Daria Nicolodi

  • Movie Review: Phenomena (1985)

    Movie Review: Phenomena (1985)

    “Phenomena” is another good Giallo movie from Dario Argento, with a very interesting plot that includes some supernatural elements. Jennifer Connelly plays Jennifer Corvino, a young adult gifted with the ability to communicate with insects, who is trying to stop a serial killer targeting teenage girls. Like other movies from Argento, “Phenomena” has excellent cinematography Read more

  • Movie Review: Deep Red (1975)

    Movie Review: Deep Red (1975)

    “Deep Red” is a Giallo classic directed by the “master of horror,” Dario Argento, two years prior to “Suspiria,” his horror masterpiece. “Deep Red,” released at the peak of the Giallo craze, set the bar high for quality in the horror subgenre. Many critics believe that this could be Argento’s best movie and that it Read more

  • Movie Review: Tenebrae (1982)

    Movie Review: Tenebrae (1982)

    “Tenebrae” (“Darkness”, also called “Tenebre”) is another gory Giallo whodunit from acclaimed director Dario Argento. Considered to be one of his best, this Giallo has all the expected ingredients: great visuals, a whodunit mystery, gore, and sleaze. Argento got his inspiration for this plot from his own experience of being stalked by an obsessed fan. Read more