‘The Spiral’ Review: Paolo Strippoli’s Lurid Faustian Tragedy Shores Up His Reputation as Italy’s New Horror Virtuoso
Enlivened by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s divalicious turn as a trenchcoat-wearing femme fatale Satan, Strippoli’s fourth feature is a step down in sophistication from last year’s ‘The Holy Boy.’ We don’t get a close enough look to see if the Devil actually wears Prada, but regardless,…