Cookers (2001)

Hipster by half.

So I saw the 2001 nil-budget horror/thriller "Cookers" this past Tuesday on recommendation from Teresa Nieman over at Cult Iconic, and since I pretty much agree with what she has written, here's what she wrote.

I think the opening credit sequence perfectly sets a tempo for the movie; the distorted music gets our heads in the right place, director Dan Mintz's camerawork moves in measured fits around the vehicle and scenery, and the fish-eyed lens (somewhat comical in and of itself if you ask me) further distorts our introduction. The "Merle" character (coolly played by Patrick McGaw) steals the show. He's both barometer to the cloistered couple and rural raconteur whose half-ass ghost story essentially kicks-starts the movie in earnest.

Whether or not Cookers languishes in places or cops out of its horror theme is debatable, I guess, but it certainly is a gem in the genre and a must to rent, even against most of this year's major horror releases.