White of the Eye (1987)

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Siskoid
David Keith is the prime suspect in a sadistic murder spree in White of the Eye, and what I really wish (though it sounds terrible to say it) is that there were just one more murder. Because the two we get, though completely different, both give film makers like Dario Argento a run for their money. Director Donald Cammell started out as a painter and it shows, preferring staged close-ups that look like macabre still life (in French, a still life is a "nature morte", literally "dead nature", which is more to the point here) and atmospheric landscapes, but also giving the camera a lot of motion to create unease. Though it angles for psychological horror otherwise, with the suspicion looming over Keith and his family, it makes a disappointing turn into slasher tropes in the third act, and never really connects with the Apache lore it that gives the film its title. It remains very strange, which is to its credit, but it's definitely a let-down compared to what went before. Almost a hidden gem. 1 year 6 months ago
monty
This Donald Cammell movie is no masterpiece but it's far from as bad as the shitty poster here would lead you to believe. Btw, the score is by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd. 12 years 9 months ago