‘A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin’ (1971): Notorious giallo classic by Lucio Fulci
A dreamy, sensuous, and deliciously “off” Italian giallo classic.
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‘White Line Fever’ (1975): Action-packed, politically confused exploiter
Crashing 70s trucker action, with handsome knothead Jan-Michael Vincent gear-jammin’ it down the road of exploitation thrills and thoroughly confused politics.
‘Burn, Witch, Burn!’ (1962): A classic witchcraft shocker you must see!
Superlative British shocker: expertly directed, beautifully constructed, and scintillatingly shot.
‘The Ghost and Mr. Chicken’ (1965): Perfect for Halloween, Don Knotts comedy gets better with age
“Atta boy, Luther!”
‘The Terminal Man’ (1974): Bleak foreshadowing of today’s cold, tech-obsessed world
Cold, impersonal, distant Frankenstein re-imagining―and a fairly perverse jab at its horror/suspense genre conventions.
‘Targets’ (1968): Nightmarish, disturbing take on guns & violence
“What you hunting this time?” “Going to shoot some pigs.”
‘Kansas City Bomber’ (1972): Misunderstood action-drama an effective, evocative melodrama
Grimy, relentlessly downbeat actioner/drama, incisive and intriguingly hazy—and far better than its rep indicates—with Raquel Welch’s first really accomplished performance.
‘Corky’ (1972): A dour nightmare about an irredeemable loser
One long, downbeat descent into the void.
‘The Loved One’ (1965): Uneven Hollywood satire still has plenty of yoks
What better way to celebrate the most macabre month of the year than to watch a grotesque comedy about Hollywood and the funeral business (guess which one is worse…)?
‘Lolly-Madonna XXX’ (1973): Atmospheric, violent & senseless Southern cult classic
Strange, hypnotic doom and gloom Southern cult classic, a modern-day Hatfield and McCoy feud underpinned by a violent, fatalistic melancholy.
