By Richard Brooks EPISODE FOUR: A DIRTY DOZEN Continuing our discussion of hard-to-find films which are well-worth seeking out. MANIAC (1980) – DIRECTED BY WILLIAM LUSTIG Everything you’ve ever read or heard about this movie is absolutely, one-hundred percent true. Joe Spinell sweats and screams his way through ninety-one minutes … Continue reading
By Richard Brooks EPISODE THREE: THE HARD EIGHT In the first installment of this feature, my fellow R-Massive scribe, Steven Ronquillo, produced a list of hard-to-find films which he considered worth seeking out. Tonight, I do the same. DANGEROUS OBSESSION (1986) – DIRECTED BY LUCIO FULCI Here’s a movie that … Continue reading
BY RICHARD BROOKS EPISODE 2: 13 & 1/6 EXCELLENT PRINT-TO-FILM ADAPTATIONS The Virgin Suicides (1993/1999) The only Jeffery Eugenides novel that I’ve ever enjoyed is brought to life in the only Sofia Coppola film that I’ve ever enjoyed. Coincidence? Originally published as a short story in The New Yorker, The … Continue reading
