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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves

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THE WOLF HOUSE

Quite simply the state of the art in visionary animation, a feature-length Chilean reverie that in strangeness and invention can stand alongside the early work of David Lynch

DARK (2017)

This is the closest thing that exists to a director’s cut of Paul Schrader’s DYING OF THE LIGHT (2014)

DESPAIR

This 1978 film was apparently an attempt at “commercial filmmaking” by Germany’s late Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982)

VAMPIRE (1979)

Another of those terrific ABC TV movies—actually the pilot for a never-made series—that went largely unappreciated in its day

JEANS BLUES: NO FUTURE

Japanese “Pinky violence” from 1974 that’s said to have been inspired by BONNIE AND CLYDE

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The narrative, which takes the form of recollections by an ex-prison guard of his tenure as chaplain of some death row inmates back in the 1930s, is a highly episodic, flashback-packed ramble that takes its sweet time to work itself out.

THE GREAT VICTORIAN COLLECTION

THE GREAT VICTORIAN COLLECTION compels one’s interest throughout, despite an admittedly meandering narrative.

The Great Bagarozy

This was apparently “one of the most acclaimed German novels of recent years,” written by “the great hope of German literature.” I’m not sure I agree with either sentiment.

THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW

Definitely an interesting and unique novel, but a complete success? No.

The Gray Zone

The concept of time travel is given a fascinating workout in this novella, a powerfully ominous tale that dimly recalls other such accounts (such as Alain Resnais’ classic film JE T’AIME, JE T’AIME) but is for the most part quite unique.