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Crash Analysis: POSSESSION (France/West Germany, 1981)
A wide-eyed, jaw-dropping, migraine of a trip Husband and wife’s relationship collapses – as does everything else. Writing about POSSESSION is akin to trying to deconstruct David Lynch’s mind trip ERASERHEAD (1977) or Takashi Miike’s bizarro VISITOR Q (Japan, 2001). And although director Andrzej Zalawski’s film is based upon the trials and tribulations of his…
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Crash Analysis: THE THING (2011)
Add to your list of most disappointing prequels Antarctic team finds one pissed off alien Mary Elizabeth Winstead delivered a character as vapid as Kristen Stewart in real life. And that was the most creepy part of this prequel. And yes, Matthijs van Heijningen really tried to deliver, but he came up short. Part of…
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Crash Analysis: SCREAM 4 (2011)
So corny it seemed the Wayan’s brothers were responsible Sidney Prescott comes home and Ghostface goes on the rampage… With some wonderful reviews from SCREAM (1996) fans, it took little thought to dive into this fourth segment. After all, Kevin Williamson, the screenwriter behind the original feature had penned the script, and after a ten-year…
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Crash Analysis: A SERBIAN FILM (Serbia, 2010)
One hell of a metaphor A retired porn star comes back for his big finale The hype surrounding this movie has brought it to such mythical status that actually finding the truly uncut and uncensored version was equivalent to finding lost treasure (beware the “uncut” version that has definitely been cut). Then, deflation set in…
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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…
