
Psychotropic Cinema: HEAD
A deep dive into Head, the The Monkees’ surreal, psychedelic 1968 film—exploring its experimental style, counter-cultural themes, and lasting cult legacy.

A deep dive into Head, the The Monkees’ surreal, psychedelic 1968 film—exploring its experimental style, counter-cultural themes, and lasting cult legacy.

A review of 200 Motels (1971), Frank Zappa’s surreal cult film blending rock, orchestral music, satire, and psychedelic visual experimentation.

In 2025 Psychedelic Scene featured luminaries in exclusive interviews & podcast episodes; evaluated new releases, vintage albums & films; attended & reviewed concerts from London

Philip K. Dick’s dystopian novel vividly brought to life by Richard Linklater, using rotoscoping animation to depict hallucinogenic experiences

Jeff Broitman recalls Tommy, Ken Russell’s 1975 musical fantasy film co-starring Roger Daltrey based on The Who’s rock opera

The 1968 satire comedy directed by Hy Averback sees Peter Sellers’ hapless Harold dropping out into the hippie counterculture

Revisit Pepperland and the story behind George Dunning’s classic 1968 animated psychedelic film Yellow Submarine featuring The Beatles’ music in this Psychotropic Cinema review by

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s El Topo (1970) is an acid Western which employs surreal symbolism, iconoclastic imagery, and dream logic to showcase its trippy, metaphoric elements.

Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat (1972) is a trippy, X-rated animated satire based on Robert Crumb’s comic, blending sex, drugs, and countercultural critique with controversial

Psych-surf duo Movie Club drops Black Mamba EP, blending cult cinema vibes with reverb-soaked riffs and surreal, self-directed music videos.