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Guillermo Del Toro recommended 鬼婆 [Onibaba] (1964) in Movies (curated)

鬼婆 [Onibaba] (1964)

1964 | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

7.4

(5 Ratings)

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"Horrors and desire, death and lust go hand in hand in Onibaba and Kuroneko, a perverse, sweaty double bill from Kaneto Shindo. I saw these two films at age ten, and they did some serious damage to my psyche. Both are perfect fables rooted in Japanese folklore but distinctly modern in their approach to violence and sexuality. As exuberant and exquisite as a netsuke carving, these atmospheric jewels show mankind trapped in a cosmically evil world. The tales seem to fit together so perfectly that they fuse into one as time goes by. Onibaba and Kuroneko make a perfect double bill for the second circle of hell."

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Guillermo Del Toro recommended Kuroneko (1968) in Movies (curated)

Kuroneko (1968)

1968 | Drama, Horror

(0 Ratings)

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Joe Swanberg recommended Straw Dogs (1971) in Movies (curated)

Straw Dogs (1971)

1971 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.6

(14 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"I watched this film at a small theater in Paris, with an audience of mostly French people in their sixties. In that environment, it actually managed to resensitize me to cinema violence, something I assumed was impossible. Hearing the gasps from the audience allowed me to see the film as intended. These poor old French people were being assaulted by the film. It was rocking their world! When the lights came up, I was both upset by the film and delighted by the expressions on the faces around me. We were all just looking at each other in silence. After that, I better understood the power of a collective cinema experience."

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David Cross recommended Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) in Movies (curated)

"Easily, without hesitation, the most difficult, and disturbing movie I’ve ever seen. I knew after I watched it a second time (mostly to verify the feelings it instilled in me the night before when I initially watched it) that that would be the last time I ever saw it. In a culture crammed with “shocksploitation” movies that are really pornographic in their violence and depravity but empty of any symbolism or real meaning (Human Centipede anyone?), Salo is as bleak and depressing a movie for it’s “Banality of Evil” truth that permeates every moment. There’s no escape. This is the world we’ve created for ourselves."

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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Burn (2019) in Movies

Aug 28, 2019

Burn (2019)

2019 | Thriller

5.0

(1 Ratings)

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Weird

This was a strange one. The acting and cinematography were just ok. The story was, well, strong with the "strange" factor. The main character was just plain crazy(is there such a thing?). In the description it says she's "unstable". That's putting it mildly. She comes of art first as shy and lonely but keeps making the worst choices she could make throughout the whole movie yet things end up basically covering up her craziness. Anyway, overall this really wasn't very entertaining. Nothing too graphic(some mild sexual content and violence)but not really for kids. Which doesn't matter because it's NOT worth a watch.