2000: The Year in Bedlam
The following marks the inaugural entry in a new and ambitious project: an overview of my favorite films from each year, starting with 2000 and working my way backward
Andrei Tarkovsky: Horrormeister?
The following may be the most contentious piece I ever write.
The Apocalypse Quartet of Konstantin Lopushansky
Russia’s Konstantin Lopushansky is one of the greatest filmmakers you’ve never heard of
Eighties Nuke Movies
Nuclear war, as we all well know, has been the subject of many a movie
MIRACLE MILE
MIRACLE MILE may not actually fall under the category of horror, but it is one of the scariest movies ever made
PANIC IN YEAR ZERO!
This 1962 classic is a stark and disquieting look at a socio-economic breakdown in the wake of a nuclear attack
LETTERS FROM A DEAD MAN
From pre-Glasnost Russia, a profoundly grim and depressing look at the aftermath of a nuclear war that’s also a supremely lyrical, poetic piece of filmmaking
LADYBUG LADYBUG
An eccentric cold war drama boasting flawless performances and a uniquely chilling atmosphere of creeping doom
THREADS
Movies don’t come much rougher than this BBC production, an unblinking depiction of the effects of a nuclear war upon a British community
On the (Mis)Fortunes of THE ROAD
In recent weeks a standout 2009 film was released on DVD: THE ROAD