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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
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
STARMAN
Sci fi romance from John Carpenter
WEEPING IN RAMAH
Evangelical fiction whose publishers clearly had outsized hopes
ZULMA
A sensation-packed concoction that reads like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS crossed with LET ME DIE A WOMAN
FALLING
I’m not sure that anyone was calling for a post-9/11 throwback to the airplane thrillers of old, but it’s here
THE HAUNTED DOLLHOUSE
This kiddie picture book is more ambitious than most
THE SENTINEL
This novel is considered a classic among horror buffs. Trust me: THE SENTINEL is no classic
BLADE RUNNERS, DEER HUNTERS, AND BLOWING THE BLOODY DOORS OFF
A likeable and enjoyable memoir by Michael Deeley, a prolific British movie producer whose films have nearly all attained cult status
CHAIN SAW CONFIDENTIAL
This lively account of the making of THE CHAINSAW MASSACRE is certainly worth reading, but for TCM fans there probably won’t be a lot of information you haven’t already heard
THE ART OF S. CLAY WILSON
An absolutely essential acquisition for lovers of Underground Comics, or, I contend, anyone with an interest in the visual arts
THE ART OF ROZZ WILLIAMS: FROM CHRISTIAN DEATH TO DEATH
This thick large format paperback celebrates Rozz Williams (a.k.a. Roger Painter), a superstar on the Death Rock scene who committed suicide in 1998
INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE FANTASTIC LIFE OF NIGEL KNEALE
England’s Thomas Nigel Kneale (1922-2006) was and is one of the guiding lights of modern horror, and this terrific biography is long overdue
1996: The Year in Bedlam
From a cinematic standpoint 1996 can be viewed as the beginning of the end on two counts
Kid Movies in the Summer of 1985
Looking back at the summer movie season of 1985, it becomes immediately apparent that kid movies were all the rage
Hallmark Channel Summer Nights Movies
Having already covered the Hallmark Christmas movie phenomenon and “Spring Fever” cycle, I feel it’s time to discuss the movies of Hallmark’s “Summer Nights
Exploring THE NIGHT LAND
A 1912 novel that H.P. Lovecraft praised as “one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written”
Harlan Ellison: 1934-2018
What is there to say about writer/gadfly Harlan Ellison? Frankly, not a whole lot that hasn’t already been said