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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
BLOODSTONE
In an occurrence that should surprise no one, this US-Bollywood RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK wannabe flopped spectacularly
THE BLACK GESTAPO
If not for some misguided elements this would be a classic of the blaxploitaiton genre. Maybe it is anyway.
BANNED FROM BROADCAST: SAIKO! THE LARGE FAMILY
What this altogether fascinating found footage horror movie from Japan proves is that the land of the rising sun was and is the epicenter of the format
BELLFLOWER
Easily one of the strongest “horror” movies of 2011
THE SECRET LIFE OF SARAH SHELDON
An attention-getting, if not necessarily “good,” no-budgeter containing sex, eugenics and a penis monster
WHOREDAUGHTER
A depraved blast of deviant behavior and street-level reality from a protege of the late Donald Goines
EXTREME PREJUDICE
Undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s most intriguing “unmade” screenplays
HORROR LIBRARY VOLUME 8
Being familiar with much of editor Eric J. Guignard’s previous output, I had high expectations for this anthology. I wasn’t disappointed
THE CITY OF UNSPEAKABLE FEAR
A rare example of a novel by Belgium’s Jean Ray and an even rarer example of an English translation of Ray’s work
SPA
This unforgettably gross and surreal graphic novel hails from Sweden, and I say this 2023 English translation is an absolute necessity
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
A book that purports to be a biography of the title character, who’s also known as Satan, Lucifer, Adversary and many other names
SKIN
The object of this glossy large format paperback, from scream quenn Linnea Quigley, was to spoof Madonna’s SEX
MR. KNOW-IT-ALL: THE TARNISHED WISDOM OF A FILTH ELDER
John Waters is a filmmaker I’ve always found more entertaining than the films he makes
JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT: EDGE OF GREATNESS
This is far from the ideal account of the life of the late Jan-Michael Vincent, but it is (as of 2021) the only one
MY ADVENTURE WITH SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE: THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE SHEENA
This entertaining memoir offers further proof that even the lousiest movies have interesting histories
Thoughts on the Cannes Film Festival (From One who’s Never Been There)
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival has just concluded, and based on what I’ve read it seems to have been largely uneventful
Herman Melville, Leos Carax and the Ambiguities
On Herman Melville’s wildest novel and Leos Carax’s equally outre film adaptation
Fred Ward: 1942-2022
I greatly respect Fred Ward as an actor, but ultimately I like him because, simply, he graced quite a few of my favorite movies
On THE SWIMMER
“DEATH OF A SALESMAN in swimming trunks” is how Burt Lancaster described his 1968 starring vehicle THE SWIMMER
Anime, Insanity, and a Cursed Dress
About THE CURSED ONE-PIECE, the finest haunted dress narrative ever filmed