CECIL B. DEMENTED
Far from John Waters’ best work, but funny and perceptive enough in its corrosive portrayal of guerilla filmmaking to warrant a qualified recommendation
MULTIPLE MANIACS
The second feature by John Waters, and in many respects his key film
2021: Bedlam in Print
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s Bedlam Files-friendly publications
MR. KNOW-IT-ALL: THE TARNISHED WISDOM OF A FILTH ELDER
John Waters is a filmmaker I’ve always found more entertaining than the films he makes
LOW-BUDGET HELL: MAKING UNDERGROUND MOVIES WITH JOHN WATERS
An interesting and, I think, vital take on John Waters and the underground film scene in which he thrived during the 1970s and early 80s
SERIAL MOM
In my view John Waters’ best film, a funny and subversive comedy about serial killer worship starring a never-better Kathleen Turner
SCREEN VIOLENCE
Violence in cinema was a hot issue back in 1996, as evinced in this British anthology of passionate essays on the subject
2004: The Year in Bedlam
2004: it’s been quite a year
Fangoria’s 2005 Weekend of Horrors
A confession: I like Fangoria and ain’t afraid to admit it!