‘Sinbad and the Seven Seas’ or — The Shining Glory of John Steiner?The story goes that back in 1986 the original director of ‘Sinbad and the Seven Seas’ (1989), Luigi Cozzi, was replaced by Cannon Films…1d ago1d ago
‘The Adventures of Hercules II’ or — Completely Deranged, Even by Italian Standards?It’s immediately apparent that Luigi Cozzi might’ve had a smaller budget for ‘The Adventures of Hercules II’ (1985), the sequel to his…3d ago3d ago
‘Hercules’ or — Better Than ‘Clash of the Titans’?!I’d been aware of the Lou Ferrigno ‘Hercules’ (1983) movie for years but had always avoided it as I suspected it would be a Golan-Globus…4d ago4d ago
‘Va Savoir+’ or — Having Our Cake and Eating it?Jacques Rivette’s ‘Va Savoir+’ (2001) opens with a theatre troupe rehearsing a play somewhere in Paris but, then again, this shouldn’t…May 5May 5
‘Death Rides a Horse’ or — Delightfully Derivative?Guilio Petroni’s ‘Death Rides a Horse’ (1967) might just be the most unoriginal movie ever made so to call it a sort of ‘Sergio Leone’s…Apr 30Apr 30
‘I Fidanzati’ or — Spaces, Absences and Memories?The narrative to Ermanno Olmi’s ‘I Fidanzati’ (1963), or ‘The Fiancés’, is so slight (a Milanese construction worker reluctantly leaves…Apr 26Apr 26
‘When Tomorrow Comes’ or — After the Flood?John M. Stahl’s ‘When Tomorrow Comes’ (1939) is very much a film of three acts. The good news is that two of them are great. The bad news…Apr 24Apr 24
‘A Quiet Place in the Country’ or — In Praise of the Other Mastroianni?Elio Petri’s ‘A Quiet Place in the Country’ (1968) makes it blindingly clear from the get-go that its title is heavily ironic because…Apr 21Apr 21
‘Tormento’ or — The Astonishingly Cathartic Fairy Tale Melodrama?If I was to describe the plot to Raffaello Matarazzo’s ‘Tormento’ (1950) it would sound like your typical melodramatic fodder where a…Apr 14Apr 14
