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Aldo Lado – The Great Lost Talent Of Italian Horror Cinema

Looking back at the curious career of one of Italy’s most interesting – but lesser-known – film directors.

Stage Fright – The Last Gasp Of Classic Italian Genre Cinema

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Michele Soavi’s theatrical slasher film feels like an extravagant end-of-an-era production.

The Adventures Of Lil’ Reprobate – Episode 7

This week, Noah Brown’s twisted little offspring faces an existential crisis that has dogged many of us over the years.

Blecch Glasses: Dario Argento And The Limitations Of Creativity

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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?

Kriminal – Italy’s Second-Best Costumed Anti-Hero

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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.