Hagazussa - Adam Groves (Bedlam Files) said this was better than The Witch, I don't agree but I can see why some would prefer this. Like The Witch it features an outsider family in the wilderness but I even saw (coincidental) similarities in Mandy, because it's a very quiet mood piece (soundtrack by drone/doom band MMMD) with some similar slow closeups of faces, a character going through a harrowing ordeal yet with an often spaced out feeling that stoners will appreciate. I looked at the sleeve notes (all in German, I think the only disc releases are German so far but I made sure mine had English subtitles) and there was an even better reference point which may have been a direct influence on this film: Valhalla Rising.
I enjoyed and recommend it, the woman getting incredible sexual bliss from milking a goat and the writhing mushroom were both quite striking. Parents and baby enthusiasts may be particularly disturbed by some scenes.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 6 May 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
There's a US Blu-Ray edition. I loved Valhalla Rising and The Witch so am inclined to check this out.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Monday, 6 May 2019 19:19 (four years ago) link
I see it's on amazon prime too, but not in UK
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 6 May 2019 19:46 (four years ago) link
I finally watched nu-Suspiria and am sad I missed it in the theater. Saw the original in a showing right before it came out, though. nu-version hits some of the notes in the same way, not 100% sold on the historical backdrop and parts of the resolution, but overall it was an excellent experience
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 02:46 (four years ago) link
did not think the new Suspiria was grey and miserable, i really liked the visual style
― Dan S, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 03:31 (four years ago) link
Not sure about the very, very end, but I liked Creep 2.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 10 May 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
I never saw Resolution or Spring, but I really liked The Endless
― Dan S, Sunday, 12 May 2019 00:10 (four years ago) link
Can anyone who's seen The Wind say why it was terrible? I liked the trailer a lot.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Monday, 13 May 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
it's boring, predictable, poorly paced, and has delusions of depth that it doesn't achieve. I went in with no expectations and wanting to like it but would recommend skipping.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 13 May 2019 06:24 (four years ago) link
Thanks!
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Monday, 13 May 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
if they could somehow take the dancing parts (the only good bits really) from nu-suspiria and transplant them into the old suspiria, that would bang
― ||||||||, Monday, 13 May 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
New Peter Strickland! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SpAUPdKKe8
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 1 June 2019 13:30 (four years ago) link
!!!!!!
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 1 June 2019 14:05 (four years ago) link
whoa, that looks phenomenal
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 June 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
it does; killer cast and a neat idea. US Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biHUTtV4K40
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 June 2019 16:57 (four years ago) link
yeah i cannot wait to see that
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 1 June 2019 16:57 (four years ago) link
Brightburn - Clumsy as fuck. Somewhat interesting premise ruined by Snyder-esque pacing, and not settling on whether it wants to be cornball or serious. One next level gore scene though.
Ma - This was fun! Felt like a throwback to 80s revenge slasher flicks.
On the one hand, I feel like Blumhouse's big knock is that they never strive for anything above a B plus effort, but this was a fun B-plus.
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Sunday, 2 June 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlya92LZqZw
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 June 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
I've seen In Fabric. It's not bad, but don't get too hyped about it.
― Simon H., Monday, 3 June 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
Yeah it's pretty good but inessential and definitely plays to his comic sensibilities more than anything before. I would rather he had either ditched the anthology theme and made the first story the whole film, or balanced the timings better - it was either 20 mins too long or 45 too short. And I really didn't understand what was happening at the end.
I think I actually enjoyed his segment in Field Guide To Evil more.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 10:20 (four years ago) link
Wait, In Fabric is an anthology of sorts?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
You'll see.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 4 June 2019 12:23 (four years ago) link
Quite.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 12:30 (four years ago) link
Berberian Sound Studio felt like a comedy to me
which is why I don't really like it
― Number None, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 12:38 (four years ago) link
i think the duke of burgundy is phenomenal, is why i was excited
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 13:09 (four years ago) link
I think both of his last movies played like really uneasy comedies, and some sense.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 13:49 (four years ago) link
made the first story the whole film, or balanced the timings better - it was either 20 mins too long or 45 too short
otm - the second section should have been shorter, with an even faster third movement wrapping up.
