Cult Movie Reviews: The Third Eye (1966)
Mino Guerrini’s The Third Eye (Il terzo occhio) is included in Arrow’s Gothic Fantastico Blu-Ray boxed set so you’re going to be expecting a gothic horror movie. That’s not what…
Cult Movie Reviews: Lake of Dracula (1971)
The Japanese vampire movie Lake of Dracula, released in 1971, is the second movie in what became known as the Bloodthirsty Trilogy. It is not a true trilogy but it…
Young Hannah, Queen of the Vampires (1973)
Young Hannah, Queen of the Vampires (AKA Crypt of the Living Dead) is a 1973 Spanish-US gothic horror movie. It was part of the trend at the time to do…
Web of the Spider (1971)
Antonio Margheriti’s Web of the Spider (the original Italian title is Nella stretta morsa del ragno) is a colour remake of his excellent 1964 gothic horror film Castle of Blood…
Cult Movie Reviews: The Stepmother (1972)
The Stepmother is a 1972 erotic thriller released through Crown International so you’re expecting standard drive-in fodder. It was written and directed by Howard Avedis. More about him later. Structurally…
N. Took the Dice (1971)
When Alain Robbe-Grillet made Eden and After in 1970 he was actually shooting two movies simultaneously. One, Eden and After, was intended for theatrical release. The second, N. Took the…
Cult Movie Reviews: Eden and After (1970)
Eden and After, released in 1970, is probably Alain Robbe-Grillet’s weirdest most perplexing most experimental and most avant-garde movie. Surprisingly it actually made money. The 70s were different. Eden and…
Too Beautiful To Die (1988)
Too Beautiful To Die (Sotto il vestito niente II) is a 1988 giallo which is a kind of sequel to Carlo Vanzina’s 1985 Nothing Underneath (AKA The Last Shot). Nothing…
Cult Movie Reviews: Blood Shadow (2001-02)
Blood Shadow is an anime OVA from AT-2 Project comprising three episodes released in 2001 and 2002, directed by Nao Okezawa. I believe it has also been released as Crimson…
Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972) rewatch
Lucio Fulci’s Don’t Torture a Duckling was released in 1972. It’s usually regarded as a giallo but it’s not quite a conventional entry in that genre. The setting is a…
Cult Movie Reviews: The Black Cat (1981)
The Black Cat is a 1981 Lucio Fulci movie and I’m becoming very fond of Fulci’s 80s work. There have been countless Edgar Allan Poe adaptations but very few have…
Cult Movie Reviews: The Seventh Grave (1965)
As much as I love Italian gothic horror movies it’s not easy to find too many positive things to say about The Seventh Grave (La settima tomba, 1965). The setup…
Cult Movie Reviews: Flesh + Blood (1985)
Flesh + Blood, released in 1985, was Paul Verhoeven’s first American movie. Or at least it was his first movie made with American money for an American studio (although there…
Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, released in 1989, is one of the most notorious of all animes. It was based on a manga series by Toshio Maeda. There were in…
The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn is a 1983 post-apocalyptic science fiction action movie directed by Charles Band that includes just about all the ingredients associated with that genre. It was…
Cult Movie Reviews: Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue is a 1997 Japanese anime psycho-sexual thriller directed by Satoshi Kon. This is the story of Mima. Mina is a pop idol, a member of a J-pop girl…
Cult Movie Reviews: Robowar (1988)
Robowar is a 1988 Italian Predator rip-off which makes a nice change from Exorcist, Star Wars and Aliens rip-offs. And it’s directed by the one and only Bruno Mattei. Robowar…
Cult Movie Reviews: Whirlpool (1970)
José Ramón Larraz’s Whirlpool is an erotic horror movie with an interesting history. It’s an Anglo-Danish co-production shot entirely in England by a Spanish director and post production was done…