DOCTOR PETIOT
A 1990 French period piece that stars the veteran actor Michel Serrault (1928-2007) and was made, brilliantly, by Christian de Chalonge
TEN MONOLOGUES FROM THE LIVES OF THE SERIAL KILLERS
A 1994 “documentary” about serial killers that mixes actual confessions by mass murderers with fictional works by J.G. Ballard, Roberta Lannes and Henry Rollins
NECROPHOBIA
An example of Dutch horror, notable primarily for its elaborate gore effects
PURANA MANDIR
By Bollywood standards this 1984 film is quite good, packed with chills and boasting a tight storyline that nearly manages to sustain itself over a fast moving 145 minutes
CATS
As I write this 2019’s CATS has only been in release a little over two weeks, yet it’s already joined the ranks of PAINT YOUR WAGON, AT LONG LAST LOVE and CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC
MASHA AND VITYA’S NEW YEAR’S ADVENTURES
Russian fairy tale kid movie weirdness in the grand tradition!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
More 1970s TV movie madness, this one of note because it was Christmas themed
THE DAY OF THE BEAST
A Christmas movie we can all get behind!
KINGS AND DESPERATE MEN
PRISONER fans take note: this 1981 Canadian production reunites the principal actors of that immortal series Patrick McGoohan and Alexis Kanner in an arty suspense drama
DRAG
An admitted calling card project that received an enthusiastic blurb from Stephen King, who proclaimed 1993’s DRAG “the best short horror film I’ve seen in twenty years.”