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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
SURVIVING LIFE
A standout effort from the incomparable Jan Svankmajer
GANJA & HESS
Arthouse vampire thrills from the late Bill Gunn
STOP!
One of the most famous “lost” films of the late Twentieth Century was this never-released counterculture drama from the late Bill Gunn
DESERTERS
If you’re willing to put up with an abundance of low budget distraction you’ll find this to be one of the most interesting Canadian films of the 1980s
THE FALLS
An astonishing tapestry that’s comedic, alarming and poetic by turns, THE FALLS was the first feature by Peter Greenaway, who went for broke in a panoramic 194 minute epic
THE BARN OF FEAR
An underground comix anthology about homicidal animals. At least one of its parts is strong.
UGLY MUG 7
The latest installment of the UK based House of Harley’s UGLY MUG series of underground comix art
THE FUNGUS
London is destroyed yet again in this 1980s example of “Nasties” horror writing
HALLOWEEN HORRORS
A 1980s collection that’s become a classic in its field
AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
Almost certainly the finest-ever graphic interpretation of this particular story
AESTHETIC DEVIATIONS: A CRITICAL VIEW OF AMERICAN SHOT-ON-VIDEO HORROR, 1984-1994
The first in-depth critical study of SOV horror, written by an author who really appreciates this stuff
THE EXORCIST LEGACY: 50 YEARS OF FEAR
A 50 year overview of an enduring classic, written by an author who was ideally suited for the job
CORMAN/POE
This book, in which the veteran writer/editor Chris Alexander explores Corman’s 1960-64 cycle of Edgar Allan Poe inspired films, is long overdue
SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
I’ve admittedly never been too enthusiastic about the 1998 Kurt Russell science fiction vehicle SOLDIER, but thoroughly enjoyed this passionate account of its making
JIM
A “Self-Centered Memoir” of the recently deceased Jim Brown by the disgraced James Toback
Documenting Terry Gilliam
Two books and four docs about the one and only Terry Gilliam
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST at 35
On the most controversial film of our time
TV Flashback: DARK DREAMERS
I’m not sure how Stanley Wiater managed to convince a Canadian TV channel to broadcast a show comprised entirely of interviews with horror writers and filmmakers, but I’m glad he did
William Friedkin’s Films, Ranked
On August 7, 2023, film director extraordinaire William Friedkin, a.k.a. Hurricane Billy, passed away. Here’s my ranking of his 20 features.
Barbie, Movie Star?
On the Barbie headlined films SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY, BARBIE (1977), COOL KIDS HIGH and DOLLA MORTE.