Ultimately, he beats out a romantic rival to win over the girl with his detective skills.
A young girl mourning the death of her beloved grandmother helps her parents clean out the family home.
One day while playing in the woods, she meets another little girl exactly her age.
To say more would lessen the impact of this stone cold lo-fi classic.
Except that it’s not a fire, it’s an infectious disease outbreak that turns people into zombies.
Its tippy-top-tier Batman, cartoon or no.
It helps that the brisk film ends beautifully, memorablyand abruptly.
Here, Teresa Palmer stars as Rebecca, who thought her childhood nightmares were behind her.
What little kid doesn’t have nightmares about creatures in the dark?
Except that she’s grown up now, and finding that…surprise!
…it wasn’t all in her head.
(Perfect Blue has also inspired Madonna, so do with that what you will).
Luckily for us, a documentary crew is on hand to record the ensuing mayhem.
Its smart, funny, and surprisingly sex positive, if a little problematic by modern standards.
Where to stream:Netflix
Persona(1966)
Ingmar Bergman’s avant-garde thriller (maybe?)
A going-away party attended by several young New Yorkers gets extra wild when a skyscraper-sized kaiju attacks the city.
Any movie that pissed off John Wayne that much is fine by me.
Its pretty much a perfect movie from the first frame to the last.
He proceeds to prey on a single mom and her son.
Until he learns the price of his wish.
Don’t watch the (way too long) remake.
No matterthey love each other, but could use the money that a second husband could bring in.
Consider this proof that an all-time classic doesnt need to take all night to sit through.
Videodrome(1983)
All hail the new flesh!
Debbie Harry costars, looking hot as hell (obviously).
How he keeps ramping himself up, well, thats the fun part.
Its loud and gleefully over-the-top, and it would totally collapse if it was even a few minutes longer.
Its too much madness for more than 90 minutes.
We’re here for the nightmare vibes and vague existential dread.
Longtime Lynch collaborator Jack Nance stars in a movie packed with truly indelible imagery.
Come for the shirtless French guys, stay for the gorgeous camerawork and air of suppressed longing.
It has everything: explosions, a made-up Latin American country, a dictator played by Dan Hedaya(!
), inspired one-liners, and endless bloody deathsincluding a memorable dismemberment by circular saw.
Who is also a shell.
Where to stream:Paramount+, Netflix,digital rental
