PERFUME
This 2006 adaptation of Patrick Suskind’s bestseller, about an scent-obsessed murderer in eighteenth century France, is a unique and ambitious production that deserves a look
THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK
Spanish genre-bending silliness from the seventies about horny folks trapped inside a mansion in the wake of a nuclear war
PEEPING TOM
This is the notorious 1960 British sickie that ruined the career of the great Michael Powell. However, it happens to be one of the all-time great psycho thrillers
X,Y
This digitally lensed mind roaster is among the darkest depictions of male-female dynamics you’ll ever experience
A QUIET PLACE IN THE COUNTRY
Baffling Euro-nuttiness from the late sixties. This film probably won’t appeal to most viewers, but for those of you who (like me) enjoy psychedelic weirdness it’s a must
THE UNINVITED (2009)
The Hollywood remake of the Korean A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. THE UNINVITED’S makers tried to create something beyond most Hollywood horrors, but what they came up with, in contrast to the complexity of the original film, is a hokey gothic melodrama
UNDO
There’s never been a love story quite like this 47 minute Japanese drama about insanity and obsessive knot-tying
JACK BE NIMBLE
One of the best genre items of recent years, this 1994 New Zealand release is that rarity of rarities: A truly original horror film
THE DEATHMAKER
This is one of the nastiest, most unflinching depictions of madness and murder you’ll ever experience, despite the fact that THE DEATHMAKER doesn’t contain a single act of onscreen violence
DAS EXPERIMENT
A powerful and fascinating piece of work, and one of the absolute finest films of 2002