David Hemmings

  • 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: Blow Up (1966)

    Movie Review: Blow Up (1966)

    Blow-Up, an adaptation of Julio Cortázar’s short story “Las babas del diablo,” is the first English movie directed by legendary Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. Antonioni is known for making mood pieces. Film critic Arthur Knight wrote that Blow-Up is a defining movie, akin to Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Antonioni’s masterpiece would influence the works of Read more