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Caryn James, New York Times: Love him or hate him, Mr. Ferrara is one of the few directors who can turn genre movies into something deeper. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: No matter, without exactly transcending the awful material, Ferrara puts it across with astonishing poetry and conviction. Read more
Time Out: Scary, funny, magnificently risible, this could be the most pretentious B-movie ever -- and I mean that as a compliment. Read more
Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Unfortunately, it's so dark -- and impenetrable -- that it shuts us out. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Macabre and provocative, yet wonderfully restrained. Read more