Coffin Rock (2009)

 

 

A woman unable to conceive a child with her husband, despite 15 months of trying, makes the drunken mistake of sleeping with a young stranger.

 

The cast is good, but overall this is a standard psycho-thriller about a woman harassed by a psychopath.

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.

Deliberately offkilter satire with some absurdist moments, but otherwise weak on humor and as social comment; interesting alone for the fact that it's Peter Weir's first feature.

Halliwell*: "Another small town with a guilty secret, in this case more suitable to a half-hour than a feature, but with rewarding attention to detail."

Maltin**1/2: "Iffy black comedy has its moments; must viewing for those who've followed Weir's directorial career step-by-step into the big leagues."