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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Another impeccably visualized, violent and sexy thriller by Italy’s late Mario Bava
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Another horror movie that doesn’t call itself horror
HITCH-HIKE
A standout entry in the filmography of David Hess
CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC
“A gay boy’s acid trip,” and an impossible to forget musical fiasco!
PRIME CUT
Quirky 1970s depravity with Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman and Sissy Spacek
MEN, WOMEN AND RATTLESNAKES
The “Most Evil Book Ever Written”…? So claims the cover of this long forgotten 1933 shocker
THE SHADOW
A veritable master class in psycho-horror that holds up beautifully
SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN
Sometimes accidental brilliance is the most irresistible sort.
OUR LADY OF THE TURKS
This is a big deal: the premiere English translation of the only novel by Italy’s late Carmelo Bene
THE FOG
Impossible though it might seem to believe nowadays, this British horror fest was once considered the height of shock
TOBE HOOPER’S SALEM’S LOT: STUDIES IN THE HORROR FILM
Another, and extremely good, entry in Centipede Press’s “Studies in the Horror Film” series
A GUIDE FOR THE UNDEHEMORRHOIDED
It’s an unfortunate fact that some of the most memorable books written by the late Charles Willeford also happen to be among the most elusive
70s MONSTER MEMORIES
Unquestionably one of the standout books of 2016, and also, unfortunately, one of the scarcest
REFLECTIONS FROM A CINEMATIC CESSPOOL
A must-own for films nerds everywhere, this is a joint memoir by the notorious Kuchar brothers
IT DOESN’T SUCK: SHOWGIRLS
Here we have a wholehearted defense of SHOWGIRLS, director Paul Verhoeven’s notorious 1995 hymn to stripper life
Brian De Palma’s Films, Ranked
Here we pay homage to one of screen’s pre-eminent visual stylists and most irrepressible troublemakers
Disease Movies: An Informal History
With the advent of 2020 the disease movie has taken on an entirely new resonance
Stuart Gordon: 1947-2020
You may not know the name Stuart Gordon, but the chances are good that if you’re a fan of post-1980 horror cinema then you’re a Stuart Gordon fan
TV Flashback: AMERICAN CHRONICLES
A half hour documentary program produced by Lynch/Frost Productions, it was one of three failed TV series that followed in the wake of TWIN PEAKS
1986: The Year in Bedlam
Fact: anyone who says the eighties were a “golden age” for film is wrong, wrong, wrong, as the year 1986 proves quite amply