PHILLY
A “modern tale of the macabre” that worked better in its movie adaptation: the 1981 teen comedy PRIVATE LESSONS
THE BED SITTING ROOM
In which the UK’s new wave science fiction scene came (briefly) to Hollywood, courtesy of director Richard Lester
SOMETHING WILD
In tallying the output of the late Jonathan Demme, I find that the criminally underrated SOMETHING WILD ranks near the top
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
A surrealist prank of a movie from the incomparable Luis Buñuel
DOGMA
Angels, demons, Catholicism and Skee Ball, courtesy of Kevin Smith
Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
Say what you will about Ivan Reitman, but he knew how to make movies
2021: Bedlam in Print
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s Bedlam Files-friendly publications
YOU’VE GOT RED ON YOU: HOW SHAUN OF THE DEAD WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE
The making of SHAUN OF THE DEAD is covered with admirable thoroughness in this beautifully designed book
PIG TALES
The cover and description make this novel seem like a light-hearted satire, which it isn’t
SOUTHLAND TALES
In which, as often occurs in sophomore films, the writer-director went completely berserk