Psychotropic Cinema: Tommy
November 26, 2025
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Jeff Broitman recalls Tommy, Ken Russell’s 1975 musical fantasy film co-starring Roger Daltrey based on The Who’s rock opera
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Psychotropic Cinema: Yellow Submarine
September 16, 2025
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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
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March 30, 2022
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Psychotropic Cinema: HEAD
April 24, 2026
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A deep dive into Head, the The Monkees’ surreal, psychedelic 1968 film—exploring its experimental style, counter-cultural themes, and lasting cult legacy.
Psychotropic Cinema: 200 Motels
March 15, 2026
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A review of 200 Motels (1971), Frank Zappa’s surreal cult film blending rock, orchestral music, satire, and psychedelic visual experimentation.
2025 Year In Review
December 31, 2025
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In 2025 Psychedelic Scene featured luminaries in exclusive interviews & podcast episodes; evaluated new releases, vintage albums & films; attended & reviewed concerts from London
Psychotropic Cinema: A Scanner Darkly
December 26, 2025
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Philip K. Dick’s dystopian novel vividly brought to life by Richard Linklater, using rotoscoping animation to depict hallucinogenic experiences
Psychotropic Cinema: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas
October 24, 2025
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The 1968 satire comedy directed by Hy Averback sees Peter Sellers’ hapless Harold dropping out into the hippie counterculture
Psychotropic Cinema: El Topo
August 19, 2025
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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.
Psychotropic Cinema: Fritz the Cat
July 2, 2025
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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