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‘Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy’ is the gateway drug to better drug films

Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy Directed by Rob Heydon Written by Rob Heydon and Ben Tucker Canada, 2011 Ecstasy is defined as an overpowering feeling of happiness or uncontrollable excitement, an ethereal and trancelike state of self-transcendence. So, if you really think about it, Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy is actually a bit of a misnomer because it’s nothing of the …

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‘Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal’ surprisingly cerebral but slightly insensate

Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal Directed by Boris Rodriguez Written by Alex Epstein, Jonathan Rannells, Boris Rodriguez Canada/Denmark, 2012 In 2009, a Brazilian television show host drew worldwide media attention for his nefarious approach to producing Canal Livre, which was, ironically, an immensely popular crime and punishment programme. Wallace Souza, the accused, was suspected of hiring …

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