WITHIN THE WOODS
The genesis of THE EVIL DEAD was contained in this 8mm short from 1979, made by a young Sam Raimi and his friends Bruce Campbell, Scott Spiegel and Ted Raimi
BEHIND THE DOOR
A hard-hitting example of silent horror, hailing from 1919, that was “lost” for nearly a century
CARRIE (1976)
The first and best screen adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel
RAW DEAL: A QUESTION OF CONSENT
An absolutely astonishing 2001 doco that, in light of the Cornell University scandal, is deserving of renewed attention
WHEN YOU COMIN’ BACK, RED RYDER?
Very likely the acting highlight of the recently deceased Marjoe Gortner, who’s deeply menacing and devilishly charismatic as a crazed hippie terrorizing a desert diner
MINNAL MURALI
Here’s conclusive proof that worthwhile superhero cinema isn’t confined to Hollywood: a Malayalam language (or Mollywood) superhero epic from 2021 that pivots on pulpy excess
THRASH
A very silly, very implausible, and kinda fun Netflix backed incorporation of flooding and sharks
HOPE
I’m not entirely sure what director Na Hong-jin was trying to do with this alien invasion-themed action-horror fest, but he doesn’t appear to have succeeded
ROBOCOP
Quite possibly the apotheosis of the 1980s action movie boom, and a major entry in the decade’s cyberpunk triumvirate (begun with BLADE RUNNER and THE TERMINATOR)
TWO OF A KIND
A could-have-been-good attempt at reviving the heavenly comedy mold of old, with John Tavolta and Olivia Newton-John