MOTHER OF TEARS

We’ve waited 27 years for Argento’s final installment of “The Three Mothers” trilogy and like it’s predecessors SUSPIRIA (1977) and INFERNO (1980), MOTHER OF TEARS grabs viewer attention with an early set-piece in which Giselle (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni), a worker at Rome’s Museum of Ancient…more

SWEET MOVIE

Warning the following review contains spoilers.

The 60s and 70s counter culture revolution introduced a number of significant filmmakers to the stage of world cinema. Perhaps the most controversial of these is Yugoslavia’s Dusan Makavejev whose taboo breaking movies of the 70s, WR:…more

SNAKE DANCER

Mondo Macabro, long a fan favorite among devotees of exotic, macabre cinema, early developed a reputation for its eclectic offerings and exceptional supplements. The company continues to strengthen its catalogue by adding erotica to its long list of horror and science-fiction fare. Equal…more

MAGIC

When you look at the credits of MAGIC, you’re tempted to expect some real magic dust floating around. What we have here is a film written by the Oscar winner William Goldman (ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, MISERY, CHAPLIN…), directed by the Oscar winner Richard Attenborough (GANDHI, CHAPLIN),…more

DUST DEVIL

Richard Stanley’s DUST DEVIL had a troubled production history with as many twists and turns as the movie itself, with all previous releases having been virtually botched. Miramax excised more than 15 minutes from the director’s cut, and since then the original version remained unavailable…more

TETSUO: THE IRON MAN

A horrific and harrowing hybrid of cyber-punk sensibilities, surrealistic narration, and expressionistic low budget film techniques, TETSUO: THE IRON MAN doesn’t care if you like it or understand it. It’s primary mission is to evoke raw, sheer reaction and undiluted emotion, and this is…more

SORUM

A ghost story without a ghost, SORUM seduces us into admitting the dark truth we knew all along -- the scariest thing out there is the darkness of our own minds. What the human being is capable of doing under duress, the fever fantasies we imagine, and what depths of depravity we descend…more

AB-NORMAL BEAUTY

A fascinating examination of the depraved depths of obsession, AB-NORMAL BEAUTY is a modern attempt at exorcising primal anxieties. Morbidly fascinating and intellectually revealing, the movie attacks us at our most vulnerable while asking us to enjoy the experience. And we do; it’s hard…more