El Castillo de la Pureza (1973)
In the book Customs and Cultures of Mexico by Peter Standish and Steven M. Bell, the authors refer to the films of director Arturo Ripstein’s films as ones that “highlighted characters beset by futile compulsions to escape (their) destinies.” As such, many of his films feature bleak colors and pathetic characters who struggle to retain any scrap […]
El Extrano Hijo del Sheriff (1982)
The Sheriff’s Strange Son is the translation of this film’s title and it lives up to those words. On the night that Sheriff Frederick Jackson’s wife goes into labor, the doctor is nowhere to be found, as he’s tending to the numerous victims of the plague that is decimating the denizens of the small town […]
Munecos Infernales (1961)
Better known by its U.S. title Curse of the Doll People, this movie was directed by Benito Alazraki, who also was behind Santo contra Los Zombies and Espiritismo, both made the same year as this film. Four men have stolen an idol from a voodoo priest. I don’t have to tell you what a bad idea that is […]
La Muerte Viviente (1971)
Also known as Isle of the Snake People, the original title of this movie translates as Living Death. It was directed by Juan Ibanez, who also directed star Boris Karloff in The Incredible Invasion, House of Evil and Fear Chamber. Karloff’s box office value led to these movies being financed by Columbia Pictures, which would then distribute them. […]
The Similars (2015)
If this movie is any indication, Isaac Ezban is a writer and director to watch. He was inspired by The Twilight Zone episode “It’s a Good Life” and the color palette of 2009’s The Box, as this has a muted look that is unlike anything I’ve seen recently. It’s a movie that takes a somewhat silly conceit […]
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