Sweet Movie (Criterion Collection)28 reviews
Carole Laure, Pierre Clémenti

Criterion Collection, 2007

The Past of the Future; the Future of the Past

+ This will appeal mostly to curious lovers of bizarre art-house cinema.

The reviews I've read here for Makavejev's films all sadden me, but then, so do the films themselves, now. This is too bad, because Sweet Movie and WR both made me terribly happy and optimistic when I first saw them in art-house sixteen millimeter, and both have made the digital transition without ...
  
  











  



  
A Clockwork Orange (Two-Disc Special Edition)775 reviews
Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee

Warner Home Video, 2007

A dazzling masterpiece!

+ Classic Movie! Must Have!
+ Pretty Good Set, Gorgeous Transfer.
+ A Brightly Painted Hooker
  
  











  



  
Permanent Midnight34 reviews
Ben Stiller, Maria Bello

Lions Gate, 1999

Interesting, slow, depressing

Based on the autobiography of Jerry Stahl who is playhed by a very subdued Ben Stiller(no humour here). The cast is rounded off by owen Wilson and Genine Gerafalo as well as Elizabeth Hurley. It is essentially a movie about a writer who goes from small town nobody to big stardom writing for Alf ...
  
  











  



  
The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 212 reviews
Kenneth Anger

Fantoma, 2007

Fantastic!

+ The Most Influential Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of
+ NICE!
+ Rising Anger
  
  











  



  
The Charles Bukowski Tapes7 reviews
Charles Bukowski

Barrel, 2006

Bukowski: the myth behind the man

+ Into Charles we go...
+ If you've only read him, you must see this ...
+ If you saw Born Into This, you are going to want to watch this DVD
+ Much deeper insight into Bukowski than the 'Born Into This' documentary
  
  











  



  
I Stand Alone69 reviews
Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir

Strand Releasing, 2001

Thought Provoking

+ When the Cuckoo goes Ka-Boom!!!
+ Noe's examination of misanthropy rocks!

Incredible script. The movie takes the viewer through the life of a man who has given up. The economy in France along with his aging and vices have taken a hold of his darker side. He's realized chasing the carrot on the end of the stick is just that. Disillusioned with society and its shallowness ...
  
  











  



  
Drugstore Cowboy57 reviews
Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch

Lions Gate, 1999

Drug addiction is social addiction

+ Prescription Junkies
+ One of my favorite films
+ a demented after-school special... in a good way
+ Drugs Drugs and More Drugs
  
  











  



  
Bukowski - Born Into This31 reviews
Charles Bukowski, John Bryan

Magnolia, 2006

My Father beat the pretense out of me ...

+ "This is the modern Whitman, the man in the street, writing for people in the street."
+ a rarity. don't miss it.
+ Pork Chops with Chinaski
+ Well done
  
  











  



  
Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary)154 reviews
Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold

Mpi Home Video, 2005

DUEL OF THE TITANS

+ You'll never guess who moved in next door...
+ Henry
+ An amazing horror movie
  
  











  



  
Santa Sangre33 reviews
Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra

Expanded Entertainment, 1998

Incredible

+ Best Film I have Ever Seen EVER (period).
+ More Logical, More Mature and Yet Still Fantastical
+ Saintly Blood
+ Bloodied but unbowed
  
  











  



  
Salo - 120 Days of Sadom / Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma by Pier Paolo Pasolini3 reviews

Film Media/HK Flix

Uncomfortable but Still Worth Watching

+ would you like some poop with that?

This is a version of the Marquis de Sade's story, The 120 Days of Sodom, a story about four powerful men who enslave two dozen teenagers and torture them repeatedly. Unlike the book the film is set in the Salò Republic, the Nazi puppet state in northern Italy, in the year 1944. Pier Paolo Pasolini ...
  
  











  



  
I Spit On Your Grave (Millennium Edition)242 reviews
Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor

ELITE ENTERTAINMENT, 2004

Infamous but potent and worthwhile (for some)

+ Great movie and a classic revenge flick!

Originally released in 1978 as "Day of the Woman" and re-released in 1980 with the more popular title (which writer/director Meir Zarchi hates), "I Spit on Your Grave" is a low-budget film telling a simple story of rape-and-revenge. Jennifer Hill, a magazine writer from New York City, rents a ...
  
  











  



  
The Lost Weekend63 reviews
Ray Milland, Jane Wyman

Universal Studios, 2001

still the classic

+ Moderation, Mista Boynum....Moderation.
+ Dark and Depressing

Why was this movie not made mandatory viewing in every school in the 50s Well, we all know the reason. But it would have saved a lot of lives. Still the most vivid and moving protrait of alcoholism around. Not for the squeamish, but its a lot better to watch this than to watch someone bleed out ...
  
  











  



  
The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 122 reviews
Kenneth Anger

Fantoma, 2007

A Craftsman And His Works

+ Fantomas' DVDs have absolutely solidified my appreciation of Anger as a filmmaker.
+ The Most Influential Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of
+ Happy about Anger
+ What was that?
  
  











  



  
Kids371 reviews
Leo Fitzpatrick, Sarah Henderson (II)

Lions Gate, 2000

A definate good choice

+ "When your young, nothing matters. When you find something you care about, that's all you got."
+ Just Wow.....
+ Kids for Real
+ Love this movie
  
  











  



  
The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Fando y Lis / El Topo / The Holy Mountain)53 reviews
Alejandro Jodorowsky

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2007

Best Movies EVER!!!

+ From out of the depths
+ Youll never expect
+ Real art
+ Amazing - truly visionary
  
  











  



  
Story of a Junkie3 reviews
John Spaceley

TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2004

Story of a Junkie

+ Bizarre.

I first saw this film in a preview and thought it was some sort of eighties joke. When I found it at the video store and read it was a Troma release, I was convinced. This is no Toxic Avenger though (Although thats a very good movie for different reasons). This movie is very good. Apparently the ...
  
  











  



  
Julien Donkey-Boy41 reviews
Ewen Bremner, Brian Fisk

New Line Home Video, 2001

Desires and Suffering of Humanity

+ For gummo fans only

A story about a mentally impaired teen living with his disfunctional family. He gets his sister pregnant which inevitably leads to a sad and tragic ending. A very unique and risky movie, because some of the cast aren't real, but just everyday people that don't know they are being filmed for a ...
  
  











  



  
Pink Flamingos167 reviews
Nancy Crystal, Divine

New Line Home Entertainment, 2004

Greatest Soundtrack Ever!

+ still shocking

The songs on this album never cease to make me smile and shake it for all its worth.The mental pictures from the film that each track conjures up is a bonus. Like Mr. Waters points out, these tunes are truly filthy!
  
  











  



  
Barfly70 reviews
Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway

Warner Home Video, 2002

Bukowski's Only Screenplay is a Masterpiece

+ WHY IS THIS FILM OOP? DVD RELEASE NEEDED IN THE U.S.!
+ I Love This Film and Watch It Over and Again -- A CLASSIC
+ I fell in love with it...