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9/2/10: Still reeling from the shocking demise of anime giant Satoshi Kon. I've not a huge anime fan, yet Kon's films, particularly PERFECT BLUE and the mind-bending PAPRIKA, are among the most interesting modern cinema of any sort. He'll be greatly missed!
New Reviews:
THE DISASSEMBLED MAN By NATE FLEXER: A witty and wildly over-the-top exercise in Jim Thompson-esque first person psychosis!
WHILE THE DEVIL WAITS By JACKSON MEEKS: More pulpy psycho-thrills, this one a thoughtful and disturbing exploration of the mind of a murderous sociopath.
TAXIDERMIA: From Hungary, a seriously bizarre exercise in surreal grotesquerie.
THE BOOK OF SKULLS By ROBERT SILVERBERG: An excellent chunk of hippie-era horror from sci fi maestro Robert Silverberg.
TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE: The notorious Steven Spielberg produced 1983 adaptation of THE TWILIGHT ZONE that's destined to be best known for the horrific tragedy that occurred during filming.
New Commentary:
TEN NIGHTS OF DREAMS--FROM TEXT TO FILM: About Natsume Soseki's legendary 1908 collection TEN NIGHTS' DREAMS and the 2007 film adapted from it.
Some Past Reviews:
THE KILLER INSIDE ME By JIM THOMPSON: This fifties-era pulp classic is still the ultimate first-person psycho-fest.
POLTERGEIST: Another notorious early-eighties Steven Spielberg production that frankly didn't turn out much better than TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE.
J.N. WILLIAMSON'S MASQUES Edited By J.N. WILLIAMSON, MORT CASTLE: A strong comic book anthology based on stories from J.N. Williamson's MASQUES collections.
GOLEM100 By ALFRED BESTER: Bizarre and confounding cyber-horror from the masterful Alfred Bester.
Some Past Commentary:
THE "REMAKE THING": From back in 2003, a rant about the overabundance of movie remakes, which is unfortunately still a factor today.