The Nanny
Seth Holt’s The Nanny (1965) is a really pleasant surprise from Hammer Studios. It’s a wonderfully atmospheric thriller whose central plot twist revolves around the emotional conflict between two generations… Read more »
Link
If you grew up watching Dunston Checks In (1996) then Link (1986), the former’s disturbed elder cousin, is probably much more terrifying. And though Link features some awesome dialogue, nothing… Read more »
Kingdom of the Spiders
There are spiders, thousands of them. They don’t move very fast but they’re deadly and they’re coming to Texas! This is the premise of Kingdom Of The Spiders (1977). This… Read more »
The Roommates
If one ever wanted an example of “termite art” one needn’t look any further than the films of Arthur Marks. Each of his generic grindhouse features has one element, one… Read more »
The Ms. 45 Soundtrack
This is one of my favorite records and I think that it is worth discussing in-depth: The Death Waltz Recording Company release of Joe Delia’s soundtrack to Abel Ferrara’s Ms. 45 from… Read more »
Three Films Of Kaspar Hauser
History, like memory, becomes perverted in the retelling as one moves further and further away from the recollected event. For instance, Wyatt Earp metamorphosed from a violent lawman into a… Read more »
Wired
In 1984, Bob Woodward published his much acclaimed biography of actor John Belushi titled Wired: The Short Life And Fast Times Of John Belushi. The life Belushi lead stands as a… Read more »
Chumlum
In 1964, filmmaker and poet Ron Rice completed his fourth film Chumlum. Rice had met avant-garde filmmaker Jack Smith the previous year, having cast the director in The Queen Of… Read more »
Bill & Coo
“What the fuck is this!?!” was my friend’s first response when I showed him Dean Riesner’s Bill & Coo (1948) back in 2010. It seems to be the reaction most… Read more »
Serena
Lumber barons have, believe it or not, been a staple in American cinema for a long time. I am prompted to say this because I have heard a number of… Read more »
