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Just Go With It: Stockholm Syndrome in Calvaire

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on November 16, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 8, 2016

I had heard about Fabrice du Welze’s 2004 offering Calvaire and decided to give it a try. Calvaire translates into The Ordeal. Boy did this one have the right title. I don’t like slow-moving films. This one took way too … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Horror, WTF

Hell In A Handbasket: Lust, Caution Edition

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on November 4, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 8, 2016

I had wanted to like Lust, Caution. It was directed by Ang Lee, who gave us Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It starred Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, whom I adore. It quickly gained a reputation for graphic sex scenes, so much so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hell in a Handbasket, No Thank You, WTF

Don’t Get It, Girl: Red Flags of a Partner in An American Werewolf in London

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on October 7, 2015 by Erin MiskellDecember 3, 2018

The season of the wolf is upon us, and with it comes all of the werewolf movies designed to make us marvel at transformations and mayhem. One of my perennial favorites is An American Werewolf in London. There is, however, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ethics, Horror, WTF

The High Cost of Living: Spirituality and Hypocrisy in Beyond the Black Rainbow

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on September 23, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 7, 2018

About ten minutes into Beyond the Black Rainbow, I had two thoughts go running through my mind: Jesus Christ, I’m about to have a seizure. That is the scariest looking wig I’ve seen on a dude in a very long … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged spiritual, WTF

Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Patch Town

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on September 17, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 9, 2016

I saw a trailer for Patch Town and was intrigued. It looked like a strange take on Cabbage Patch Kids, a staple of my childhood. Backstory: I had a boy Cabbage Patch doll, which was strange for a little girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Weekend Movies, WTF

Hell in a Handbasket: Lucy Edition

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on September 7, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 9, 2016

Ah, Lucy. I wanted to like this one. It had fun car chases and Choi Min-sik! The only thing it needed was bacon! Alas, I tell a lie. Lucy needed a lot more than bacon. It hurt. I have no … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hell in a Handbasket, WTF

Hell in a Handbasket: The Cell Edition

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 3, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

Tarsem Singh’s The Cell is very much like the gorgeous guy or girl in high school that tried to coast by on his/her looks later in life: very pretty, but after that wears off, you quickly realize that there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hell in a Handbasket, WTF

Saturday Shorts: The House That Drips Blood on Alex

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 1, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

Keeping this one short and sweet this week, because it’s been an exhausting week: Tommy Wiseau trying to do horror! IT’S LIKE FUCKING CHRISTMAS! (A Lammastide gift, mayhaps?) Click here if you want to see something so terrible you won’t … Continue reading →

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No Means No, Not “Get Started and I’ll Change My Mind”: The Rape In Cemetery Man

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 22, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

I like Cemetery Man; really, I do. Michele Soavi has an eye for color (that seems to be a running theme of Italian cinema). It has a humor and style that’s always appealed to me. The shot of Valentina’s glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Rape, WTF

Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 2, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

Every so often, I stumble across something so strange that I can’t help but ask other people if they’ve seen it. The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman falls into that category. It’s weird – not bad, just… weird. I … Continue reading →

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