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One of my moments of dread is the threat of random violence. The moment in the original Terminator when the machine shows up at people’s homes, knocks on their door and asks if they are Sarah Connor then promptly shoots them when they answer yes is still chilling. Drawing inspiration for me from the classically brutal Martyrs (2008) and the odd cheapy eye transplant film Mansion Of The Doomed (1976) is this lovely gripping Italian horror thriller The Goldsmith (aka L’orafo) (2022)

The film opens on a chase scene in broad daylight over urban dirt fields, three children who turn out to be younger versions of the people in the film are fleeing from an older man. Arianna (Valentina Carbone), Stefano (Matthias Cavallo) and Roberto (Federico Graziani). During the chase, the girl drops a gold cross. The old man catches up to them and reaches down for the cross. The male children charge to stop him.

Alone With Her Dreams (Picciridda – Con i piedi nella sabia) Corinth Films Reviewed by Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Paolo Licata Screenwriters: Ugo Chiti, Catena Fiorello, Paolo Licata; based on a novel by Catena Fiorello Cast: Marta Castiglia, Lucia Sardo, Claudio Collova , Ileana Rigano, Tania Bambaci Release Date: October […]

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Alone With Her Dreams (Picciridda – Con i piedi nella sabia) Corinth Films Reviewed by Harvey Karten for Shockya.com Director: Paolo Licata Screenwriters: Ugo Chiti, Catena Fiorello, Paolo Licata Cast: Lucia Sardo, Marta Castiglia , Ileana Rigano, Katia Greco, Claudio Collova, Lorendana Marino, Tania Bambaci, Frederica Sarno Release Date: October 30, 2020 Many couples with […]

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Italian horror films have always been known for the buckets of blood they dump on us fans, and if this first trailer is any indication, Lucas Pavetto's The Perfect Husband is going to make folks like Fulci and Argento proud. Dig in!

The Perfect Husband opens this summer in limited theaters across Italy.

Co-written by Pavetto and Massimo Vavassori, the film stars Gabriella Wright, Bret Roberts, Carl Wharton, Tania Bambaci, Daniel Vivian, and Philippe Reihardt.

Synopsis

Viola and Nicholas are going through a difficult period. The couple and their relationship were strained by a termination of pregnancy that has overwhelmed them unexpectedly. To overcome this crisis, they decide to spend a weekend in an old cottage lost in the woods, but all will take a devilish bent when the head of one of the spouses will infiltrate a crazy suspicion. What was supposed to be a quiet weekend will...