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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
BRAZIL
An unmatched, albeit dated, display of unruly genius from 1985
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE
Sci-fi comedy with some provocative concepts and an unfocused narrative
ORGAN
Mutiliation, mutation and spilled bodily fluids aplenty: a 1990s Asian cult classic!
THE REACH
A superlative short film adaptation of what has been called Stephen King’s finest-ever story
SPACE RAIDERS
A TREASURE ISLAND inspired account of a young boy stowing away on a spaceship, this Roger Corman production was poorly received because, quite simply, it’s a bad movie
BETWEEN NINE AND NINE
Austria’s late, great Leo Perutz demonstrated incalculable range in BETWEEN NINE AND NINE, his comedic and fantastic second novel
THE CASE OF THE TWO STRANGE LADIES
A full blast of dementia from Harry Stephen Keeler involving a shocking double murder, multi-racial family ties and transposed heads
GENTLEMAN JUNKIE AND OTHER TALES OF THE HUNG-UP GENERATION
A 1961 Harlan Ellison short story collection that was, Ellison claimed, the book of his he loved the most
MANEATER
An example of the type of sci fi-tinged literary erotica that was pioneered by the late Essex House
THE RED VIRGIN
A surreal take on the story of Hildegart Rodriguez, a young woman who in early Twentieth Century Spain was raised to become a genius by her domineering mother
AESTHETIC DEVIATIONS: A CRITICAL VIEW OF AMERICAN SHOT-ON-VIDEO HORROR, 1984-1994
The first in-depth critical study of SOV horror, written by an author who really appreciates this stuff
THE EXORCIST LEGACY: 50 YEARS OF FEAR
A 50 year overview of an enduring classic, written by an author who was ideally suited for the job
CORMAN/POE
This book, in which the veteran writer/editor Chris Alexander explores Corman’s 1960-64 cycle of Edgar Allan Poe inspired films, is long overdue
SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
I’ve admittedly never been too enthusiastic about the 1998 Kurt Russell science fiction vehicle SOLDIER, but thoroughly enjoyed this passionate account of its making
JIM
A “Self-Centered Memoir” of the recently deceased Jim Brown by the disgraced James Toback
Shelley Duvall: 1949-2024
Shelley Duvall: Hollywood’s prototypical Quirky Actress.
Robert Towne: 1934-2024
Another important showbiz death? I’m afraid so…
Donald Sutherland: 1935-2024
In the category of underappreciated actors, the recently deceased Donald Sutherland looms rather hugely
On A FELADAT and BLINDPASSASJER
It’s a fact that much of the world’s most vital televised science fiction emerges from outside the US, and here are two examples
Roger Corman: 1926-2024
R.I.P.