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I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (2016) by Dee Emm Elms
[104 minutes. Not rated. Ireland/UK. Director: Billy O’Brien] Understanding other people doesn’t just take skill. It takes effort. I should know: as an autistic person, I struggle mightily to understand other people. I can’t tell what someone is feeling from reading facial expressions or body language, the way most people can. But, at the same time, this puts me…
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Crash Discussions: Blood Without Borders, French Horror
Billy and Jonny explore French horror, from early silents like 1896’s THE HAUNTED CASTLE to modern masterpieces like MARTYRS. We explore what sets French horror apart from the mundane, and why EYES WITHOUT A FACE, DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, THE HORDE, and INSIDE, will continue to excite audiences in timeless fashion. Check us out and leave…
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Crash Analysis: RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (Finland/Norway/France/Sweden, 2010)
The Best Holiday Horror of All Time One strong story from start to Finnish… I had put off RARE EXPORTS long enough. After all, Christmas horrors are usually nothing but slashtastic misadventures, and I wasn’t in the mood for another run of the mill tale about a wingnut in a Santa suit wielding an ax…
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Crash Analysis Support Team: Lake Mungo (2008) – Guest Post from Writer/Director Paul Williams
LAKE MUNGO (an unfortunate title, I concur) is a 2008 “documentary” from Australia, written and directed by Joel Anderson. It tells the tale of Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker), a sixteen year-old girl who dies while on vacation with her family, by drowning in Lake Mungo. Her remaining family is father, Russell (David…
