The Changeling (film review)

The first time I saw this film, I was about four years old. I'm not sure if I have slept right since, I am now twenty four and it still haunts me.

The tale of a lonely musician, who loses his wife and daughter in a terrible accident, and then decides to rent an old mansion in the pacific norhtwest, only to find the house has a history of it's own. The film is paced well, set perfectly, and reveals a darker side of the bourgeouis than most are willing to explore. A masterpiece.

Tenebre, (film review)

As a fan of Argento's earlier films such as Suspiria and Profundo Rosso, I found that Tenebre is in the same vane as the previous two. In saying that, a serpentine story that involves a great soundtrack and creative gore. As in most of Argento's films, it really is difficult to decipher who the murderer is and this is no exception. Not my favorite of his oeuvre, but worth while all the same. Argento is one the best Horror film directors of his day, or any day for that matter. For some reason the best Horror films came out of the 1970's, not only in America but worldwide. Something about the grain of the film or the lack of advanced special effects forced the directors to be more creative and use psychological rather than visual devices to tell the story. Hitchcock, Argento, Romero, and many others created the best horror in the seventies and to a lesser extent the early 80's.