MIMIC
For years director Guillermo Del Toro all-but disowned this heavily flawed 1997 film, his first English language feature
MIKADROID: ROBOKILL BENEATH DISCO CLUB LAYLA
This 1991 Japanese thriller, whose plot is neatly summed up by its subtitle, has amassed a minor cult following, even though it isn’t all that good
THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN
An agreeably trashy Hong Kong production from the seventies, THE MIGHT PEKING MAN was a remake of KING KONG that’s as exploitive and ridiculous as anyone could possibly desire
MIDORI
Adults-only anime madness that’s profoundly stylish, outrageous and disturbing. In addition, it’s undoubtedly the ultimate movie (after FREAKS) about a traveling freak show.
MIDNIGHT HEAT
The most famous of the handful of porno features made by the late Roger Watkins, and fairly impressive in its way, but be forewarned: it’s a profoundly dark film in every sense of the word
MICROWAVE MASSACRE
This trashy “comedy” is a good example of just how shitty eighties movies got
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER
Q: When is a horror movie not a movie? A: When it’s a 14-minute music video masquerading as a movie
METAMORPHOSIS (HENGE)
Clocking in at just 54 minutes, this film is gory, audacious and romantic, and can’t be faulted for being too long
METAL SKIN
This is one of the finest Australian films of the past couple decades, and also one of the most underappreciated: a bleak and upsetting stew of post-teenage ennui, witchcraft, psychosis and death!
MESSIAH OF EVIL
Amid the innumerable NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD wannabes that appeared in the seventies the no budget MESSIAH OF EVIL stands out