Horror Film about Headache, Number Theory, and Cults

Rating: 7/10 (10 September 1998)

Pi is a marvelous blend of the terrors visited on a math genius by physical ailments (migraine), cults (Hasidic numerologists), and industrial spies. Black-and-white photography gives it a starkness reminiscent of the insanity in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Hand-held camera filming amplifies the nausea and disorientation of the migraines. Not a "fun" film but very rich.