DEMENTIA 13

It’s an article of faith among many film buffs that the top filmmakers of the so-called movie brat generation (Scorsese, Spielberg, Lucas, etc) all had “monumental” debuts

DEJA VU

An interesting Yugoslavian thriller that uses the traditional first-person psychofilm framework to make political points

DEATH LAID AN EGG

Here’s one for fans of late sixties cinematic self-indulgence, of which this film stands as a particularly outrageous example

DEATH GAME

A happily married man unwisely lets two hot chicks into his house, only to have them turn into psycho bitches from Hell the next day in DEATH GAME, one of the most hopelessly inept yet curiously stylish and unnerving psychofilms ever made

DEADLY RUN

A lackluster French thriller notable for its intriguing premise, bequeathed by Marc Behm’s stunning source novel, and an unforgettable performance by Isabelle Adjani

DARK CORNERS

An above-average British-made mind-bender starring the terrific Thora Birch (AMERICAN BEAUTY, GHOST WORLD)

CLEOPATRA’S SECOND HUSBAND

In my view this is the film SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE should have been, an irresistibly demented indie about seduction and obsession among a quartet of thirtysomethings

IN THE WALL

A 26-minute short film marked by plentiful gore, skillfully wrought suspense and a nifty double-twist

IN A GLASS CAGE

This 1986 Spanish shocker is one of the most repellant, upsetting and relentless movies of all time, but it’s also a superbly made, endlessly thought provoking dissertation on the persistence of evil