It’s amazing how many films came out on VHS and have never been re-released. Which isn’t to say that many — or even most — of them don’t deserve to languish in obscurity. But thanks to the wonders of Youtube, a lot of films that were just a whisper heard here or there, a comment […]
Read more "Futuropolis (1984)"This is a strange, strange, strange little film. It is as far from the Disney model of animation as it is possible to get, and it makes Ralph Bakshi’s edgy underground films look remarkably…conventional by comparison. At least as far as his animation style goes. It also borders on being pornographic – let’s call it […]
Read more "Mutant Aliens (2001)"Sometimes you just have to wonder what audience they had in mind when they made a film. Don’t get me wrong, this is a dazzling effort, full of great beauty and technical wizardry. But exactly who did they think was going to go see it? One suspects they may have been inspired by Heavy Metal, which came […]
Read more "Rock & Rule (1983)"Perhaps the strangest thing about this very strange film is that former underground animator, Ralph Bakshi, thought that he was making a family film. It is also very hard to figure where to classify this one. We have a post-apocalyptic world, with robot armies and a villain who has recovered some of the ancients’ weapons […]
Read more "Wizards (1977)"
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