Curious Cinema: A Guide to Unusual Movies
A look at the science, history, and/or mythology behind cult and genre cinema
In Guillermo del Toro’s flawed, but fascinating 1997 movie Mimic, man is no longer at the top of the food chain. When an epidemic of incurable disease known as Strickler’s threatens to kill an entire generation of children in New York City, entomologist Susan Tyler conceives of a bold and ambitious plan by genetically-engineering … Continue reading The Judas Breed
I recently got to see The Color Out of Space, the long-awaited return of iconoclastic filmmaker Richard Stanley to feature films after a decades-long absence following the debacle that was The Island of Doctor Moreau. The Color Out of Space is an adaptation of a short story by H.P. Lovecraft called ‘The Colour Out of … Continue reading The Color Out of Space
Curious Cinema: A Guide to Unusual Movies 