Michael Mackenzie Movies

A visual essay about the 5 classic Giallo films by Italian director Sergio Martino.

An analysis of Italian director Sergio Martino's Giallo films of the 1970s.

A 2017 interview with actress Hope Holiday, who portrayed Margie MacDougall.

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

A featurette containing interviews with actress Liana Orfei and film historian Fabio Melelli. Included as an extra on Arrow Video’s Blu-ray of...

Brand new featurette exploring director Guy Ritchie’s oeuvre, featuring Kat Hughes, Hannah Strong and Josh Saco.

Italian film devotee Mark Thompson Ashworth introduces "The Blancheville Monster", discussing the many borrowed Poe motifs, differences between the...

A series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy.

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

A newly edited 1993 interview with Italian filmmaker Massimo Pupillo.

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

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

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

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