Muffleddonkey

An absurd and funky exploitation flick from Japan about a "wolf guy" who tries to discover the cause of a tiger curse affecting band members. The narrative is somewhat nonsensical but it works and is bolstered by plenty of engaging camera work and visuals: highly trippy surgery scenes, chases through neon cityscapes etc. Fun with genuine artistic merit.

Stunning film and a very real, haunting depiction of the indominatable want for escape amidst enclosure and fear. In many ways a film of two halves, the first slow but extremely effective in its exposition, subtle and minimalistic. The second sees this abstracted and dissolved into surrealist fantasy, to be restored, hidden and to become illusory and secretive. Highly recommended for fans of Rollin, *Malpertuis *and *Symptoms. *

Frantic, stylish and very brutal, Argento's monolithic *Deep Red *achieves giallo excellence in its twisted, visually stunning tale of trauma and paranoia. One of the defining festures of this piece lies in its creativity, visible most clearly in the kills. Aiming to present more relatable deaths lead to deaths unlike much else in giallo. Just all around entertaining and a canonically essential giallo.

Really fantastic slow-burn psycho-thriller. Doesn't rely on big moments, just letting things build over stunning shots of beaches, towns and Mediterranean forests. There's a lot to unravel in its plot, with seemingly commentary on the correlation between perception and appearance, feminine expectations and freedom. Really cool film.