Michael Mackenzie Movies

In this visual essay, author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reflects on the recurring theme or perception in Dario Argento's filmography.

A visual essay comparing the various different cuts of Dario Argento's "Phenomena".

A visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s.

Video essay on the "The Witch" (1966) by author and academic Miranda Corcoran. Corcoran places the film within wider histories of witchcraft and...

A video essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith Allison where he gives a concise historical-and-critical companion to Alberto De...

A video essay on the film, THE THIRD EYE (1966), where author and filmmaker Lindsay Hallam examines the film’s psychological and Gothic...

A new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ringu series.

A video interview with Paul Muller about his own acting background, his early days in French cinema, his frequent casting in bad guy roles, his...

A featurette containing interviews with actress Liana Orfei and film historian Fabio Melelli

An introduction to "Lady Morgan's Vengeance" by Mark Thompson Ashworth talking about the central location, similarities to Castle of Blood, and his...

A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including...

An interview with Blanc about her first real leading role here, her fond memories of her fellow cast members and director, the most vivid memory of...