The City of the Dead (1960)
There are exactly three interesting things about this movie, four if you’re generous and include all the inexplicable references various musicians have made to it over the years. None of these interesting things include the plot, acting, or set design. One kinda involves the cinematography, I guess. Y'know, 'understated' is a polite way of saying 'boring.' The first thing of note is that, despite my absolute conviction that it was, this is not a rip off of ‘Psycho.’ By itself this doesn’t seem that striking, most movies aren’t rip offs of ‘Psycho.’ However, consider: the main character is a young woman who travels to a remote location, checks into a hotel, and is killed about halfway through the movie. The rest of the movie then follows that character’s sibling as they investigate the death and discover the horrible truth behind her murder, ending on a spooky reveal shot of the killer. They bot...