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Double Feature: Simon of the Desert (1965)/The Monk (1972)

Luis Buñuel had come out of the desert with Viridiana (1961). Since 1945 the Spanish-born enfant terrible behind the definitive works of Surrealist cinema, Un Chien Andalou (1929, with Salvador Dalí) and L’Age d’Or (1930), had been living in Mexico, … Continue reading

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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (51-75)

Part 3 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page.   #51 Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) D: Mario Bava Renowned horror stylist Bava submits this … Continue reading

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Black Magic Rites (1973)

At least there’s one thing that’s easy to understand about this film, which is why it was brought into existence. Released in Italy as Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento… (Rites, Black Magic and Secret Orgies in the … Continue reading

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