Question: What would a cheesy B monster movie look like if it were made by a visionary filmmaker such as Ken Russell? Answer: It would look like The Lair of the White Worm (1988). Based on the Bram Stoker novel of the same name, it tells the tale of a modern English country village whose […]
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“Crimes of Passion” (1984): Fantasy vs Reality in a Sexy, Smart, Violent, and Satirical Drama Masquerading as an Erotic Thriller
It would be easy for someone unfamiliar with director Ken Russell’s Crimes of Passion (1984) to lump it in with the glut of late 1980’s / early 1990’s erotic thrillers based solely upon its plot synopsis, but this would not do justice to the film. While sex and death are featured in screenwriter Barry Sandler’s […]