CARRIE (1976)
The first and best screen adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel
Jeremy Thomas: 1949-2026
There was nobody else quite like producer Jeremy Thomas, and there will assuredly never be another.
JACKSPLOITATION! THE FILMS OF JACK HILL
An attractively designed anthology devoted to the films of Jack Hill, one of the foremost cinematic exploiteurs of the 1960s and 70s
SOLARIS (1972)
The third feature by Andrei Tarkovsky and his first foray into science fiction, SOLARIS is the most famous such film to emerge from Russia
Tim Curry: 1946-2026
All about one of modern filmdom’s finest, and most underrated, performers
THE BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD
A 1973 grindhouse product, of note primarily because it was directed by future arthouse auteur Alan Rudolph
THE CORPSE GRINDERS
A vintage splatterthon whose appeal I don’t get
LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR
One of the standout roles of the late Diane Keaton was in this dark 1977 drama, which Stephen King called one of the scariest films of all time
CANNIBAL WORLDS
A knowledgeable and wide-ranging tome that more than delivers on its promise of being the most comprehensive tome on Italian cannibal cinema of the 1970s and 80s
THE GREAT ALLIGATOR
It certainly wasn’t a bad idea: an Italian made JAWS rip-off, crossed with the jungle-set exploitation movie model popular in late 1970s Italy