PIN
A stronger-than-average psycho thriller from Canada about a malevolent medical dummy
PICKMAN’S MUSE
Another no-budget Lovecraft adaptation, and, if you can get past the tacky digital photography, a pretty strong one
PHILOSOPHY OF A KNIFE
A history of Japan’s notorious Unit 731, this film, lasting four hours, mixes documentary and staged footage into an utterly unique whole
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