RAMPAGE (1987/92)
From the sometimes-great William Friedkin, a so-so serial killer drama
THE SADNESS
An insanity plague, a Taiwan hospital and lots of gore–a fun film!
DOGMA
Angels, demons, Catholicism and Skee Ball, courtesy of Kevin Smith
MULTIPLE MANIACS
The second feature by John Waters, and in many respects his key film
SENSITIVE SPOTS
A little-known example of Central European science fiction, set in the far-off year 1998
RED DAWN
“Better dead than red” cinema got a memorable 1980s rethink in RED DAWN, a “what-if?” narrative about a Russian invasion of the US
THE WAR GAME
A profoundly shattering, staunchly reality-based look at the effects of a possible nuclear war on Great Britain
THE FARMER
A revenge-themed grindhouse item from 1977 that appears to have had Important Cinema aspirations
TOPOR AND ME
The only film ever directed by the Dutch actress/artist Sylvia Kristel, and a skilled enough piece of work to make one regret that she didn’t helm anything else
CAT’S EYE
A three-parter from the eighties, scripted by Stephen King, that should be better.