DARKTOWN STRUTTERS
A blaxploitation movie parody that’s funny, illuminating and often downright ugly
POLTERGEIST III
The Second sequel to POLTERGEIST, and about on par with the first, which is to say a mixed bag: bombastic, cynical and plain dumb, but with some affecting elements
POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE
A lousy movie, yes, but one that actually improves upon its predecessor in many respects.
DREAMWOOD
The 1972 magnum opus of the late underground film legend James Broughton
LOCUS SOLUS
The materpiece of France’s Raymond Roussel, and one of the most astonishing displays of unfettered imagination I’ve ever experienced
THE MANITOU
The first and most famous novel by the ultra-prolific UK horrormeister Graham Masterton
INFRA-MAN
This 1975 Hong Kong outrage is a classic of sorts, and a prime example of accidental surrealism
THE LAST SPARK OF HOPE
Apocalyptic sci-fi that looks good despite being a short film conflated to feature length
ECCO: THE STORY OF A FAKE MAN ON 42ND STREET
This is actually the final issue of the initial iteration of SLEAZOID EXPRESS, which took the form of a nonfiction novella by that publication’s editors Bill Landis and Jimmy McDonough
THE STRAIGHT STORY
Yes, this is it: the G-rated Disney movie by David Lynch