LOW-BUDGET HELL: MAKING UNDERGROUND MOVIES WITH JOHN WATERS
An interesting and, I think, vital take on John Waters and the underground film scene in which he thrived during the 1970s and early 80s
The Complete Memoirs of Charles Willeford
Here I’ll be looking at four autobiographical volumes by the late Charles Willeford
AOOM
A weirder-than-average 1970 feature by Spain’s Gonzalo Suarez that marks a worthy addition to a distinguished filmography
WHY DOES HERR R. RUN AMOK?
A maddening, thought-provoking and altogether brilliant portrayal of a murderer that doesn’t announce itself as such until the final ten minutes!
BLOODY FRIDAY
One of the Twentieth Century’s premiere examples of Krautsploitation, this German-Italian co-production is an exuberantly exploitive film that revels in violence and sleaze
Paul Schrader’s Films, Ranked
In celebration of the release of FIRST REFORMED, here is my ranking of Paul Schrader’s feature films up to 2018
BRONSON’S LOOSE!
Right now, with the Eli Roth directed remake of 1974’s DEATH WISH currently in theatrical release, I’d say it’s an opportune time for a look back at this book
SHOLAY: THE MAKING OF A CLASSIC
In the rarefied world of Bollywood SHOLAY is possibly the most iconic and influential film in existence
2017: Bedlam in Print
Assembling a best-books-of-the-year list is always a dicey proposition. Quite simply, nobody can be expected to track down and read every worthwhile book printed over the course of the previous year…
25 FIREMAN’S STREET
An ambitious piece of avant-garde filmmaking from early-1970s Hungary that’s both an impassioned political statement and a hallucinatory spectacle