Blind Cop 2 (USA, 2026)
Blind Cop 2 is a micro-budget, probably guerrilla, satirical cop film made with a lot of love for the action movies of the 1980s, a similar love for their soundtracks, and an overarching love for the films of Michael Mann. Blind Cop himself (George Fearing) is a detective with no other name. He’s the best damn cop in the city. After the loss of his … Continue reading Blind Cop 2 (USA, 2026)
Summer Fun Time Reading ’26
It’s not meteorological summer here in the Northern Hemisphere yet, but it’s June. It’s hot and my a/c is on. I have been sticky with sweat and sunscreen. I have had my first Arnold Palmer of the season.(And my first Dinah Shore—lemonade with seltzer). It is summer as far as I am concerned. So let me provide you with some reading suggestions. I have included … Continue reading Summer Fun Time Reading ’26
Some Thoughts on a Film that Disappeared: Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer
Sometimes you encounter a movie late at night. A movie you didn’t even know existed. And you discover that the movie had basically disappeared for 30 years. Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer was supposed to be the first in a series of low budget art house horror movies. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness program in 1997. It was picked up by … Continue reading Some Thoughts on a Film that Disappeared: Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer
“I Would Save and I Would Be Saved”: Folk Horror, Masculinity, and a Sensible Heroine in Eye Of The Devil
“Whoso danceth not, knoweth not what cometh to pass.” I reveal secrets about both the Gothic folk horror film, Eye of the Devil, and the novel it’s based on in this essay. If you would like to continue to knoweth not, continueth no further for now. ~~~ Eye of the Devil (UK/USA, 1966) opens with with a train hurtling down the track like an arrow … Continue reading “I Would Save and I Would Be Saved”: Folk Horror, Masculinity, and a Sensible Heroine in Eye Of The Devil
“And All Shall Be Well”: Revelations of Divine Love (USA, 2025)
It is not unusual for a low or zero budget film to be dedicated to the memory of Roger Corman. It is very unusual for a film about a Christian mystic to acknowledge him and Caroline Golum’s Revelations Of Divine Love does. It makes sense, though. Revelations of Divine Love is an act of love itself. Both of Julian of Norwich and her vision of … Continue reading “And All Shall Be Well”: Revelations of Divine Love (USA, 2025)
Monstrous Industry 