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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
COLOR OF NIGHT
I wish I could report that COLOR OF NIGHT, the final film directed by filmmaker extraordinaire Richard Rush, was a superior example of the erotic thriller format, but I’m afraid that’s not the cas
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
Some commentators would have you believe this film is one of John Carpenter’s biggest failures, while others maintain that it’s a masterwork—I say both views are wrong
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
It was inevitable that Japan’s Toho Studios, after decades of aggressively rebranding Godzilla for the international market, would finally get it right.
DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL
DIrector Robert Zemeckis’ ambitious but deadening take on Chsrles Dickens’ clsssic
THE PASSIONS OF CAROL
The one and only XXX take-off of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE AMULET
The very definition of a “Paperback from Hell”
THE ELEMENTALS
Haunting and atmospheric haunted house scares from the late Michael McDowell
WHERE THE NIGHTMARE ENDS
A posthumously published horror novel by the late critic Robin Wood
THE SNOW-WHITE SOLILOQUIES
Amid all the modern-day ire being aired about Snow White, here’s a most unorthodox, 1970 take on that immortal Brothers Grimm fairy tale
HOUSE OF FLESH
Yet another novel that was considered quite the shocker when it was initially published, but now…
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE MYSELF
Here’s something that’s been a long time coming: a fully authorized biography of the late African American actor/comedian/filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST AND THE SAVAGE CINEMA OF RUGGERO DEODATO
The only English language book dedicated solely to the recently deceased Ruggero Deodato.
JOHN KOBAL PRESENTS THE TOP 100 MOVIES
Exactly what the title promises: a listing of the 100 “best” movies ever, put together by the Canadian author and archivist John Kobal
THE UNSEEN FORCE: THE FILMS OF SAM RAIMI
The first book devoted entirely to the life and films of Sam Raimi
DEAN KOONTZ: A WRITER’S BIOGRAPHY
Katherine Ramsland, who’s best known for authoring several nonfiction books about Anne Rice, here turns her sights on another bestselling genre novelist: Dean Koontz
Cult Fiction 1: Horror
Until just a few years ago one of the major plusses of collecting horror fiction was that it was incredibly easy, and inexpensive, to acquire. Not anymore!
Kenneth Anger: 1927-2023
No other filmmaker has become as synonymous with Underground Film as the recently deceased Kenneth Anger
John Morghen: 1954-2023
RIP John Morghen, the sultan of 1980s Italian sleaze
Video Store Memories
Video store nostalgia is all the rage right now, so here I’ll provide some more
Ten Eccentric Films for Easter
Note that the title says films for, and not about, Easter, as it isn’t an especially cinema-friendly holiday