ATTACK THE BLOCK
The primary intent of this no-budgeter was evidently to jumpstart a Hollywood career for its debuting writer-director, yet the film can be enjoyed by viewers who aren’t studio executives or talent agents
FUTURE WITHOUT FUTURE
A collection of six science fiction stories from an uncommonly skilled wordsmith and surrealist
2023: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s noteworthy film releases
THE STRANGERS
A vastly overpraised novel, but one that imparts a powerful sense of near-otherworldly strangeness
ALIEN ON STAGE
A 2020 documentary about a dramatic adaptation of ALIEN put on by a consortium of UK bus drivers
THE CATTLE MUTILATORS
Horror-sci fi about just what the title promises
STARMAN
Sci fi romance from John Carpenter
GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL
Think FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX meets INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS in an irresistible 1968 horror-fest from Japan’s Shochiku studios
2022: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual Year in Bedlam overview
CHRISTMAS ON MARS
A self-proclaimed “Fantastic Film Freakout Featuring The Flaming Lips.”