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
https://i0.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Midsommar.jpg?w=960&ssl=1
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link
Duke of Burgundy > Berberian >> the new one
― Simon H., Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Can't disagree with that ranking.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 07:41 (four years ago) link
i'm sure the new child play will suck but i saw this poster at the train station this morning and it made me laugh:https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2019-04/30/14/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-02/sub-buzz-12164-1556649988-1.jpg
― na (NA), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
there was another version with the slinky dog getting roasted over a fire
Reminds me of years and years ago when a band I was in was on tour and we stopped in a truck stop and bought a Redd Foxx concert cassette. Iirc it was one of the least funny things I've ever heard, but a bit about fighting a midget (his word) has stuck with me. He just kind of grumbled (in front of what sounded like a very small dinner club theatre): "If you ever get into a fight with a midget ... just stab them in the head!" It was so not funny.
Anyway, that's what I think about Child's Play.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link
Escape Room was good dumb clean fun; really more an exercise in franchise building and action/adventure than horror tbh
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 16:09 (four years ago) link
Watched "Southbound" last night. a little uneven and certainly suffered from the "trailer gives everything away" problem, but did kind of enjoy the fact that some loose ends left a foreboding ambiguity to the thing as a whole.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
examples:
- what does the tall guy whisper to the wife in the home invasion sequence? what did the husband do?- what's the deal with the roughneck tattoo people, or the fat naked goblin types who are stripping the brother in the previous sequence?
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
"ma" was pretty entertaining for the first hour but fell apart badly in the climax
― na (NA), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
free ari aster conversation at lincoln center film on July 9... midsommar opens july 3 so you'd wanna see that quicklyhttps://www.filmlinc.org/events/film-comment-talk-ari-aster-on-midsommar/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:31 (four years ago) link
Liked "Escape Room", primarily for the heroine, and appreciated the explanation for "how did they set all that up and with what money?" vs. house trap films like "The Collector" or the "Saw" films. And looking forward to seeing "Body at Brighton Rock" after liking "Southbound" a lot.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link
escape room's villains being the 0l1g@rchy felt like less of a payoff than franchise building of the maze runner variety to me but i liked it even so.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
watched "Downrange" (is it obvious i'm moving through Shudder's offerings pretty snappily?).
fun, though the main characters were a bit too stupid for my taste. my partner watched with me and called the ending.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Thursday, 13 June 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
This looks like it could be fun, in a very You're Next sort of way (warning: I think it gives away a lot):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYTwUxhAoI
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 June 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
Hagazussa was really good -- will never forget that carcass-eating scene and the score was very appealing in that Alpine folk drone way
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 17 June 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
i was going to watch Hagazussa tonight, but decided to re-watch Deep Red because i hadn't seen it since i was 16.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 01:56 (four years ago) link
Is Field Guide To Evil available only on Shudder? Cant find it anywhere else.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 21 June 2019 19:35 (four years ago) link
Child's Play remake is a blast. It's ba completely different animal and quite ridiculous.
P sure the screenwriters hate Jeff Bezos
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Saturday, 22 June 2019 15:23 (four years ago) link
i've been v wary of it (and even more wary the more i learn about specific plot points) but a positive neanderthal post will prob get my ass in a theater
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 June 2019 15:28 (four years ago) link
The gore is p vicious too!
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Saturday, 22 June 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
Loved Hagazussa. Couldn't stop myself from screenshotting bits of it, it was just gorgeous, if harrowing.
Watched "Knife+Heart" ("Un Couteau dans le coeur") last night...parts of it were wonderful. Parts of it were terrible. Don't really know how I feel about it, though I will say that I've worked for cut-rate porn studios and some of the scenes are very....realistic.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 22 June 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link
Hooray, I've got some people watching Hagazussa and Next Of Kin!
I think November is out on british bluray now so I also encourage that.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 22 June 2019 16:42 (four years ago) link