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  • The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)
    Review preview for The Bird With The Crystal Plumage

    One of Argento’s most accessible, compelling films.

    James Gracey · 5 out of 5
    After a man witnesses an attempted murder, he soon finds himself the next killer's next target
  • The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971)
    Review preview for The Cat O' Nine Tails

    Never quite stands out or comes together the way some of the director's best work does.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A newspaper reporter and a blind puzzle expert team up to try and solve a string of murders.
  • Dark Glasses (2022)
    Review preview for Dark Glasses

    The colour saturation in these images is simply delicious. Gorgeous costume work by Guido Bongiorno makes the most of it, and Rome itself seems to have set out to please.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A woman who has lost her sight in her car crash and is guided by a young Chinese orphan tries to escape the serial killer who is stalking the streets of Rome armed with deadly cello strings.
  • Giallo (2009)
    Review preview for Giallo

    Provides a solid framework for plenty of classic Argento images, suspense, shocks and splatter.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    As a killer stalks and kidnaps beautiful young women, how far will the local detective have to go to stop him?
  • Mother Of Tears (2007)
    Review preview for Mother Of Tears

    Never comes close to matching the stunning colour-saturated aesthetic of its two predecessors.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A witch wreaks death and destruction in the final part of the Three Mothers trilogy.
  • Phenomena (1985)
    Review preview for Phenomena

    This rarely seen Argento gem has it all. We're on ground he's covered before, but it's constantly shifting beneath us.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A girl who has a strange relationship with insects attends boarding school in a small town where a killer is at large.
  • Sleepless (2001)
    Review preview for Sleepless

    An effective exercise in giallo style.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    A police commissioner comes out of retirement to hunt a serial killer... with the help of a victim's son.
  • Suspiria (1977)
    Review preview for Suspiria

    Those who doubt the artistic potential of the horror genre should be nailed down and made to watch this.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young ballet dancer uncovers a sinister conspiracy in this masterpiece of surrealist horror.
  • Trauma (1993)
    Review preview for Trauma

    Too American to really succeed as a giallo, yet too European and personal to work as an American slasher in the Friday the 13th mould, Trauma is neither one thing nor the other.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    Italian horror maestro Dario Argento's American venture.
  • Tenebrae (1982)
    Review preview for Tenebrae

    Unfolding as a cunningly reflexive critique of the Italian giallo, as well as Dario Argento’s own distinct body of work, Tenebrae directly addresses the accusations of misogyny often hurled at the director.

    James Gracey · 5 out of 5
    A thriller writer goes on the hunt for a killer who claims to be taking inspiration from his latest book.

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