Source: roxie.com John Paizs’ Crime Wave is a stellar example of lost cinema - with rare VHS copies only available at the hidden corners of the internet and that DVD copies are becoming finite, the hidden gem has been consistently unavailable in the UK since release. Matchbox Cineclub digs up this lost treasure, a bizarre Canadian cult-comedy, with more to dissect than you could ever expect. Crime Wave is a celebration of ‘50s television montage, vintage style commercialism, with a bold comic book influence and the kookiness we cherish from the B-movie sphere.