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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE GOAT HORN
A rape-revenge drama from Bulgaria, and a most unlikely Great Film inductee
THE CRIMSON SUNSET
The first-ever Icelandic horror feature, dealing equally potently with Icelandic folklore and old fashioned madness and murder
SPORT, SPORT, SPORT
Playful is the word for this Soviet era quasi-documentary from the late Elem Klimov (1933-2003)
THE ETERNAL MASK
This interesting but largely forgotten 1935 Swiss-German production was a landmark in the expressionist film cycle
VARIOLA VERA
From the former Yugoslavia, a fact-based dramatization of the 1972 smallpox epidemic that occurred in Kosovo and Belgrade
JAWS (Novel)
JAWS, one of the most iconic bestsellers of its time, was the debut novel of Peter Benchley.
J.N. WILLIAMSON’S MASQUES
These comics represent good, solid work on the part of the writers and illustrators. I’ll admit I’m not jumping-up-and-down enthusiastic about any of the contents, but that’s probably because in my view the stories chosen just don’t seem like the strongest Williamson and co-editor Mort Castle could have picked.
IT (Novel)
It’s an undeniably impressive achievement in many respects, as well as an extremely bloated, scattershot and misconceived work–in short, it’s pure Stephen King from start to finish.
THE ISLAND (T. M. Wright)
This was the book that turned me onto the work of T.M. Wright.
THE ISLAND (Peter Benchley)
There’s a reason this novel (and the 1981 movie adapted from it) never attained the iconic status of JAWS, or even that of Benchley’s THE DEEP, but THE ISLAND is an undeniable page turner.
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The 10 Best Unreleased Horror Movies: 1993-2003
In the spirit of those “10 Best Unproduced Scripts” lists that periodically appear in movie mags like Premiere and Film Comment, I’ve decided to compile my own list covering the best unreleased films
Addio Carmelo
On March 16, 2002, the Italian writer/actor/filmmaker Carmelo Bene passed away
Some Thoughts on the Summer of ’03
The summer ’03 movie season is officially over. The Summer season, as all true movie mavens know, runs from (roughly) early May to late August and accounts for a substantial portion of Hollywood’s yearly revenue
R.I.P. Video Archives
What do the Ku Klux Klan, Quentin Tarantino, surfers and the McMartin preschool have in common? Answer: my hometown of Manhattan Beach
Scary Facts About Christmas
Christmastime is nearly upon us, and to help celebrate I’ve dredged up some macabre facts about the most “wonderful time of the year” of which you might not be aware