Tag: low budget

  • Crash Analysis: ZOMBIES ANONYMOUS (2006)

    Hit and miss  A zombie woman tries to find her place in the world of the living. When zombies rise, the living and the undead must tread an uneasy line of cohabitation. There’s an anti-zombie gang out to “kill ‘em all”, a zombie support group for those trying to cope with being undead and a…

  • RED VICTORIA (2008)

    Witty, low budget, horror/comedy splendor  A reluctant horror writer finds his deadly muse. Not another movie about a writer… Well, get over it (In fact, this is the 237 such film: http://christinakatz.com/free/236-movies-about-writers/). This one’s different. And I mean that. In fact, Tony Brownrigg’s venture is so good, the clichéd notion of the premise proved irrelevant.…

  • 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…

  • 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…