4K UHD Review – Phenomena

Few filmmakers have enjoyed a creative streak like Dario Argento, who found his footing with 1975's "Deep Red" and tore through a series of murder mysteries, supernatural horror, and surreal freak-outs for the next 12 years, creating movies with incredible visual power and genre authority. 1985's "Phenomena" arrives just before Argento lost his way, acting a potent reminder of his talents during his heyday, merging growing Americanization with his Italian filmmaking instincts, coming up with a completely bizarre but terrifically nutso chiller that somehow incorporates insect friendship, heavy metal, family woes, and a knife-wielding chimpanzee without falling apart. It's the Argento way, and he scores with this intensely atmospheric and brazenly bananas serial killer story. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com