THE HITCHER (1986)
A true slasher classic from the eighties
STAND BY ME
In remembering the recently deceased Rob Reiner, I’ll be taking the good with the bad. Here’s the good…
FILME DEMÊNCIA
A weird Faust movie in the grand tradition of weird Faust movies
ALTERED STATES
From Paddy Chayefsky and Ken Russell, a weird and wonderful sci fi freak-out with something for everybody
Udo Kier: 1944-2025
Celebrating an actor who “never learned to act” and functioned equally well in camp and serious drama
THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
A terrifically entertaining Hollywood memoir by novelist/screenwriter/director Nicholas Meyer
THE RUNNING MAN (1987)
The original adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, hailing from 1987
Tatsuya Nakadai: 1932-2025
Who is the greatest actor you’ve (probably) never heard of? I’d nominate the recently deceased Tatsuya Nakadai, one of the major players in classic Japanese cinema
TRON
A rare example of Disney, the most risk-averse studio in Hollywood, taking a chance on material that’s defiantly unique (borderline experimental, even) in both conception and execution
MS. 45
Quite simply, one of the greatest films to emerge from the Grindhouse era.