A certain talented but controversial filmmaker has been in the news lately. Maybe you've heard?

Here at FEARnet, we don't think it's our place to weigh in the legal merits of his case. Heck, we spend all day watching horror movies - the only case law we're familiar with is Freddy v. Jason. So if you're looking for thoughtful analysis, look elsewhere.

But villain or victim, it's important to remember why we care: Roman Polanski is a damn good filmmaker, at times a great one.

So if you're looking for an escape from the man and his misdeeds, may we humbly suggest you watch FEARnet's presentation of one of Polanski's early classics, Repulsion? [SORRY, MOVIE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON FEARNET.]

The short synopsis: young and beautiful Carole (Catherine Deneuve) is left a lone in a London apartment and gradually loses her marbles.

Sounds simple.  But the film is startlingly complex in how it shifts, moment to moment, between the objective and the subjective, as Polanski makes Carole's mental landscape manifest in her physical space. Is it too much of a stretch to think that Wes Craven's original A Nightmare on Elm Street might owe a small debt to Repulsion in the ways that Freddy's nightmare world transforms Nancy's home from a place of comfort into a malleable, mutable trap?

Check out Repulsion and let us know what you think. And if you care to offer an opinion on Polanski's legal predicament, you can vote in our online poll below.