Matt Blake – Page 8 – The Wild Eye

May 11, 2017

Godforsaken

Although it never quite manages to overcome the limitations of its budget, Godforsaken is a step up from other films of similar means because it’s skilfully shot, features an excellent soundtrack by Deborah Mollison (who also scored East is East) and acting of a much higher calibre than usual.

May 5, 2017

The Two Sons of Ringo

I due figli di Ringo finds popular Italian comedy due Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia in a very silly parody of For a Few Dollars More, complete with all the expected slapstick routines, humorous misadventures and excessive face pulling

May 1, 2017

The House at the End of Time

The House at the End of Time has been heralded in some quarters as the first Venezuelan horror film; I’m not sure if that’s true, but it’s certainly a decent little suspense film whatever the case.

April 22, 2017

Colour from the Dark

With Colour from the Dark (2008), Ivan Zuccon adapted H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Colour Out of Space, which had also previously been filmed as Die, Monster, Die! in 1965 and The Curse in 1987.

April 21, 2017

Discovolante

IL DISCO VOLANTE Cast: Alberto Sordi (Vincenzo Berruti / Marsicano / Don Giuseppe / Conte Momi Crosara), Monica Vitti (Dolores), Eleonora Rossi Drago (Clelia),…

April 14, 2017

Massacre Time

A damned fine Spaghetti Western, Massacre Time contains all of the best ingredients to be found in the genre: machismo than teeters on the brim of absurdity, peculiar dubbing, bizarre characters, elliptical dialogue and a casual disregard for human life.

April 8, 2017

Kidnapped to Mystery Island

This was the third Emilio Salgari adaptation to be filmed by Luigi Capuano and produced by Ottavio Poggi for Liber Film and Eichberg in the mid sixties. This time, there was no Sandokan, with two subsidiary characters from the previous films – Yanez’s henchmen Tremel Naik and Kammamuri – elevated to the heroic roles.