December 16, 2013 Django – a contemporary review A review of Django, taken and translated from the Italian newspaper Unita
November 7, 2013 Night of the Sorcerors Night of the Sorcerors is an enjoyably tacky feast of breasts, blood and bad dubbing from Armando De Ossorio; ridiculous, naive and disarming in equal measures.
October 28, 2013 Jean Pierre Faye It’s been a while, but continuing our on / off look at the history and career of black actors in Italy (and occasionally veering…
October 28, 2013 Lei Ilima As a postscript to my look at the career of Jean Pierre Faye, here’s a brief mention of Lei Ilima. Ms Ilima appeared in just two…
October 9, 2013 Surprise Attack Suprise Attack is unusual in that it is a film set during the Spanish Civil War, a period which – despite it’s obvious melodramatic potential – has never really been examined in any depth in the cinema.
September 13, 2013 20,000 dollari sul 7 20,000 dollari sul 7 is the least known and undoubtedly least effective of the six spaghetti westerns directed by Alberto Cardone.
September 5, 2013 Rattler Kid The resolutely mediocre film Rattler Kid wasn’t quite as bad as I expected, seeing that it’s another effort from the unceasingly tedious Leon Klimovsky.