Split Picks: Dario Argento Pt. 2: 'The Phantom Of The Opera' (1998)

Following last year's series talking about the American titans of horror — Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George A. Romero — Split Picks centers in on another country renowned for its horror films: Italy. Here is the second episode discussing Dario Argento, a master of giallo, gore, and guts. With Bennett Glace and Steve Collins, Split Picks voyages into the caves to talk about Argento's 1998 adaptation of The Phantom Of The Opera with his daughter Asia again in the starring role. Popular opinion says this is the point where Argento's career took a pivot for the worst, but Bennett Glace argues that it stands tall with Argento's best films. Argento has directed some of the most iconic films, scenes and shots in all of horror. His most famous works include Suspiria, Deep Red, Inferno, and Tenebre. His later works are often disregarded as a director past his prime, but almost all of his films have moments worth revisiting. Listen as Split Picks talks about rats, strange romantic chemistry, and what constitutes a bad film.