EYEBALL: GAZING INTO THE HEART OF RETRO ITALIAN HORROR MYSTIQUE
A Bloody Tour of Terror: “Eyeball” (1975) “You don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre!” This tagline, as brazen as it is misleading, might lure you into Umberto Lenzi’s lesser-known giallo contribution, “Eyeball.” Released in 1975, the Italian director serves up a cocktail of murder and mystery set against the vibrant backdrop…
ROLLERBALL: CAREENING THROUGH A CORPORATE DYSTOPIA OF SAVAGE SPECTACLE
A Bloody Sport in a Dystopian World: ‘Rollerball’ Unleashed In a fiercely competitive and ruthless future, Norman Jewison’s 1975 film, ‘Rollerball’, offers audiences a brutal spectacle—combining the visceral thrills of sports with the chilling prospects of a corporate-controlled dystopia. It visualizes a world where the ultra-violent sport of Rollerball reigns, monopolies dictate social order, and…