Pernicious

“So this is Thailand…” Three nubile American girls arrive in Siam to “teach kids the alphabet,” but this isn’t typical naïve traveler set upon by nasty foreigners territory — it takes a hard left. But that doesn’t mean it’s any good or that we’ve arrived at the right destination. Pernicious is dumbly titled (was Deleterious already taken?) but smartly circumventsContinue reading “Pernicious”

Coyote

“Sleep is the enemy” So types insomniac aspiring writer Bill, played indelibly and incredibly by indefatigable indie-horror actor Bill Oberst Jr in Coyote. Insomnia, and the physical and psychological effects thereof, has been mined in films as diverse as Taxi Driver, The Machinist, Fight Club, Bringing out the Dead, and of course Insomnia. Anyone thatContinue reading “Coyote”