THE MACHINE
A much dumber than average brain-switch chiller from France. It contains one shocking sequence but is otherwise fatally clichéd and inert.
BEATRICE
The Age of Chivalry gets a thorough trashing in this bleak period piece from France’s Bertrand Tavernier, who was evidently obsessed with making BEATRICE as grim as possible
BAXTER
An evil dog whose misanthropic thoughts are voiced on the soundtrack? A deranged kid obsessed with Adolph Hitler? This is by no means a perfect film, but it’s one you won’t soon forget!
BABY BLOOD
A pretty incredible 1990 French horrorfest boasting a highly respectable gore quotient, stylish direction and a strong lead performance by newcomer Emmanuelle Escourrou
EXPULSION OF THE DEVIL
Quite a few haunted house clichés are utilized in this slow moving French-made effort by Juan Luis Bunuel. A seeming inspiration on POLTERGEIST, the film has a few good things, but not enough to make for a worthwhile product.
THE END OF THE WORLD (1931)
Yikes! An asteroid is heading for Earth, threatening to wipe out the entire planet Sounds like METEOR, DEEP IMPACT, ARMAGEDDON and a host of other modern-day disaster pics, but it’s actually THE END OF THE WORLD, filmmaker Abel Gance’s 1931 epic.
SOMBRE
A product of the “New French Extremity” by director Philippe Grandrieux, who provides a highly artful and immersive account of a serial killer loose on the back roads of France
J’ACCUSE! (1937)
A French anti-war “classic” notable for its horrific climax
J’ACCUSE! (1919)
This silent epic can accurately be termed the screen’s first zombie mash
GRAPES OF DEATH
From Jean Rollin, France’s foremost horrormeister, a somewhat derivative yet undeniably artful zombie mash that really delivers the gore groceries