A JOURNEY IN THE PHANTASMAGORICAL GARDEN OF APPARITIO ALBINUS
In the category of Raymond Roussel/H.P. Lovecraft/Clark Ashton Smith inspired oddities this quasi-graphic novel definitely stands out
1997: The Year in Bedlam
Continuing with my time-reversed year-end film listings, we come to 1997
On THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES
There has never been another film quite like THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES
DUTCH WIFE IN THE DESERT
This Japanese oddity was directed by Atsushi Yamatoya, who’s best known for the screenplay of Seijun Suzuki’s bonkers yakuza pastiche BRANDED TO KILL
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Here we have a novel that might be termed the thinking man’s MISERY
1999: The Year in Bedlam
Here I’ll be continuing my backward-looking year-end movie rankings—following the last entry, for the year 2000, we arrive at 1999
POEM STRIP
Here we have what in my view is one of the most vital publications of the 00s: the first English translation of POEM STRIP, a graphic novel written and illustrated by Dino Buzzati
2018: The Year in Bedlam
Welcome to the 2018 edition of my annual Year in Bedlam THE BEST movie round-up
2000: The Year in Bedlam
The following marks the inaugural entry in a new and ambitious project: an overview of my favorite films from each year, starting with 2000 and working my way backward
MIND GAME
An extremely well-regarded anime feature that premiered back in 2004 yet didn’t receive US distribution until fourteen years later