I liked the slow-burning Onibaba AKA Devil Woman quite a bit. The film's plot is simple but the b&w cinematography is fantastic, the setting is eerie, and the acting performances are quite memorable. The ending is strong as well.
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This film is one wild ride! Vincent Price is excellently wicked as the eponymous abominable Dr. Phibes, a Phantom of the Opera-esque figure, who is presumed to have died in a car crash, shortly after the death of his beloved wife, four years ago. Actually though, he survived, horribly disfigured, and has secretly been scheming a meticulous plan of revenge: He is out to murder the 8 doctors and one nurse who he believes to be responsible for the death…
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Oxen Split Torturing 1976
This movie presents two short stories that are both relentlessly brutal and perverted. The gore effects in Shogun's Sadism look really convincing and everything is surprisingly well-filmed. This is a torture and rape fest par excellence! The movie is full of deranged characters, sick humor, sexual violence and inventive torture methods. If you're into that kind of stuff, you'll have a blast watching this.
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The China Lake Murders 1990
"The one you don't hear, that's the one who'll getcha."
This thriller is really good, especially if you take into consideration that it's only a low-budget made-for-television movie. Even though it was produced in 1989, it has a somewhat neo-noir look and feel to it that rather resembles 1970s cop thrillers. The China Lake Murders was directed by TV veteran Alan Metzger (Kojak) and is based on Robert Harmon's 1983 short China Lake, which got Harmon the directing job for…
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