Undertakings

In "Undertakings," Andrew Biss gives a mesmerizing, macabre performance as an undertaker who only finds comfort with people who have, um, passed on. The film itself is, quite simply, a terrifying tour de force, one that will certainly give you the willies. And at its center is the chilling, commanding on-screen presence of Biss, who gets under your skin--his portrayal of a foreboding undertaker reminds me of a British Anthony Perkins, only creepier.