Straw Dogs,” directed by Rod Lurie – Ray Sawhill

Straw Dogs,” directed by Rod Lurie – Ray Sawhill

By Ray Sawhill I was a little wary about watching Rod Lurie’s remake of “Straw Dogs.” Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 thriller is a genuine landmark — one of the most notorious, controversial films in movie history, and for plenty of good reasons, most of them having to do with Peckinpah’s unique gifts, viewpoint and sensibility. (It…

Straw Dogs,” directed by Rod Lurie – Ray Sawhill

Straw Dogs,” directed by Rod Lurie – Ray Sawhill