Category: Crash Analysis

If you have trouble sleeping, hit “play” A first time mother gets delusional over baby. This feature had the feel of a MOW (movie of the week). Though I doubt Lifetime would run it up the flagpole. Sure, it had atmosphere at times and decent lighting, but twenty minutes could have easily been hacked off…

We’ve seen it all before A man brings his wife and kids to their ancestral home in a superstitious village…  As soon as the movie began, it was clear writer Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho was going to exploit all the trappings of his culture. Roman Catholicism, possession, exorcism, village mentality versus city dweller mode of…

Laugh clown kill A sad clown falls in love with a starlet – and challenges her misogynistic lover in post-war Spain. The logline above is far too simplistic for this multi-genre and multi-thematic film. Written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia, best known in the US for his 2008 feature THE OXFORD MURDERS, brings…

In space, no one can hear you if communications are down The last Apollo mission to the moon ends up as a fight for life, limb and liberty. Director of photography, José David Montero delivers by bringing us a 1974 mockumentary that truly captures the feel of film for the period. Yes, this is a…

Greater than 2 less than 1 – and that ain’t remotely bad A young couple moves into a house with two kids – and then there’s a poltergeist… The first installment of Oren Peli’s ultra-low budget dramatic horror blew me away. Number two was mid-range and mostly forgettable, but in the third installment, directors Henry…