James Costa’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, clear, gritty

Highest-ranked title
James Costa has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s.
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
Dir. Guillermo del Toro · With Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
Dir. Michael Cuesta · With Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Brian Cox