A quick clarification: Star Crystal (1986) and Star Slammer (1986) are not available on the same Blu-ray disc, despite the two films make for an interesting evening of viewing. Kino Lorber consistently delivers an eclectic array of films, ranging from ...

In early modern Europe, it is estimated by historians that between 50,000 and 200,000 people (mostly women) were tortured, burnt or hanged for witchcraft. So no surprise that the majority of horror films set in the early modern period explore ...

Although horror and comedy may seem to be polar opposites on the emotion spectrum, film fans know better. A 2014 Flavorwire article on the enduring appeal of horror comedies like Young Frankenstein (1974) observes that “laughter and fear are two of ...

Made during a somewhat maligned period in the ‘40s, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case is one of his lesser seen films, which is a shame as it has plenty to offer fans of his more classic titles about obsession, crime, ...

Top Sensation (1969), also known as The Seducers, and Swinging Young Seductresses is the first of only two films directed by Ottavio Alessi – the other being the Italian black comedy What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964), itself a ...

To paraphrase Heraclitus, “One cannot step twice into the same Takashi Miike film.” The Japanese director’s “maddeningly diverse” output shifts gleefully between genres — often within the same film — and ensures that his audiences will never grow bored. Yet ...

There are slashers, and then there is Pieces. I am going to begin with a confession. I once wrote an article on underrated slashers for a mainstream genre magazine solely so I could promote the idea that you haven’t seen ...

La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, 1971) is the first in a duo of gialli films from director Emilio Miraglia, the second being La dama rossa uccide sette volte (The Red Queen ...

Emilio Miraglia was not a prolific filmmaker, having directed just six titles despite working on a number of films as an assistant or second unit director. La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, ...

Caltiki – il mostro immortale (Caltiki – The Immortal Monster, 1959) is known among cult circles for its dual directorial influence; though officially recognized as a film by Riccardo Freda, cinematographer Mario Bava filled Freda’s sizeable shoes when he left ...