Went in totally blind and, for better or worse, I could not look away.

King Crimson once recorded an improvisation called 'Trio' on which there is no percussion, but for which drummer Bill Bruford was nonetheless credited for contributing 'irable restraint'. irable restraint is the best way to describe what Zahler has achieved here with his third directorial effort.
An editor's best friend due to his use of master shots & lack of traditional coverage, Zahler is in full bloom as a director who knows exactly how to construct his films with confidence and complete…
If there were an algorithm designed to produce the perfect Grindhouse movie, this film is what it would spit out during it's beta test phase; a sleazy little piece of trash that is, in reality, much less exploitive than you expect.
Well, maybe that's not entirely true; it's twisted and depraved as all get-out, but surprisingly light on the actual sex & violence. Directed with more flair than the material warrants by one Stanley H. Brassloff, this is the story of…