Cannibal Holocaust

"...auspices of Sage Stallone (Sly's brother). Hyped as a cannibal snuff film, the film will play at the Alamo's..."

Sept. 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jungle Holocaust

"...Lai, Ivan Rassimov and Sheik Razak Shikur. Controversial Italian cannibal picture focuses on lost white men in the New..."

Sept. 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lemon

"...Like Cannibal Holocaust and Woody Allen’s Interiors, Lemon falls under the..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Turistas

Turistas is a surprisingly effective horror film with good acting and some breathless action.

"...spelunking aspects of The Descent, and Marino Girolami's scalpel-happy Cannibal Holocaust aka Doctor Butcher, M.D. Very believably acted throughout..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Green Inferno

Eli Roth's long-delayed cannibal movie has passed its shelf life

"...Eli Roth’s riff on the horror subgenre of tropical cannibal movies has finally arrived in theatres with less of..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dust and Bones

Cannibal Western Bone Tomahawk finds true gristle

"...wholly his own twisted creation. Part The Searchers, part Cannibal Holocaust, it sets a small-town sheriff (Kurt Russell) on..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...reputation. For good or ill, his 1979 underground classic Cannibal Holocaust sets the disturbing bar for gross-out horror. Now..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Majordomo – Phil Anselmo

Pantera/Down icon talks tape trading and terror

"...And you’ve gotta think – with Ruggero – is Cannibal Holocaust the most unknown and yet greatest found footage..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Takes a Trip With Ruggero Deodato

Italian found footage pioneer joins Coffin Joe and more

"...Deodato raises the stakes. His 1980 sweat-and-ichor-drenched jungle meltdown Cannibal Holocaust was the intersection between mondo exploitation flicks and..."

Sept. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Knock Knock

Keanu Reeves stars in Eli Roth's latest horror film

"...audience. Earlier this month, it was his version of Cannibal Holocaust (The Green Inferno); now it’s his decidedly faithful..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...course, precursors to Blair Witch: Ruggero Deodato’s oft-cited goregasm Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and Patrick Duncan’s excellent though little-seen Vietnam..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Obscene Beauty

New series Sunday Bloody Cinema makes the weekend transgressive

"...That's why, among terror classics like Cannibal Holocaust, he'll be showing more cerebral but equally disturbing..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trollhunter

Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.

"...Blair Witch Project and Ruggero Deodato's cringe- and gag-reflex-inducing Cannibal Holocaust, although here the heightened sense of the extremely..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Serbian Film

Notorious for its disturbing content, this film has been slightly edited for its American theatrical debut.

"...in a dizzying, sickening rush, not unlike Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust, Gaspar Noé's Irréversible, or Michael Haneke's Funny Games,..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Captivity

Captivity, wherein 24's Elisha Cuthbert is abducted and tortured, is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad name; it's just soulless, hateful, and freakishly monotonous.

"...over again. I've always been a huge genre fan (Cannibal Holocaust and Punishment Park are still my ideal drive-in..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hostel: Part II

Roth has accomplished the near impossible: He's crafted a vastly superior sequel to Hostel, one that supersedes the original's sadistic quotient, gore effects, and narrative subversiveness.

"...can you see the cameoing horror director Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust) in such an – ahem – meaty role?..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cavite

This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.

"...sense of cultural disassociation found in, say, Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust. Cavite isn't a horror film, per se –..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...rooms for purposes other than singing the theme from Cannibal Holocaust off-key? Ohmyfuckyes! Fantastic Fest 2010: Let the revel..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Housecore Horror Film Festival Programming Announced

Underground fan fest combines heavy metal and horror films

"...35mm): The Evil Dead, The Manson Family, Maniac, Zombie, Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibal Ferox, The Beyond, Scream Bloody Murder, I..."

April 1, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Cannibal Corpse

"...Cannibal CorpseTorture (Metal Blade)..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Shock and Awesomeness

Stephen Romano puts the movies in his mind down on paper in his fake-history coffeetable book, Shock Festival

"...("She's got the last word in total pleasure"), and Cannibal Callgirls ("They are young. They are sexy. They are..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: The Found Footage Phenomenon

New documentary unspools the reels of fake-real films

"...film in the genre, Ruggero Deodato’s 1980 magnum vomitus Cannibal Holocaust, while Deodato himself recalls how he was charged..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Chefs

Give your compliments to the chef with these four films

"...Life of Pi and Brokeback Mountain. – Marjorie Baumgarten Cannibal Holocaust (1980)..."

May 24, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...milestone film for pioneering a genre. People always call Cannibal Holocaust the original found-footage movie, but I disagree, because..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute

Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries

"...rife, and the problem really starts with the original, Cannibal Holocaust. It's called the first found footage horror, but..."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Heavy Metal Movies'

A literary diversion over the long weekend

"...picking up that spiffy new three disc release of Cannibal Holocaust (out now from Grindhouse Releasing) over the long..."

July 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In the Red Corner: Housecore Horror Film Festival

The new kids on the block possess the whole Emo's / Antone's complex

"...the blackest souls of the genre, including Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust) and Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik). From the cerebral to..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Has Fantastic Fest Gone Too Hog-Wild?

Helicopter Hog Hunt has some fans worried

"...swine. And I'm thankful that Ruggero Deodato's infamous carnucopia Cannibal Holocaust didn't make the, uh, cut when League and..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: October 5

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Marriage equality is like genocide. Marriage equality is like Cannibal Holocaust. Marriage equality is like watching a Rick Perry..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Adam and Joe go to 'Holliston'

FEARnet launches first original sitcom tonight

"...now we can hopefully get back to talking about Cannibal Holocaust. Or Cannonball Run. Or the mashup of the..."

April 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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