A Traviata Travesty? Dario Argento’s sweeping operatic horror is a masterpiece, and he’s a true virtuoso; when he’s on-point, there’s no better director. Each and every scene is a painting, a picture — the vent/railing/conductor cut/pan up is magic. The plot? It’s almost immaterial. Even a Dario Argento juicer infomercial would be something to behold. Apparently, the curseContinue reading “Opera”
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The Evil Dead
You can’t underestimate the influence of The Evil Dead, even if it hasn’t aged quite as well as some other films (and that’s through no fault of its own — it was quite simply so influential, and so widely imitated, it now looks dated). The answer’s simple: it diverged wildly from its early 80s brethren, despite the sameContinue reading “The Evil Dead”
Really Awful Movies 