For the majority of casual western fans, the alpha and the omega of the Spaghetti Western is usually considered to be Sergio Leone’s legendary contributions

For the majority of casual western fans, the alpha and the omega of the Spaghetti Western is usually considered to be Sergio Leone’s legendary contributions
Looking back over my previous review of Fabrizio De Angelis’ original Killer Crocodile, I was stunned to see I’d given it a whopping three stars
We’ve covered the lawless world of 80’s Italian genre cinema quite a few times before, be it their blatant disinterest in copyright laws to their
I think I’m in need of some sort of intervention or something, because I can’t seem to stop searching out and exposing myself to the
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From the beginning of his career in 1970 with the stunning and stylish The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, to 1975’s seminal Profondo Rosso (Deep
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