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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…
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Crash Analysis: DARK SKIES (2013)
Family nightmare of interstellar proportions A solid surprise Over time, alien visitation or abduction movies see to come out of the blue, so to speak. Sure, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) and ET – THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), may have collected the oohs and ahhs of audiences worldwide, but I’ll take XTRO…
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Crash Analysis: DEMON UNDER GLASS (2002)
Great addition to the vampire mythos Scientists capture a vampire for study Seems that Jon Cunningham’s first feature comes under some scrutiny for falling short of the mark, but don’t let that discourage you from taking a bite. The director co-wrote this wonderful script with Deborah Warner. It’s clear from the beginning the pair hoped…
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Crash Analysis: THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007)
VIDEODROME meets William S. Burroughs A man’s amazement with a magician turns to an unhealthy addiction Two things grab you right off the mark: Christopher Duddy’s noir-esque cinematography and Crispin Glover as Montag – a role he was born to play. And once you’re sucked into the movie, it has a hard time letting you…
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Crash Analysis: THE PACT (2012)
A low budget horror with some staying power A sister wants answers, but the ghosts aren’t talking… Writer/director Nicholas McCarthy originally created THE PACT as a short, which played at Sundance. Three days later, he had a deal for this full-fledged feature – and the result doesn’t disappoint. Annie (Caity Lotz) and her sister Nicole…
