THE DELEGATION
One of the most ambitious TV movies of the 1970s, a West German-French-Italian coproduction, filmed in French and English, that explored the then-trendy topic of UFOs
THE THING EXPANDED
A five hour-plus documentary on John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982) that can viewed as the definitive resource on that classic film.
FEELS LIKE HOME
A stunningly crafted Hungarian thriller involving abduction, family bonds and power moves
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Here’s a 1990s blockbuster that without question has not dated well
RESURRECTION
Buddhist-infused dream-horror from China
HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST
A 27 minute film directed by Charlie Kaufman that’s every bit as quirky and idiosyncratic as you might expect
BACKTRACK
A 1989 directorial effort by the late Dennis Hopper that isn’t bad
THE AUTHOR OF BELTRAFFIO
The directorial debut of the late Tony Scott, adapting a Henry James novella for 1970s TV.
VICE SQUAD
A 1982 film that remains a standout in the trashy thriller category
HOUSE OF WHIPCORD
British exploition maestro Peter Walker’s take on the women in prison genre, filtered through his favorite premise: young women menaced by elderly psychopaths in a secluded setting