Dark Water (2005)

All creeped up with nowhere to go. There's a great mood throughout the film, but the story is worn out and boring. How many versions of this plot are we going to copy from Japan anyway?

Rating: D

Cop Car (2015)

I think they could have done a better job selecting the two kid actors. I didn’t find them very believable, but I did find them obnoxious. The editing is very self-indulgent. Time moves like molasses for about the first hour. But once Whiggam is out of the trunk, his character livens things up. The threatening speech he made to the boys was classic. Sadly, that turned out to be the only good moment in the movie.

Rating: D-

Happiness (1998)

The title is meant to be ironic, since the people in this film are anything but happy. It's a film about real people; real dysfunctional people. The performances are outstanding, oftentimes touching. I was reminded of Neil LaBute directing 'In the Company of Men' and 'Your Friends and Neighbors'.

 
This is a daring film and goes places most films will never go. Keep in mind it's not rated and isn't a film for everyone. Nothing is really shown, just understood. The humor is dark, as is much of the content. You won't leave the film feeling depressed, but you may not feel excited either. This is a film to ponder over as you go about your business over the next few days.

Rating: C+