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Crash Analysis: A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE (2010)
Fumbled opportunity A serial killer escapes – and he’s killing ever closer to his former girlfriend If it wasn’t for the stellar performance of Amy Seimetz as Sarah, I would have walked away from this subtle attempt at a thriller after the inciting incident. When convicted serial killer Garrick Turrell (AJ Bowen) escapes from police…
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Crash Analysis: NIGHTMARE (2005)
A head scratcher – which may not be a bad thing A film student directs his next great venture – or is someone directing him? Writer/Director Dylan Blank, admittedly a horror junkie, and co-writer, Morgan Pehme, went full force with blood, guts, nakedness, thrills and a real brain-twister when putting NIGHTMARE together. Taking place in…
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Crash Analysis: 2.13 (2009)
Fell apart A profiler gets back on the job after a breakdown and nearly loses his mind – again This is one of those horror/thrillers that makes me angry. This movie, written and staring, Mark Thompson (who was fabulous), has some all too blatant errors that force what could have been a great tale to…
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Crash Analysis: DEADWOOD PARK (2007)
Could have been a contender Dead kids + return of surviving brother = mystery solved Eric Stanze was certainly ambitious when he wrote and filmed this near miss. After all, he got a group of “living historians” to recreate an extensive WWII scene with genuine equipment – though why he had a girl in a…
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Crash Analysis: THE CAT (Hong Kong, 1992)
What the hell?! Good aliens versus bad aliens in Hong Kong – with a cat… If you like weird and trippy horror films that defy description, such as Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HOUSE (Japan, 1977), then this is the bizarro follow-up you’ve been waiting for. The movie begins with a narrator divulging a strange story, though he’s…
