LET ME GO (THE RIGHT WAY)
From Steven Spielberg’s daughter, Stephen King’s son and Sean Penn’s son–Hollywood meritocracy at its best!
HITCHER IN THE DARK
Gender-swapped Italian rip-offs can be fun, but this HITCHER-inspired Umberto Lenzi thriller isn’t.
THE VANISHING
The first and only English translation of Tim Krabbe’s 1984 Dutch language masterwork THE GOLDEN EGG, a.k.a. THE VANISHING
ESME, MY LOVE
A powerful two-character indie that combines superbly rendered imagery with innovative sound design
RAMPAGE (1987/92)
From the sometimes-great William Friedkin, a so-so serial killer drama
DEEP WATER
Patricia Highsmith’s novels don’t generally make for good movies, and that rule holds true with the 2022 Hulu production DEEP WATER
THE SHADOW
A veritable master class in psycho-horror that holds up beautifully
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
One of the most unlikely cult classics of our time: a failed TV pilot reconfigured as a 2001 feature film
BIG GURL
What the Hell were Thom Metzger and Richard P. Scott thinking when they created this near-indescribably nutty concoction?
THIS THING BETWEEN US
This novel’s David-Searcy-meets-Stephen-King-meets-Philip-K.-Dick aesthetic makes for an invigorating reading experience