John Morghen: 1954-2023
RIP John Morghen, the sultan of 1980s Italian sleaze
PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE: THE LOST ART OF THE VHS BOX
A gorgeously designed trade paperback that comes complete with a slipcover mimicking the VHS boxes of old
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST AND THE SAVAGE CINEMA OF RUGGERO DEODATO
The only English language book dedicated solely to the recently deceased Ruggero Deodato.
CINEMA SPECULATION
Passionate and entertaining writing on cinema by the one and only Quentin Tarantino
EYES WITHOUT A FACE vs. THE HORROR CHAMBER OF DR. FAUSTUS
In which I make the heretical confession that I prefer the Americanized recut of EYES WITHOUT A FACE to the original version
PIECES
If limb chopping and head-loppings were enough to make for a quality product then PIECES would be a masterpiece, but they aren’t and it’s not
Thoughts on the Cannes Film Festival (From One who’s Never Been There)
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival has just concluded, and based on what I’ve read it seems to have been largely uneventful
THE CANNON FILM GUIDE Volume II (1985-1987)
Anyone who’s read my review of volume one of THE CANNON FILM GUIDE will know I’m quite partial to it. Now volume two is here, and I say it’s even better
SHELTER
A paperback original that can be viewed as the trashy down-market inverse of ON THE BEACH
Pendulous Wood
Ed Wood and Pendulum Books: a match made in Hell?