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
THE LAST FRANKENSTEIN
This 1992 Japanese production is that rarity of rarities: a successful attempt at reimagining a classic story
LASERBLAST: The Movie
A dude finds an alien laser gun, shoots a bunch of people and blows a lot of things up. Yes, that about sums up LASERBLAST!
TIMECRIMES
An unusually clever and nimble but also extremely dark time travel thriller from Spain
1000 AIRPLANES ON THE ROOF at 25
A multi-media stage drama that’s been described as “part Freud, part Kafka and part Steven Spielberg,”
DAY WATCH
The Russian NIGHT WATCH (2004) was an insanely energetic, CGI-packed horror/fantasy blast, and this 2006 sequel provides more of the same
CUBE (1997)
One of the most interesting genre films of the nineties, and certainly one of the most audacious, the 1997 CUBE is a breathtaking display of low budget ingenuity
CINEMA FUTURA
A companion-piece to CINEMA MACABRE, by a variety of popular authors, each contributing a write-up on a favored horror movie. The similarly formatted CINEMA FUTURA’S essays are focused on the cinema of science fiction
BLADE RUNNERS, DEER HUNTERS, AND BLOWING THE BLOODY DOORS OFF
A likeable and enjoyable memoir by Michael Deeley, a prolific British movie producer whose films have nearly all attained cult status
2013: Bedlam in Print
Here we have the latest (admittedly quite belayed) installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s horror-minded publications