MODERN PROBLEMS

A creepy and off-putting 1981 “comedy” that’s most interesting for the fact that the narrative, about a deeply unhappy man descending into a vortex of sex, drugs and miscellaneous bad behavior, closely mirrored the offscreen existence of its star Chevy Chase

TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!

Regarding TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!, two names come immediately to mind: Pedro Almodovar, who wrote and directed the film, and Harvey Weinstein, who shepherded its May 1990 US release

RESUME WITH MONSTERS

Comedic horror about a working drudge and his encounters with Lovecraft’s monsters, who are looking to take over the world, starting with the copy shop where he works—yes, RESUME WITH MONSTERS is that kind of book