GANJA & HESS
Arthouse vampire thrills from the late Bill Gunn
SKINAMARINK
A superbly evocative and unnerving horror-fest that’s also boring as shit
2022: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual Year in Bedlam overview
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE
I’ve heard this film called a profound exploration of identity, and also a “two hour perfume commercial.” There are strong arguments to be made for both views
1980: The Year in Bedlam
In this Year in Bedlam overview, highlighting 30 lesser-known and/or underappreciated film releases, I’ll be exploring 1980
1983: The Year in Bedlam
If this year proves anything it’s that the rosy view of the eighties that has taken hold is complete bullcrap
1986: The Year in Bedlam
Fact: anyone who says the eighties were a “golden age” for film is wrong, wrong, wrong, as the year 1986 proves quite amply
2019: The Year in Bedlam
What is there to say about 2019? A lot, albeit not on the movie screens
KINGS AND DESPERATE MEN
PRISONER fans take note: this 1981 Canadian production reunites the principal actors of that immortal series Patrick McGoohan and Alexis Kanner in an arty suspense drama
1987: The Year in Bedlam
In the 1980s movie-verse 1987 was something of an anomaly, being an authentically good year for film