THE WOLF MAN

This 1941 classic is not merely the most famous werewolf movie ever made, but also the source for much modern-day werewolf lore

THE GOLDEN KEY

With all the newfound interest in PINOCCHIO, I say it’s a good time to revisit one of its most unique variants: the 1939 Soviet children’s fantasy THE GOLDEN KEY

INVISIBLE ADVERSARIES

The debut feature by the Austrian performance artist Valie Export was this avant-garde take on INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

NEMESIS

This 1992 sci-fier is often proclaimed the best film made by the late Albert Pyun, and that assessment may well be accurate

DARKMAN

Sam Raimi’s fourth feature as a director was this nutty superhero pastiche, released in August 1990

5-25-77

An overlong and uneven but heartfelt and reality-centered period piece that’s only partially about STAR WARS

TOYS

An allegedly kid-friendly fantasia that works best as a grown-up spectacle viewed with appropriate chemical enhancement