SOLARIS (1972)
The third feature by Andrei Tarkovsky and his first foray into science fiction, SOLARIS is the most famous such film to emerge from Russia
NARCO SATANICO
Mexi-madness containing all the things one might expect from a south-of-the-border trash fest, starting with the Big Three: sex, nudity and gore
POSSIBLY IN MICHIGAN
This profoundly bizarre 12 minute short was made back in 1983, yet has become quite popular online (with good reason!)
VIOLATED ANGELS
A ground-breakingly gruesome example of avant-garde “pinku” (adults only) cinema
MADNESS (1969)
The concept of an insane asylum as a metaphor for modern civilization didn’t originate with this Estonian import, but the film did provide this particular movie model with a quintessentially Eastern European highlight
ZEIRAM
An inexplicably popular example of Japanese Tokusatsu (live action special effects based cinema) that I say is mid
RETURN TO BABYLON
The world’s most famous “Haunted Film,” with ghosts alleged to have been directly involved in its production
THE WORLD OF DARKNESS
An example of a failed 1970s TV pilot that went on to become a cause celebre among horror fans
LOOKER
1981 SF from writer/director Michael Crichton that deserves points for its prophetic concepts—but that’s ALL it deserves points for
THE BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD
A 1973 grindhouse product, of note primarily because it was directed by future arthouse auteur Alan Rudolph