RAW DEAL: A QUESTION OF CONSENT
An absolutely astonishing 2001 doco that, in light of the Cornell University scandal, is deserving of renewed attention
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
A quintessential example of Quiet Horror: elegant, old-fashioned, and subdued, not to mention very English in its setting and outlook
WHEN YOU COMIN’ BACK, RED RYDER?
Very likely the acting highlight of the recently deceased Marjoe Gortner, who’s deeply menacing and devilishly charismatic as a crazed hippie terrorizing a desert diner
MINNAL MURALI
Here’s conclusive proof that worthwhile superhero cinema isn’t confined to Hollywood: a Malayalam language (or Mollywood) superhero epic from 2021 that pivots on pulpy excess
THRASH
A very silly, very implausible, and kinda fun Netflix backed incorporation of flooding and sharks
HOPE
I’m not entirely sure what director Na Hong-jin was trying to do with this alien invasion-themed action-horror fest, but he doesn’t appear to have succeeded
ROBOCOP
Quite possibly the apotheosis of the 1980s action movie boom, and a major entry in the decade’s cyberpunk triumvirate (begun with BLADE RUNNER and THE TERMINATOR)
Jeremy Thomas: 1949-2026
There was nobody else quite like producer Jeremy Thomas, and there will assuredly never be another.
TWO OF A KIND
A could-have-been-good attempt at reviving the heavenly comedy mold of old, with John Tavolta and Olivia Newton-John
MODERN PROBLEMS
A creepy and off-putting 1981 “comedy” that’s most interesting for the fact that the narrative, about a deeply unhappy man descending into a vortex of sex, drugs and miscellaneous bad behavior, closely mirrored the offscreen existence of its star Chevy Chase