DOCTOR PETIOT
A 1990 French period piece that stars the veteran actor Michel Serrault (1928-2007) and was made, brilliantly, by Christian de Chalonge
Dutch Horror Essentials
Continuing with my “Essentials” horror surveys (see here, here, here and here for the others) we arrive at the Netherlands, which isn’t exactly a hotbed for horror fare
TEN MONOLOGUES FROM THE LIVES OF THE SERIAL KILLERS
A 1994 “documentary” about serial killers that mixes actual confessions by mass murderers with fictional works by J.G. Ballard, Roberta Lannes and Henry Rollins
1987: The Year in Bedlam
In the 1980s movie-verse 1987 was something of an anomaly, being an authentically good year for film
1989: The Year in Bedlam
Here, in the latest edition of my Year in Bedlam film listings, we leave the nineties behind and enter the eighties, which many claim was the worst decade in cinema history
Fifty Years of Mansonsploitation
August 9, 2019 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the murders committed by the Manson family
THE HIPPY CULT MURDERS
It’s no secret that following the August 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders a host of “Mansonsploitation” films, songs and books invaded our lives
THE LEGION OF CHARLIES
This 36 page one-shot has been called “the greatest underground comic of all”
1993: The Year in Bedlam
Looking back over 1993, I’ve found it was quite an auspicious year for movies
1994: The Year in Bedlam
1994 was the year of PULP FICTION and HOOP DREAMS; here I’ll be concentrating here on thirty lesser-known films, which provide a plethora of genre-spanning quality cinema!