Gary Farmer’s Typical Vibe
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Gary Farmer has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight.
Recurring themes

Holy Smoke
1999
Comedy · Drama

The Motive
2017
Drama

Cobb
1994
Drama

Love Is the Perfect Crime
2013
Thriller · Drama

L.627
1992
Drama · Thriller

Young Adult
2011
Comedy · Drama

In the Company of Men
1997
Comedy · Drama

White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
Adventure · Drama

Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
Dir. Ernest R. Dickerson · With Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Crispin Glover

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Dir. Frank Oz · With Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.
Dir. Kelly Reichardt · With John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones

Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
Dir. Chris Eyre · With Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard
The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.
Dir. Jeff Barnaby · With Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck
After her mother is killed by a car bomb, a 17-year-old girl lives a reckless and decadent lifestyle. She begins having sex with a boy who works at a local ski resort. He falls in love, and she tells him of her suspicions that her strict father was responsible for her mother's death and wants him to help her out of her situation. He must decide whether she's telling the truth or using him to her own ends.
Dir. Brenton Spencer · With Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert, Corey Feldman

Neighbors Spencer and Louise have bonded over their fascination with a recent string of murders terrorizing their community. When a new tenant named Victor moves into the building, all three quickly hit it off. However, they soon discover each has his or her own dark secret. As the violence outside mounts, the city retreats indoors for safety. But the more time these three neighbors spend together in their apartment building, the clearer it becomes that what they once thought of as a safe haven is as dangerous as any outside terrors they could imagine.
Dir. Jacob Tierney · With Jay Baruchel, Scott Speedman, Emily Hampshire
At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.
Dir. Arnaud Desplechin · With Benicio del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee