
Reviews — Asylum
Audience write-ups from TMDB
CinemaSerf
Robert Powell, who isn't exactly known for being a standout performer, portrays a young psychiatrist lured into conducting interviews with four patients at an institution as part of a job prospect. Each patient shares an unusual story that could potentially clarify their situation—or perhaps those accounts are genuine. The segment featuring Peter Cushing, where he plays a tailor commissioned to create a suit from uni…
John Chard
A peculiar, amusing, and somewhat disturbing film. Amicus Productions presents this horror collection, directed by Roy Ward Baker and penned by Robert Bloch, the writer behind "Psycho." The narrative follows Robert Powell’s Dr. Martin as he searches for work. Upon arriving at the impressive but ominous Asylum (New Lodge, Winkfield, Berkshire, England), he must interview four patients on the upper floor to demonstr…
veridical
Amicus produced some worthwhile anthology films, and this one is among them. The introductory sequence, involving Herbert Lom and a disconcerting, albeit somewhat sluggish, robot doll, is quite odd and suggests potential for an ongoing show based on its premise. However, the individual segments are uneven in quality. The initial segment contains some disturbing imagery, though it’s not entirely clear how the narrator…

