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Tom Towles has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Bound by Honor.
Castle Freak
1996
Thriller · Drama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Dir. Taylor Hackford · With Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Dir. Tom Savini · With Patricia Tallman, Tony Todd, McKee Anderson
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Dir. Rob Zombie · With Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
Dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall · With Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Thandiwe Newton
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
Dir. John McNaughton · With Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
Dir. Stuart Gordon · With Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris
In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.
Dir. Stuart Gordon · With Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin
Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.
Dir. John McNaughton · With Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray
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