrillers, Tenebrae, TenebreLeave a comment

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