Wendigo (2001)
“Some myths are real.” A truly atmospheric horror film, Wendigo opens with a family driving to the Catskills during the winter to spend the weekend in a rented cottage. They…
“Some myths are real.” A truly atmospheric horror film, Wendigo opens with a family driving to the Catskills during the winter to spend the weekend in a rented cottage. They…
“. . . the Church of Christ Without Christ. Where the blind can’t see, the lame don’t walk, and the dead stay that way.” Brad “Billy Bibbitt” Dourif excels in…
“She had everything but she was not fulfilled …” Shot in and around New Orleans, Zandalee is a true guilty pleasure (it’s much more fun if you treat the film…
“Hell is my natural habitat.” Not too many actors could pull off a sustained drunken performance throughout the entire length of a film. Albert Finney does just that as “Geoffrey…
“If you steal $300,000 from the mob, it’s not robbery. It’s suicide." Whenever I come across a blurb about Across 110th Street, the word “gritty” is inevitably used to describe…
“Bad news sells best. Cause good news is no news.” A devastating critique of American culture directed by the legendary Billy Wilder, Ace in the Hole (AKA The Big Carnival)…
“Relatively soon, I will die. Maybe in 20 years, maybe tomorrow, it doesn't matter. Once I am dead and everyone who knew me dies too, it will be as though…
“Why are the wicked always so strong?” A truly bleak and disturbing but thoroughly captivating drama on the high seas, Abandon Ship! (original UK title: Seven Waves Away) focuses on a diverse group of…
“I mean, hell, Hank, I’ve never even kissed a girl. You know, if me becoming rich is gonna change all that, you know I’m all for it.” According to the tagline,…
“A man … a girl … captives in their own worlds … finding escape in each other …” Adapted from the 1961 novel Be Ready with Bells and Drums by Australian writer Elizabeth…