There are mad films. And then there are films that exist on a whole different level, whose vision is best described as... crazy. And we don't just mean the American spelling of 'color'.
Richard Stanley’s long-awaited return to cinema totally fits the bill. The director of early 1990s cult classics Hardware and Dust Devil has conjured up a fabulous blend of sci-fi, mysticism and horror, with a family's quiet life interrupted by a destructive alien force.
Nicolas Cage is at his manic, unhinged best in this utterly unpredictable H.P. Lovecraft adaptation.
