ESME, MY LOVE
A powerful two-character indie that combines superbly rendered imagery with innovative sound design
RAMPAGE (1987/92)
From the sometimes-great William Friedkin, a so-so serial killer drama
DEEP WATER
Patricia Highsmith’s novels don’t generally make for good movies, and that rule holds true with the 2022 Hulu production DEEP WATER
THE SHADOW
A veritable master class in psycho-horror that holds up beautifully
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
One of the most unlikely cult classics of our time: a failed TV pilot reconfigured as a 2001 feature film
BIG GURL
What the Hell were Thom Metzger and Richard P. Scott thinking when they created this near-indescribably nutty concoction?
THIS THING BETWEEN US
This novel’s David-Searcy-meets-Stephen-King-meets-Philip-K.-Dick aesthetic makes for an invigorating reading experience
1980: The Year in Bedlam
In this Year in Bedlam overview, highlighting 30 lesser-known and/or underappreciated film releases, I’ll be exploring 1980
WORMS
An example of the “nasties” model popular in the seventies, fused with the age-old psychological horror trope
1984: The Year in Bedlam
Continuing with my Year in Bedlam year-end overviews, we arrive at 1984