William Friedkin’s Films, Ranked
On August 7, 2023, film director extraordinaire William Friedkin, a.k.a. Hurricane Billy, passed away. Here’s my ranking of his 20 features.
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Another horror movie that doesn’t call itself horror
CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC
“A gay boy’s acid trip,” and an impossible to forget musical fiasco!
Cult Fiction 2: Movie Novelizations
Movie Novelizations: the good, the bad and the hard to find!
STARMAN
Sci fi romance from John Carpenter
COPPERHEAD
A much-neglected but crucial entry in the shot on video revolution of the 1980s
THE APPLE
A disco-fueled, dystopian-charged Christian allegory from Cannon Films?
VHS VIDEO COVER ART
The British-centric follow-up to 2011’s All-American VHS cover art compilation PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE
John Morghen: 1954-2023
RIP John Morghen, the sultan of 1980s Italian sleaze
AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION
I say this is the best of the AMITYVILLE movies. No, AMITYVILLE II isn’t particularly good, but it is superior to its overrated predecessor and the innumerable follow-ups