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Expressway to Your Skull
USA 2014
produced by Julian Daly, Michael Okum, Vin Armani (executive), Ed Pechar (executive) for Mad Wolf Productions, Daly Film Productions
directed by Michael Okum
starring Paul S. Tracey, Lindsay Atwood, Mark Aaron, Katie Royer, Don Yanan, Karen Teliha, Clint Riffo, Michael Okum
written by Michael Okum, music by Tadahisa Yoshida, special effects make up by Tommy Pietch, visual effects by Michael Okum, songs by Lamb Death, Goldan Kompess, Joe Dairy, Metal Rouge, Gutter Royal, Sun Castle
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Ed (Paul S. Tracey) has just stolen quite a stash of money from his
dealer, and has then persuaded his girlfriend Amy (Lindsay Atwood) to go
on a camping trip with him ... and it only gradually dawns upon her that
he hasn't planned this trip for purely romantic reasons but to lie low
until the thing blows over. Despite being sore about Ed's lack of honesty,
Amy decides to make the best of it - after all, what's so bad about
spending a few days in the wild with the one you love, being able to have
sex in the open whenever you want without anyone ever stumbling over you,
being able to do joints and shrooms openly without anybody taking
exception - and even though it might have cracks, Amy and Ed are about to
create their own little paradise ... if it wasn't for their neighbour
Charlie (Mark Aaron), who at first comes across as a weirdo, then claims
to be a shroom-pusher - which excites Ed quite a bit ... but what neither
he nor Amy know yet is that he's into black magic, especially when it has
to do with human sacrifice ... Expressway to Your Skull
is most certainly not your typical horror flick: While it does hit all the
marks and is gruesome to boot, and suspenseful in all the right places it
also has a very trip-like aura to it and manages to infuse even mundane
shots with an otherworldly atmosphere, being totally in tune with its
protagonists' states of mind. And that's where the movie really succeeds,
even if Ed and Amy are clearly dopeheads, they are never portrayed as only
that, there is a depth to their characters, even in scenes when they're
more than a bit stoned, that makes one care for them - which is also
thanks to two very strong central performances. Oh, and while I say Expressway
to Your Skull is not your typical horror flick - the finale surely
packs a punch and should resonate very well with genre fans. Totally
worth a look!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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