Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) I always enjoy an afterlife story. In this one, suicides get an afterlife that's pretty much like this one, but just the crummy, worn-out broken-down bits. Everything is dingy and slightly unpleasant, no-one can smile, and there are no stars in the sky. I feel like I'm already there. Appealing actors and good presentation make this a better than average Quirky Independent Film. I'm not totally thrilled with where the story went - the last quarter seems sort of pulled out of a hat, but there's plenty of interest to look at all through. 8/10
The House Where Evil Dwells (1982) This showed up late in the evening on broadcast TV. B-minus actors Doug McClure, Edward Albert and Susan George in a Japanese Haunted House story, filmed in Japan. Former inhabitants compel the living to act out their fatal drama. There are some unfrightening superimposed ghostly figures, a couple of tumbling severed heads, and an inexplicable crab attack. Selective blurring technology renders the occasional toplesness safe for broadcast and thus of no possible interest. 5/10
