1995: The Year in Bedlam
Some great films premiered in 1995, including Michael Mann’s HEAT, Todd Haynes’s SAFE and Mike Figgis’s LEAVING LAS VEGAS
2000: The Year in Bedlam
The following marks the inaugural entry in a new and ambitious project: an overview of my favorite films from each year, starting with 2000 and working my way backward
2016: The Year in Bedlam
Welcome to the first installment of my “Year in Bedlam” end-of-the-year movie rankings.
MAREBITO
One of the more interesting products of the early-00’s J-Horror boom, a twisted and consistently unpredictable depiction of psychosis, vampirism and Lovecraftian dread
BLIND BEAST VS. KILLER DWARF
The unfortunate final feature of Japan’s Teruo Ishii. A shot on video no-budgeter, it’s an uninspired and amateurish product not befitting one of Japan’s most prominent cult auteurs
GEMINI
Another fascinating and unprecedented film from Japan’s foremost underground auteur Shinya Tsukamoto
TOKYO FIST
A masterwork from one of Japan’s greatest contemporary filmmakers, Shinya Tsukamoto
2005: The Year in Bedlam
The following encompasses my picks for the year’s best and worst horror films released in the US in 2005
The 10 Best Unreleased Horror Movies: 1993-2003
In the spirit of those “10 Best Unproduced Scripts” lists that periodically appear in movie mags like Premiere and Film Comment, I’ve decided to compile my own list covering the best unreleased films
Japanese Cyber-Horror
Japanese Cyberpunk: for those familiar with the films of Shinya Tsukamoto and Shozin Fukui, those words have a very particular connotation, promising an unflinching exploration of the darkest extremes of technology and madness