FANTASTIC PLANET
After THE YELLOW SUBMARINE this is the premiere example of feature-length psychedelic animation
THE TREASURE PLANET
A 1982 Bulgarian animated feature (apparently the first such film) that takes Robert Luis Stevenson’s immortal novel for quite a ride
BRAINSTORM
A film that, given the level of talent involved, shouldn’t be that awful—but I’m afraid BRAINSTORM really IS that awful
ALIEN (1989)
No, not that ALIEN, but, rather, a Pakistani joyride from 1989 that has the distinction of being that country’s first special effects blockbuster
2021: Bedlam in Print
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s Bedlam Files-friendly publications
2021: The Year in Bedlam
The latest edition of my Year in Bedlam overview of the movie releases of the previous twelve months
DANGEROUS VISIONS AND NEW WORLDS: RADICAL SCIENCE FICTION, 1950-1985
If you’re a fan of literary science fiction this book is absolutely essential reading
RED SPIDER, WHITE WEB
Here we have what is undoubtedly the most widely discussed yet least read book of the cyberpunk cycle
RED GRASS
A novel as puzzling and bizarre as nearly any I’ve read, filled with enigmas I’m told will come clear on subsequent readings
SOUTHLAND TALES
In which, as often occurs in sophomore films, the writer-director went completely berserk