Author: VHS Tracking
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Spasmo (1974)
Another movie I tracked down to watch basically because of the Ennio Morricone score, particularly the mellow, haunting title piece, Spasmo (1974) is a giallo mystery that was quite unusual. Starting off with a man (Robert Hoffmann) finding a woman knocked out on the beach (Suzy Kendall), the film’s tone is very over the top… Read.
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Gemini (2017)
I’ve liked director Aaron Katz ever since a friend loaned me DVDs of his early ‘mumblecore’ films Dance Party USA and Quiet City. With Gemini (2017), Katz still retains intimacy between characters and small stakes stories but has more cinematic, smoother visual style now. Much like an earlier film he did, Cold Weather, Gemini is… Read.
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The Night Comes For Us (2018)
If you’re into martial arts action movies, and can handle extreme violence (I was continuously exclaiming out loud at the visceral gore) then The Night Comes For Us (2018) is on Netflix for your viewing pleasure. Stars Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais from The Raid movies, this time swapping hero and villain roles as a… Read.
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A Bay Of Blood (1971)
Here’s something for Halloween. I watched A Bay Of Blood (1971; Ecologia del delitto) for the first time (one of the many alternative titles is Twitch Of The Death Nerve – what a title!). Directed by Mario Bava, this film is considered very influential in spawning the ‘slasher’ genre with many of its ‘kills’ copied… Read.
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Hotel Artemis (2018)
Hotel Artemis (2018) was better than I expected. Call it the lowered expectations of a B movie. John Wick comparisons abounded when it came out (as it is about a secret hospital for criminals) but there’s a bit of Blade Runner in there too. All the main action happens in the climax, and it’s mainly… Read.
