MR. TURTLE
A weird one: a cyborg turtle, constructed as an instrument of war, headlines a Japanese import that functions as a bizarre speculative narrative, a philosophical fable and a surreal mind-tugger
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A film made by the late Jim Morrison that's best viewed as exactly what it was: a preview for bigger and better things that unfortunately never arrived
View ArticleSKIN
The third and most widely praised of Kathe Koja's grunge-era horror novels, resissued in a snazzy new edition
View ArticleDEATH WISH CLUB
Exploitation, gender confusion, suicide games and true love---a bad movie classic!
View ArticleHOLIDAYS
A product of the horror anthology craze of the 2010s that isn’t as terrible as many claim
View ArticleCOLD FRONT
A recently republished 1980s horror novel that's strong, descriptive and thoroughly Canadian
View ArticleTHE DEVIL’S MOUNTAIN
Mexi-madness featuring the iconic gunslinger EL Payo and lots of assorted weirdness
View ArticleWAX, OR THE DISCOVERY OF TELEVISION AMONG THE BEES
There will never be another film quite like this shot-on-video mind-roaster from 1991
View ArticlePEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE vs. MAN OF FLOWERS
Two classsic films, one of which just turned 40 and the other 42, that have more in common than you might think
View ArticleDROP DEAD FRED
A nineties chick flick crossed with HARVEY and an undertone of genuine psychological unrest
View ArticleTHE BRADBURY CHRONICLES
The first major biography of the late Ray Bradbury and, I’m pleased to report, a good one
View ArticleStill More Thoughts on Movie Titles
THUNDERBOLTS, THE NEW AVENGERS and modern movie titles: the news isn't good
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