Tag: 3 stars

  • Crash Analysis: RABIES (Israel, 2010)

    Israel’s first horror – and not their last  Different people all victims of circumstance and bad timing Apparently, Israel’s first horror, RABIES (“Kalevet” is the Hebrew title) was such a success in its native land that more are on the way. As for this venture, the writer/director team of Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado certainly…

  • Crash Analysis: ABSENTIA (2011)

    The cold case that just gets colder  Ever wonder why so many missing persons are never found? Writer/director Mike Flanagan did his damnedest, but in the end, came up short. The story revolves around Callie Russel (Katie Parker), who visits her sister, Tricia Reilly (Courtney Bell) after a five-year hiatus. What transpired during Callie’s absence…

  • Crash Analysis: THE LAST HORROR MOVIE (UK, 2003)

    Didn’t take it far enough A serial killer hijacks a horror movie to bring us the real deal… AMERICAN PSYCHO + MAN BITES DOG = THE LAST HORROR MOVIE That’s certainly not a bad thing by any means. The only problem for screenwriter James Handel and director Julian Richards is that they didn’t take the…