Roadgames
Richard Franklin’s Roadgames (1981) transposes Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) to the desolate highways that girdle the remote Australian outback. In place of James Stewart’s apartment Franklin gives viewers the… Read more »
Cheerleaders Beach Party
What are the cheerleaders of Rambling University to do when their star football players are looking at another college? Why, they’ll follow them on their campus visit and sabotage it!… Read more »
A Disturbance In The Force
I think having an intellectual property (be it a novel, a film or album) that you really and truly love is very important. If there’s a work of art that… Read more »
The Hidden
When I was in the sixth grade I went through a very serious Twin Peaks phase. As a part of my ravenous fandom I sought out other projects that the… Read more »
A Gun For Jennifer
A Gun For Jennifer (1997) filters the tropes of classic grindhouse staples Ms. 45 (1981) and Switchblade Sisters (1975) through the lens of the Riot Grrrl sensibilities of the nineties… Read more »
Dune: Part Two
Before going to see Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (2024) this last weekend I revisited David Lynch’s Dune (1984). No film is going to match the style of Lynch’s kinky… Read more »
Chaplin
Whether one likes the films of Charlie Chaplin or not it is impossible to deny his impact on world cinema. Chaplin was a pioneer of silent comedy, film production, and… Read more »
Keoma
In Keoma (1976) the past and the present share a space and characters can walk in and out of memories. In Keoma interiority exists in songs on the soundtrack to… Read more »
Violated!
Violated! (1974) is a once thought lost exploitation film written, produced and directed by Albert Zugsmith. Before turning to directing exploitation films in the early sixties, Zugsmith had been a… Read more »
Sasquatch, The Legend Of Bigfoot
Sasquatch, The Legend Of Bigfoot (1976) is the product of producer Ronald Olson’s lifelong belief in Sasquatch. The film, made on a low budget, was destined for the regional drive-in… Read more »
