Uzumaki (2002)

This is weird as hell. What it all means, I have no idea. But it's formally mesmerizing, heavily atmospheric and ultimately extremely unsettling. Pretty funny in parts, too. The set design and art direction are both minutely detailed and controlled to the point of fetishism. Might have been more effective had the two leads been better cast (they're pretty poor actors), but it's still fascinating as all get-out. Spirals have never seemed so menacing, and after the credits roll you'll start uneasily spotting them everywhere. I guarantee it.

Grade: B+