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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
SILVER BULLET
This 1985 release can lay claim to being among the absolute dumbest Stephen King movies
MOVING VIOLATIONS
The “institutional comedy” model, established in 1984 by POLICE ACADEMY, was given a fair-to-middling workout in this science fiction-tinged comedy
FIFTY MILLION YEARS AGO
Or: 1925’s other dinosaur movie
THE CROW (1994)
A 30-year-old nineties time capsule that’s well worth a revisit
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE
One of the best afterlife comedies on the market
MAN WITH FOUR LIVES
From 1935: good writing, good story, crummy ending
OLD DEATH
The posthumously published last novel by David Britton, arguably the most confrontational writer of our time
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
ERASERHEAD, THE DAVID LYNCH FILES: VOLUME 1
For fans of ERASERHEAD, and the output of Mr. Lynch, I feel confident in proclaiming this book an absolute must-read
DUNE, THE DAVID LYNCH FILES: VOLUME 2
This, the second of Kenneth George Godwin’s DAVID LYNCH FILES, focuses on Lynch’s 1984 filming of Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic DUNE
TONY SCOTT: A FILMMAKER ON FIRE
As a longtime fan of the late Tony Scott, whose directorial output includes TRUE ROMANCE and CRIMSON TIDE, I find this book a must-read by default
MY BEST FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY: THE MAKING OF A QUENTIN TARANTINO FILM
The first and only tome about the making of Quentin Tarantino’s never completed debut film
I’M YOUR HUCKLEBERRY
This memoir, by a famous movie star, poet and Mark Twain enthusiast, is the product of a celebrity who is overprivilaged without question, but not uninteresting
2020 in Review: News, Passings, Discoveries
Bedlam was indeed the word for 2020 and (as of January 10) 2021 as well
Remembering That Which Is Better Forgotten: SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE
A Christmas movie that falls firmly in the “miss” category that is, conversely, one of the most ambitious of them all
Pendulous Wood
Ed Wood and Pendulum Books: a match made in Hell?
YO HO HO vs. THE FALL
Two interesting films that deserve a joint analysis
TV Flashback: TODD AND THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL
Here’s a Canadian TV program that, even if you didn’t actually view it, you probably remember