David Dawson is back with a vengeance with his latest film "Leech", a cringe horror barnburner that also delivers quite the intense love-letter to Gothic King Cobra in the process. Jordan Acosta is lights-out phenomenal in this as The Dark Lord of Loves Park, the epitome of a nightmarish internet personality. Acosta's deranged commitment to the bit will mark this as one of Dawson's best works. It's a sweet surprise to have Mike Miller (who similarly doled out an all-timer performance in Dawson's "Flesh Games") show up here and channel the complete opposite end of the spectrum, which proves to be a nefarious antagonist to The Dark Lord's stream of broadcast psychosis. This one is a real pressure cooker as we dive into the deep end of a damaged psyche burrowing further down the rabbit hole until it's too late. The finale is vicious as we watch in grueling anticipation for these two speeding trains to meet head first on the same track. Not as good as "Flesh Games" but very close in its own way. Seek this out as soon as you get a chance.
