Another month, another dozen or so films. And this month, I’ve waded into some new territory — for good and ill. As you may recall, I decided to do these posts so that people could see the new things that were happening here. But it turns out that other things have been happening on the … Read more
Before we get started, I want to be clear about my motivations. I want to know what JR Bookwalter thinks of his films. One that has long fascinated me is just how negative he is about his own work. And in one case, this is very bad. For decades (Really!) Bookwalter has been slandering his … Read more
My journey to psychotronic film starts with horror. Many years ago, I wanted to revisit the great terror of my childhood, The Last Man on Earth. So I went to Movie Madness in Portland and found that it was in the Psychotronic section. That got me interested in this genre. But the truth is that … Read more
In 1957, Ed Wood wrote, produced, and directed a 22-minute film intended to be a television pilot, “Final Curtain” for a show apparently called Portraits of Terror. It was lost for many years but was rediscovered and presented at Slamdance in 2012. It isn’t close to Wood’s best work, but it does illustrate many of … Read more
I fear this site seems static to the normal visitor. But this is not true. I’m constantly adding things. The problem is that most of what I’m adding are capsule reviews in the Short Takes section of the site. So I figured maybe I should create posts to talk about what I’m adding. New Films … Read more