Op-ed section with rants, opinions on industry developments, commentary or counter arguments
Star Odyssey (1979) (orig. Sette uomini d’oro nello spazio) – Director: Alfonso Brescia – 2/10 (very bad)The movie conceivably could have worked providing that it had moved at a tolerable pace and displayed its psychotronic qualities more imaginatively; predictably enough though, the motion picture begins to stagnate and decompose about […]
The Deep (1977) – Director: Peter Yates – 8/10 (excellent) This is old-school filmmaking at its finest: not only is it most likely one of the most successful straight treasure hunt adventures to have been put on celluloid, but also an astounding technical feat with some of the most impressive […]
Intimidation (1960) – Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara – 7/10 (very good)Kurahara’s grip on the narrative is quite impressive and it is pretty astonishing he manages to wedge as much material as he does into the frugal, barely-over-60-minute-long Nikkatsu framework. The director outfits the taut, suspenseful film noir with the highly acerbic […]
Dimension 5 (1966) – Director: Franklin Adreon – 4/10 (passable/mediocre)The movie essentially constitutes a third-rate spy flick equipped with absurd time-travel gadgetry, threadbare innuendos and hammy acting, though to be fair, it is not so charmless in that some of its defects actually redound to its benefit. The work predominantly […]
The Dreaming (1988) – Director: Mario Andreacchio – 5/10 (okay/decent) Though the motion picture opts for the right tone and primarily focuses on atmosphere as opposed to senseless jump scares or gore, the overall composition feels somewhat paroxysmic in that every second or third scene features the titular ‘dreaming’ which […]
21 Hours at Munich (1976) – Director: William A. Graham – 6/10 (good)The movie succeeds in virtue of following the events in a fairly straightforward manner and owing to the satisfying performances given by William Holden and Franco Nero. Perhaps its biggest differentiating feature constitutes the emphasis put on delineating […]
Target Eagle (1982) (aka Fire Mission, orig. Jugando con la muerte) – 6/10 (good)I am not much of an actioner aficionado, though I must confess I have taken to this somewhat obtuse, but nonetheless charming piece of Eurotrash nonsense. Firstly, its primary strength seems to lie in its excellent variety […]
Eyes of a Stranger (1981) – Director: Ken Wiederhorn – 4/10 (passable/mediocre)Though the film opens with a chilling murder scene, it subsequently drops off for want of a fully fledged storyline and completely tapers off towards the end. The work seems to be recycling the premise of I Saw What […]
Eyes Of Laura Mars (1978) – Director: Irvin Kershner – 4/10 (passable/mediocre) The motion picture is cumbered with two crucial shortcomings: firstly, the storyline does not feature any character development and most of it heavily relies on jump scares as well as implausible turnabouts intended to secrete the overarching scripting […]
Demon Pond (1979) (orig. Yashagaike) – Director: Masahiro Shinoda – 6/10 (good)On one hand, the visual sumptuousness, the odd musical score, the eerie atmosphere and some bizarre antics do confer a solid foundation to this outlandish fable, on the other hand though, the said assets are rendered partially ineffectual owing […]