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Watched in 2019: Movies (204 movies items)"A slow dive into madness and self awareness. It's disciplined, haunting, and the end is surprising and rewarding - this movie could have also been titled "Hereditary"."
Best Films of 2017 (80 movies items)" A slow dive into madness and self awareness. It's disciplined, haunting, and the end is surprising and rewarding - this movie could have also been titled "Hereditary"."
Films Watched in 2019
“"Raw" (aka Grave) is a starkly visceral, disturbing, and downright Cronenbergian coming of age metaphor artistically wrapped in a wonderfully nightmar”
“Since I kept hearing some interesting things about this flick, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though I was well aware of his notorious reputation and was expecting a rough watch, I still turned out to be one of the most disturbing and disgusting horror flicks I have seen and I have seen my fair share of really sick flicks. Obviously, it was unsettling because of its subject matter but, in my opinion, it also had to with the fact that first-time director Julia Ducournau went for such a realistic approach. Obviously, most of the duration was dealing with some really preposterous scenes but they were taking place in a believable world with some believable characters and this combination made the whole thing even more disturbing. I also appreciate how they displayed that the lif” read more
Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021
The 50 Greatest Horror Movies of the 21st Century (50 movies items)"As in Ginger Snaps, which Raw thematically recalls, the protagonist’s supernatural awakening is linked predominantly to sex. At the start of the film, Justine (Garance Marillier) is a virgin who’s poked and prodded relentlessly by her classmates until she evolves only to be rebuffed for being too interested in sex—a no-win hypocrisy faced by many women. High-pressure taunts casually and constantly hang in the air, such as Alexia’s (Ella Rumpf) insistence that “beauty is pain” and a s"
“"Raw" (aka Grave) is a starkly visceral, disturbing, and downright Cronenbergian coming of age metaphor artistically wrapped in a wonderfully nightmarish fugue of imagery and music. It is also easily one of the the better films in the genre that both manages to indulge in the elements that often marginalize it while redeeming them with a loftier artistic goal in mind. By the film's culmination you'll not only have been thoroughly disturbed but also properly illuminated about the dangerous line we walk to fight our inherent natures.
The story follows a virginal innocent (a veritable lamb, the imagery would suggest) called Justine who is going to college alongside her older, more experienced (and somewhat rebellious) sister. Justine has been brought up by strict parents, among who” read more
31 Days of Horror (Halloween) 2018 (31 movies items)" Date: 10/4/2018 Viewed: Streaming (Netflix). First Viewing Note: I had high hopes for this movie, but I didn't like it that much. I could not get into the story and characters. Most of the movie was pretty boring to me. I do think the acting and direction was good. It's not a bad movie, I just didn't like it as much as most people did."
Oscars Part II - Movies of 2016 (49 movies items)"WINNER: - BEST MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING 3 NOMINATIONS: - Best Picture - Best Director - Julia Ducournau - Best Editing "
Films watched in 2018
Grand Prix d'Avoriaz (now Festival de Gérardmer)
20 Favorite Movies From 2017 (20 movies items)" Alexia: This is weird. Wait. Justine: You'll circumcise me! Alexia: We have to. Justine: You're shaking! It's MY PUSSY!"
