Ed Park
Freelance critic
USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway | 2019 | Miguel Llansó |
| The Dead Zone | 1983 | David Cronenberg |
| Crime Wave | 1985 | John Paizs |
| Fort Tilden | 2014 | Sarah Violet-Bliss and Charles Rogers |
| Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes | 2020 | Junta Yamaguchi |
| The Black Tower | 1987 | John Smith |
| Coherence | 2012 | James Ward Byrkit |
| The Steel Helmet | 1951 | Samuel Fuller |
| Paperhouse | 1988 | Bernard Rose |
| Asylum | 1972 | Roy Ward Baker |
Comments
All of these are titles I streamed during the pandemic; all but The Dead Zone were movies I'd never seen before. The Steel Helmet and Fort Tilden were chanced upon while flipping channels – films I had no prior knowledge of, but found immediately engrossing. Six were recommendations from friends. Most of the selections have at least a foot in science fiction or horror. The budget limitations of JSYTWTTH, Crime Wave, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes and Coherence were part of their charm. These might not be the greatest films of all time, but they were the best movies I saw during a time of great uncertainty, sadness and fear.