Fade to Black

An interesting, introspective variant on the '80s slasher formula, this low-key psychological thriller details the troubled life of obsessed movie junkie Eric Binford (Dennis Christopher), whose love of old movies extends far beyond his job at a film distributor's warehouse and endless late-night ...more

This unusual effort attempts to bring some psychological and emotional depth to the slasher genre but ultimately falls short of the mark. The key problem with Fade To Black is that its ambitions exceed its grasp on both artistic and technical grounds. The idea of a movie-obsessed soul losing touch with reality is a great one but writer Vernon Zimmerman buries it under a numbing mass of underdeveloped characters and stilted dialogue. The script also devotes too much time to preaching about the ...more