TRACK 29
I may be the only person in the world who likes this movie, certainly among the most maligned ever made by the great Nicolas Roeg
THUNDERCRACK!
This is the legendary underground opus that interweaves Tennessee Williams-esque dialogue, hard core porn and gothic horror into a bizarre black-and-white micro epic
THE TENANT
This Roman Polanski thriller approaches greatness and, but for some questionable artistic choices, nearly achieves it
DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN BUY
Perhaps the ultimate surreal film, an anthology feature with segments designed by the renowned surrealists Max Ernst, Fernand Leger, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and Alexander Calder, and directed by the avant-garde film specialist Hans Richter
DUST BOX
Creepy and unnerving art-horror from Sweden’s Ronny Carlsson, whose talent for surreal apprehension is put to unforgettable use
ROOM
Give this no-budgeter a try: it’s frustrating and inconclusive, but also brilliantly filmed and arrestingly weird
THE REFLECTING SKIN
A gorgeously scenic yet profoundly grim and disturbing 1990 film that, in direct contrast to most movies of the period, has improved with age
RED AND ROSY
This ultra-kinetic sensory assault is a one-of-a-kind achievement, and certainly the only drag racing monster movie you’ll ever need to see
RECOMPENCE
A stunningly photographed, powerfully atmospheric modern silent that’s about as gross, unsettling and plain weird as they come
PHALLIC FRENZY: KEN RUSSELL AND HIS FILMS
This isn’t the first book about the English cinema’s premiere enfant terrible Ken Russell, but it is very likely the best