The Psychic

Fulci-lite, is like lite-beer. Still a beer. And as such still enjoyable. The Psychic, aka, Sette note in nero (Seven Notes in Black) has that usual bit of Italian flare, wobbly-pop narrative and other-wordly dreamscapes that make these kinds of flicks enjoyable. Virginia has psychic visions, stemming from girlhood when she has a harrowing hallucination ofContinue reading “The Psychic”

Don’t Torture a Duckling

With more bungled police work than the entire Amanda Knox case, this Italian crime curiosity is notable for showcasing some of the hallmark gore Maestro Lucio Fulci would later bring to the big screen in The Beyond and City of the Living Dead. Don’t Torture a Duckling, aka Non si sevizia un paperino, like theContinue reading “Don’t Torture a Duckling”