Sam Lenz

What starts as a quiet film about a pair of odd couple roommates quickly spirals into a bleak and blood-soaked dark comedy about the death of the American dream.

Torrone’s film lovingly blends giallo, slasher, and occult themes into a bloody, gore-soaked pulp that goes gloriously off the rails in the third act.

Poster for Gunfighter Paradise The intersection of The Coen Brothers and David Lynch is where Gunfighter Paradise , Jethro Waters’s darkly comedic horror western, sits comfortably. A surrealistic look at gun culture, Bible Belt faith, and how grief changes a person, Waters imbues his film with a dark—and desert dry—sense of humor that never undercuts the more horrific and tension filled elements within his loose narrative. Gunfighter Paradise is a vibe movie. It’s a meandering slice of life...