FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND
This 1990 horror/sci fi extravaganza was something of an event upon its initial release, even if it was ignored by its distributors (who gave it minimal support) and the general public (who didn’t bother turning out)
LABYRINTH OF DREAMS
Arthouse devotees will appreciate this heavily stylized black and white mystery from Japan’s legendary Sogo Ishii
TROMEO AND JULIET
Wow! A legitimately good movie from Troma, and one directed, moreover, by Troma’s goofball honcho Lloyd Kaufman!
SCREEN VIOLENCE
Violence in cinema was a hot issue back in 1996, as evinced in this British anthology of passionate essays on the subject
THE NAMELESS
One of the most effective horror movies of recent years, adapted from a Ramsey Campbell novel by the debuting Spanish filmmaker Jaume Balaguero
STANLEY KUBRICK AND ME
For Stanley Kubrick buffs this memoir, written by Kubrick’s longtime personal assistant, can be classified as one of the few truly essential print resources on the great man
The Fifty Best Horror Movies of All Time: A Personal Selection
What follows are my fifty favorite horror movies of all time
NATURAL BORN KILLERS at 15
Oliver Stone’s NATURAL BORN KILLERS was the most controversial film of the 1990s
Insanity, Satan Worship, Mind Control and Mass Murder: The (Later) Films of Philip Yordan
In observance of the March 24, 2003 death of screenwriter Philip Yordan, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and elusive talents, let’s take a look at some of his films
Japanese Cyber-Horror
Japanese Cyberpunk: for those familiar with the films of Shinya Tsukamoto and Shozin Fukui, those words have a very particular connotation, promising an unflinching exploration of the darkest extremes of technology and madness