The first time I heard of “Donnie Darko” was from this guy who used to work late nights at a Speedway near my house. Every time I went into the Speedway, he asked if I saw the movie. Eventually I did, and I immediately saw why people like this clerk at Speedway made Richard Kelly’s 2001 film a cult classic.
Then “Southland Tales” happened, and Richard Kelly’s name was mud... and for god reason.
Now, the independent director has redeemed himself in my eyes with “The Box.” Coming a little late to the cinemas, the week after Halloween which seems an afterthought for a thriller, “The Box” is a story in the tradition of “The Twilight Zone.” In fact, the original short story was written by Richard Matheson who wrote about a third of the original “Twilight Zone” teleplays, so this makes sense.
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