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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
DREAMWOOD
The 1972 magnum opus of the late underground film legend James Broughton
INFRA-MAN
This 1975 Hong Kong outrage is a classic of sorts, and a prime example of accidental surrealism
THE LAST SPARK OF HOPE
Apocalyptic sci-fi that looks good despite being a short film conflated to feature length
THE STRAIGHT STORY
Yes, this is it: the G-rated Disney movie by David Lynch
ERASERHEAD
One of the world’s premiere examples of abstract filmmaking
THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS
A self-proclaimed “grotesque masterpiece” about just what the title promises
FACE
A literary shocker from 1985 that still shocks
BEHIND THE SHADOWS
A hugely enjoyable collection that offers up a full blast of media infused gen-X oriented horror
THE EXOPOTAMIA MANUSCRIPT
A novella that is, frankly, a mess. It is, however, a mighty fascinating mess packed with literary allusions, autobiographical shading and a highly picturesque scope
THE WITCH OF SANLÚCAR
Another 2024 translation of an early twentieth century European text by Joe E. Bandel, and one of the best
CANNIBAL ERROR: ANTI-FILM PROPAGANDA AND THE “VIDEO NASTIES” PANIC OF THE 1980s
One of the key textual resources on the “video nasties” scare that swept England in the 1980s
HITS, FLOPS, AND OTHER ILLUSIONS
In which a high-profile film director and TV producer recounts his “Fortysomething Years in Hollywood”
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF AND GOD AGAINST ALL
The long-in-coming memoir by the German filmmaker and sometime actor Werner Herzog
HOW LUCKY I WAS: MY LIFE AND TIMES
The self-published autobiography of a writer, professional poker player and teacher who once counted yours-truly among his pupils
PAUL BARTEL: THE LIFE AND FILMS
A solid, if not entirely satisfying, overview of the life and output of the late Paul Bartel
Horror Novels About Making Movies: A Ranking
Ten standout moviemaking-themed horror novels
BEETLEJUICE vs. BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
All about BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE and why it exists
10 Notable Cinematic Depictions of the Inferno
My top 10 Hell-set films
Films Misplaced: 50 That Got Away
“Lost” films? Not quite.
Shelley Duvall: 1949-2024
Shelley Duvall: Hollywood’s prototypical Quirky Actress.