AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION
I say this is the best of the AMITYVILLE movies. No, AMITYVILLE II isn’t particularly good, but it is superior to its overrated predecessor and the innumerable follow-ups
THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS: Anatomy of a Non-Publication
Exploring one of the most famous non-publications of our time
VIC, BLOOD, AND HARLAN
About the strange yet wondrous tales of Vic, a teenage punk, and his telepathic dog Blood, who subsist in a post-nuclear wasteland.
THE SHARK IS ROARING: THE STORY OF JAWS: THE REVENGE
One of the lesser BearManor movie making-of books, although the major problem is mostly with the mediocre movie it profiles
HORRIBLE AND FASCINATING–JOHN BOORMAN’S EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
A gripping exploration of the making of “one of the most unintentionally silly films ever released by a major studio.”
ESCAPE FROM L.A.
The nineties-centric sequel to ESCAPE FOM NEW YORK
2022: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual Year in Bedlam overview
Halloween Movies: My Top 20
My 20 favorite Halloween movies (no, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS and HOCUS POCUS aren’t on it)
1982—The Greatest Summer Movie Season Ever?
I say yes!
F/X 2
Not without interest, as indicated by the fact that future Hollywood heavyweight Bill Condon was the screenwriter, and the Australian thriller specialist Richard Franklin the director