The Viewing (E07)

An audiovisual genre feast. If you know what to expect from the director of Mandy and Beyond the Black Rainbow, that's exactly what you'll get! Panos is simply awesome and I can't wait to see what he does next. A superbly cast, cinematographed, musically performed and overall hypnotically led episode, in short, the essence of what I would imagine to be the highlight of the entire anthology. (12/01/2022)

Exclusive madness. Panos Cosmatos convinced me after Mandy and this story that he is a madman. However, a stylish madman. He contributed to The Cabinet of Curiosities with his story, which he stylizes into the dark eighties, adds a darkwave musical background, dark but pastel-colored filters, and tells a psychedelic trip with horrors reminiscent of John Carpenter's films. The first episode of The Cabinet of Curiosities, at the end of which I had no idea how to rate it. In the end, I can't deny the fact that it intrigued me. (11/24/2022)

An atmospheric treat, where the script this time plays second fiddle; just one room, an amazing ambient soundtrack, some magic with camera filters and the impressive directing skills of a hirsute Italian wizard. The work with optics, all the details and the taking of the actors, that's textbook filmmaking. Plain and simple, Panos Cosmatos is a master of his craft (Mandy, oh Mandy!) who has his own signature, his own distinctive creative identity and I'm eagerly awaiting Nekrokosm. Oh, and Peter Weller is utterly brilliant as the extravagant billionaire. (08/21/2023)