LETTERS FROM A DEAD MAN
From pre-Glasnost Russia, a profoundly grim and depressing look at the aftermath of a nuclear war that’s also a supremely lyrical, poetic piece of filmmaking
THE LAST WAVE
Australian director Peter Weir’s follow-up to his masterful PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK was this dreamlike exercise in apocalyptic fantasy that’s nearly as powerful as the earlier film
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
This 1964 film has been accorded classic status, presumably due to many viewers’ nostalgic memories of seeing it as a child, or maybe just because it’s old
THE LAST FRANKENSTEIN
This 1992 Japanese production is that rarity of rarities: a successful attempt at reimagining a classic story
LADYBUG LADYBUG
An eccentric cold war drama boasting flawless performances and a uniquely chilling atmosphere of creeping doom
THE TRIGGER EFFECT
This film, about a blackout that brings out the worst in the residents of an American city, was ignored during its initial 1996 release
THREADS
Movies don’t come much rougher than this BBC production, an unblinking depiction of the effects of a nuclear war upon a British community
DOOMSDAY
The apocalyptic DOOMSDAY is mindless, trashy, derivative and furiously entertaining—and in the end isn’t that the whole point?
RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR
Let’s hope this bleak and alarming film, about terrorists who cripple L.A. by detonating “dirty bombs,” is far-fetched scaremongering—because if not then we’d best head for the fallout shelters ASAP!
THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE
Definitely one of the most unique killer bug movies ever, an insect documentary done up as an apocalyptic thriller that manages to locate the best worlds of both