MBDS Showcase: Jenn (Cavalcade of Perversions)

 
So welcome to the first edition of the Mad, Bad and Downright Strange Showcase (MBDS Showcase) were we will be inviting some of our favourite critics to pick thier essential five films from our list.

Kicking off our first edition, we asked Jenn Francis who not only is one of our contributors but also runs the wonderfully twisted "Cavalcade of Perversions", looking at the darker and often more screwed up areas of Cult & Horror cinema. This is her showcase

Basketcase

 
What's better than conjoined twins? Separated telepathic conjoined twins, 42nd Street-in-its-heyday-Frank Henenlotter style.



Squirm












Killer worms? Yes, please. The line, 'your going to be the spoil, you're going to be the worm face?' Yes, motherfucking please times ten.



Shivers





















Sex zombies, Lynn Lowry in a nurse's uniform, and a random shot of a guy eating a pickle. Thank you, David Cronenberg for this awesome slice of 70's madness. Easily one of my favorite 'zombie' movies.



Critters 2: The Main Course.






The one Mick Garris directed. Clearly Garris' finest achievement. There's lots of phallic imagery and there's subtitles where the titular beasties say 'cheeseburgers, no bones!' God, that's fucking good. I say that all time.

Waxwork
 












Best. Movie. About. A. Haunted. Wax. Museum. Ever. I like how when the dwarf butler bows, you hearing a swish. It's like a vampire, werewolf, zombie, Marquis de Sade (yep?) movie all in one. And there's a reference to steak tar tar. What other movies can boast this claim?


New Reviews


Battle Royale
Carnival of Souls
Dogma 
Evil Dead 2, The 
Jack Frost 
King of New York 
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale 
Thank God It's Friday 
Tiny Furniture 
Tripper, The 

Contributor Spotlight: Thomas Duke


Name: Thomas Duke
Also appearing: Cinema Gonzo
About: I also write for Planet Fury, and have contributed pieces to Bright Lights Film Journal and the Academic Journal of Film.  I tend to write about horror, cult, and sci-fi type movies, but occasionally write reviews about other kinds of films.