Part of Midnight Movies and Holiday Classics
Anticipating the eerie magic of SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED finds Dario Argento and creative partner Daria Nicolodi presenting a simple, Christmas-set slasher. At least, that’s what it appears to be. But within two minutes, it’s obvious that there’s nothing “simple” about DEEP RED at all. With this movie, Argento perfected the classy, ultra-violent sub-genre that would come to be known as giallo — and also perfected playing audiences like a fiddle. This includes Goblin’s soundtrack, which is a spook-a-delic prog-rock masterpiece that beautifully complements the movie’s dreamy mood. New 4K Restoration
“Argento’s first full-fledged masterpiece, a riveting thriller whose secrets carefully unravel via carefully calibrated compositions.” —Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
“The best of Argento's non-supernatural mysteries, this frequently spins off from its BLOW-UP-style murder investigation with intimations of magical strangeness.” —William Thomas, Empire Magazine