I’ll admit, I think John Hurt ("I Claudius" - BBC - 1976) was better suited to play Caligula, however Malcolm McDowell manages to be fairly believable as the tyrannical sexual deviant who possessed absolute authority in the Roman Empire for four years. It shouldn't have been unexpected that he developed into the person he did when we first meet the disturbingly grotesque Tiberius (Peter O'Toole) on his island retreat…

The film boasted an impressive group of actors from around the world, a script written by Gore Vidal, and experienced, award-winning personnel working behind the camera, alongside a substantial budget. It seems like it should have been great, right? What went wrong here? CALIGULA (1979) possessed so much promise. I often wonder if there’s another reality where Vidal's original, more intense screenplay had ended up wi…

It’s like stepping into one of those detailed Bosch paintings, full of wildness and indulgence. People in the film world seem to dismiss it, likely due to alterations made by someone who produces adult films—they added their own material. There's really nothing you can do about that. It comes remarkably close to being a true work of art.

It’s just unbelievable that movies crafted with such care and artistry aren't being produced today—it’s truly disappointing.