AFTER LAST SEASON
A positively jaw-dropping stunner that deserves to be ranked alongside “classics” like THE ROOM and FATEFUL FINDINGS
ADAM RESURRECTED
A holocaust drama like no other, in which (in the words of one of its own creators) a man who was once a dog confronts a dog who was once a boy
ACNE
No-budget goofiness that’s enjoyable, imaginative and, surprisingly, quite politically astute
PRIVATE PARTS (1972)
Perverse is the word for this freaky 1972 film, the first by the late Paul Bartel
POLANSKI UNAUTHORIZED
The life of Roman Polanski is great material for a horror film without question, but this cheesy 2009 biopic is far from a great movie
PICKMAN’S MUSE
Another no-budget Lovecraft adaptation, and, if you can get past the tacky digital photography, a pretty strong one
PERFECT STRANGERS
This 1984 suspensor can be viewed as the low budget inverse of the following year’s WITNESS, a dark thriller about a kid who witnesses a crime and the tumult that results
PATTY HEARST
The 1974 abduction and brainwashing of Patty Hearst reconfigured as a CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI-esque horror show
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
This phenomenally successful no-budgeter proves two things: 1). That audiences are always up for a good scare, and 2). Marketing-wise there’s no substitute for old-fashioned hype
X,Y
This digitally lensed mind roaster is among the darkest depictions of male-female dynamics you’ll ever experience