pilgermann

Complete nonsense presented without any concern for coherence. A truly delirious excursion into bogus junk about ghosts, black magic, bigfoot, etc., and somehow always finds a way to throw aliens and UFO's into the equation. I loved it!

90 _94%

Door (1990) - Rated 12 Dec 2007

I'm a Hoban junkie, and this collaboration between he and animator David Anderson is very weird and very cool. It's sort of nonsensical, and narrated with stylized and broken English. A lot of work went into these 5 short minutes.

95 _97%

$Relics: Einstein\$

Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994) - Rated 24 Jan 2014

There are few films as enjoyable as this. Sugimoto's heroic and obsessive journey to find Einstein's brain is both hilarious and moving. This film is a truly hidden gem, a great and rewarding surprise.

80 _76%

Day of the Animals (1977) - Rated 17 Oct 2007

Honest-to-goodness b-movie nonsense. Animals are going crazy due to excessive UV rays from ozone damage! HOORAY! This is an improvement over GRIZZLY, Girdler's previous evil animal picture, but it's by no means well made. There's bad acting, some iffy effects, an obvious camera reflection, a person in the background of a supposed deserted area, etc. But the music's cool, and the animal attacks are actually pulled off pretty well. Leslie Nielsen plays a crazy a-hole, too. Good fun.

90 _94%

Night Tide (1961) - Rated 20 Feb 2007

A nicely atmospheric piece of work that I find compelling yet comforting. I'm a sucker for sideshow stuff so I had no trouble getting into this. Harrington never made a film better than this, and although I have an odd affection for his films, this is probably the only one that's essential.

30 _7%

Rat Race (2001) - Rated 13 Aug 2007

In terms of relativity, the longest film I've ever seen.

99 _99%

Comrades (1986) - Rated 29 May 2011

This is an incredible film presented with great beauty and wonderful acting. I got the sense Douglas had great love and total control of his film; he's the lanternist giving us a show. Characterizations seem a bit odd with the villains & upper class being broad caricatures while the laborers are gently drawn, but in context it all feels right. I also love the stylized visual touches and fourth wall-breaking moments. The Australia sequence is like a great 2nd film.

75 _64%

Meatcleaver Massacre (1977) - Rated 05 Jul 2011

Including but not limited to: Christopher Lee rambling about spirits and Shamans in irrelevant bookends, bad mustaches, wanton murder, scattered shots that look like they're from an art film, booze, a cruddy and disconnected sexual encounter, terrible monster makeup, Laurel & Hardy film posters, demon-summoning coma-vengeance, weird music, dog named Poopers, and no meatcleavers...I'll never forget you, Meatcleaver Massacre.