Shadows In The City

Billed as a descent into an urban hell, SHADOWS IN THE CITY doesn't aim to be frightening in the traditional sense, but its attempt at a galvanizing view of an oppressive world becomes morbid and off-putting.

This independent, almost underground film, created by Russian painter Ari Roussimoff, is bracketed by appearances of a good-natured gatekeeper (Lou Cypher) who oversees the doorway between life and death. He introduces us to a doomed spirit, a man named Paul Mills (Craig Smith), who returns home to Manhattan after touring with a carnival and spends the bulk of the movie's running time wandering through a stark, black-and-white shot Gotham. He ruminates abo...