n the not-too-distant future, rogue psychotherapist Dr. Atsuko Chiba uses a revolutionary device called the DC Mini to enter her patient's dreams, appearing as her alter ego Paprika. When a prototype is stolen, she dives into the dream world to find the culprit before minds are destroyed. Satoshi Kon's bizarre and beautiful swansong brings this brainy premise to colorful and vivid life, filling the frame with hallucinatory imagery.
Read MoreCould ants take over the world? This trippy, dread-inducing science-fiction film makes the idea scarily plausible. Scientists (Michael Murphy and Nigel Davenport) working at an isolated desert research facility discover that ant species have mysteriously stopped competing and joined forces against humanity. They race against time in an effort to outwit the super-intelligent and murderous ants.
Read MoreJeffrey curates and hosts a free double feature at Cinema of the Dam'd. Tonight, he screens Mike Leigh's early darkly-comic road movie Nuts in May (1976) with a rarely-screened avant-garde British comedy.
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