British Independent Film Awards best director winner Marshall plays to our most primal fears when he sends a group of women on a spelunking expedition two miles below the earth in the heart of Appalachia. The suspense is high, keeping us on the edge of our seats long before the appearance of the cave-dwelling albino carnivores... the visceral shock-and-awe combined with Marshall's creepy lighting technique (think green glow sticks and red safety lights) make for one of the most effectively scary horror flicks in recent memory. "A nasty little tube of frozen horror concentrate." (Portland Oregonian) Cosponsored by the Cornell Spelunking Club. Just kidding. More at thedescentfilm.com
2005, color, 1 hour 39 minutes, UK