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Svengali (1931)
Svengali (1931) Directed by Archie Mayo As a salacious pre-code tragedy this tale of obsession and madness is a triumph, as an adaptation of George du Maurier’s popular 1894 novel not so […]
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Directed by Terence Fisher A sci-fi drama that inadvertently morphs into a spooky revenge yarn. Is that supposed to be a Frankenstein movie? I don’t know, but this […]
Claudine (1974)
Claudine (1974) Directed by John Berry Even though the sanguine, infectious bliss of John Berry’s Claudine unfailingly operates from a sweetly compassionate and adequately affectionate plane, the situational gravitas of its squalid […]
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Directed by Terence Fisher The motion picture that invigorated British Gothic horror and marked a milestone in the history of the Hammer film company, The Curse of […]
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
The Virgin Suicides (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola’s profound, mysterious elegy The Virgin Suicides has always left me conflicted. After so many attempts at deciphering the indecipherable, I find this […]
Close Your Eyes (2023)
Close Your Eyes (2023) Directed by Victor Erice Memories are an intricate, intangible compilation of experiences that once took place in some temporal space of our lives; the construct of memory as […]
Pretty Baby (1978)
Pretty Baby (1978) Directed by Louis Malle It is all too convenient to condemn a work of art for its unequivocal controversy, just as it is all too easy to judge it […]
Suzume (2022)
Suzume (2022) Directed by Makoto Shinkai Makoto Shinkai’s spectacularly absurd Suzume lacks the philosophical romanticism and cosmic complexities of Your Name and is devoid of the metaphorical beauty of Weathering with You, […]
Pick for the Weekend: Le Tempestaire (1947)
– Le Tempestaire is the movie for the weekend. In this section every Saturday or Sunday Celluloid Dimension picks a movie for the weekend. The selections are preferably underrated movies or neglected movies that […]
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) Directed by Jess Franco Jess Franco’s exploitative erotica has never been my cup of tea, and although I think his salacious eccentricities are idiosyncratically poetic rather than […]
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80's / Capsule Reviews / Grindhouse Fest
Grindhouse Fest: Night of the Juggler (1980)
-Grindhouse Fest is the special section in Celluloid Dimension where you can discover all the goodies from the golden age of exploitation cinema. Have fun! Directed by Robert Butler Written by Rick […]
Grindhouse Fest: Late Night Trains (1975)
-Grindhouse Fest is the special section in Celluloid Dimension where you can discover all the goodies from the golden age of exploitation cinema. Have fun! Directed by Aldo Lado Written by Roberto […]