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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE ANIMAL (1968)
An especially intriguing trash-fest combining period-specific sexploitation with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER-esque psycho-horror
TALES OF THE DUMPSTER KID
The most ambitious product of the New German Cinema was this bawdy three-and-a-half-hour epic
THE END OF THE WORLD (1916)
A 1916 Danish made depiction of Earth threatened by a rogue comet
THE SPIDER WILL KILL YOU
Writer-director David Schmoeller had an obsession with mannequins, showcased in this 30-minute University of Texas thesis film
FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN
One of the most memorable films made by the late Paul Morrissey, an altogether outrageous riff on you-know-what
HORROR MOVIE
The field of horror movie themed horror novels is a crowded one in which HORROR MOVIE by Paul Tramblay ranks as mid
A HELL OF A WOMAN
A hell of a book!
THE ARTIFICIAL KID
The book that, together with the John Shirley potboilers TRANSMANIACON (1979) and CITY COME A-WALKIN’ (1980), served as the true prototype for what by the end of the 1980s was known as cyberpunk
NIGHT OF DELUSIONS
A 1970s era Philip K. Dick wannabe, and one of the better examples
THE OBSCENE BIRD OF NIGHT
A singularly deranged masterpiece, offered up for the time in uncut English language form
THE EXORCIST LEGACY: 50 YEARS OF FEAR
A 50 year overview of an enduring classic, written by an author who was ideally suited for the job
CORMAN/POE
This book, in which the veteran writer/editor Chris Alexander explores Corman’s 1960-64 cycle of Edgar Allan Poe inspired films, is long overdue
SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
I’ve admittedly never been too enthusiastic about the 1998 Kurt Russell science fiction vehicle SOLDIER, but thoroughly enjoyed this passionate account of its making
JIM
A “Self-Centered Memoir” of the recently deceased Jim Brown by the disgraced James Toback
VHS VIDEO COVER ART
The British-centric follow-up to 2011’s All-American VHS cover art compilation PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE
Norman Jewison: 1926-2024
Eulogizing “Canada’s greatest director”
David J. Skal: 1952-2024
The January 1, 2024 demise of David John Skal, whose car was struck by a drunk driver in Glendale, CA, started off 2024 on a tragic note
2023: Bedlam in Print
Looking back over last year’s books!
2023: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s noteworthy film releases
2023: A Look Back in Bedlam
Welcome to the latest edition of my Look Back in Bedlam overview of the previous year’s Bedlam Files-worthy happenings