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Crash Analysis: BLACK CAT (2004)
So bad Poe is pounding to get out of his grave Did a man kill his missing wife and son or…whatever Whenever a DVD starts in my player and has the feel of a very low budget horror, a part of me dies every time. Quality is usually sacrificed for over-reaching directors that do not…
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Crash Analysis: SHUTTER (2008)
Watch the original Thai version Married couples move to Japan only to be stalked by a vengeful spirit… Banjong Pisanthanakun’s and Parkpoom Wongpoom’s phenomenal SHUTTER (Thailand, 2004) is one of the best ghost stories of all time. The American version (with much Japanese influence) is an insult, an extremely poor remake, loaded with the mundane…
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Crash Analysis: THE PRESENCE (2010)
Wake me up when it’s over… A woman returns to a cabin where she was abused as a child – now, spirits want her. I’ve enjoyed the work of Mira Sorvino in many a bad movie, and even continued to enjoy her work after some in Hollywood declared her to be a diva bitch. THE…
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Crash Analysis: THE WOMAN (2011)
Ultra-disturbing Character Study A man brings a feral woman into his house… Lucky McKee’s THE WOMAN, is clearly his best feature since MAY. Again, with the phenomenal Angela Bettis in the mix, this twisted take on family, suppression and feminism is amazing in its tension and suspense. This venture into an alpha-male that brings a…
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Crash Analysis: HELLRAISER (1987 UK)
Great Story, Great Gross-Out People play with a mysterious puzzle box – and lose… Barker’s acclaimed HELLRAISER holds no punches when it comes to the disgusting meter, but that’s just an aside to a riveting story inhabited by intriguing characters. The always phenomenal Andrew Robinson, character actor extraordinaire, leads a cast of the damned, the…
