The Coffee Table…… I almost resent that I was entertained because it exists merely to provoke you, worst-case-scenario stuff not unlike A Serbian Film (not that bad but you get the point). Teetering on tonal catastrophe, “black comedy” doesn’t really feel like the right label for it but sure it’s extremely uncomfortable and I can’t say I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re curious.
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Jacob's Ladder 1990
Not sure the heavy-handed allegory here has aged very well, but the grimy world Lyne creates and the attention to unlawful military experiments is certainly timeless. Some of Tim Robbin’s best work, with an ending that is obvious but moving nonetheless. Shoutout chiropractors??
Anyways Shutter Island clears🙄
House of Horrors: Psychological Horror Month - Jacob’s Ladder
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Shutter Island 2010
“God gave us violence to wage in his honor.”
Always loved this one, best viewed not as a thrill ride but a tragic journey through the mind of a violent man in a violent society. Trauma ricocheting like bullets in the wake of World War II, a new world that those victimized by it can’t recognize or be a part of anymore. In certain ways, one of Scorsese’s bleakest. “Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?”
House of Horrors: Psychological Horror Month - Shutter Island
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Event Horizon 1997
Evil The Abyss. Though I do think the way this was cut down did a significant amount of damage, the Boschian depiction of hell is one of the gnarliest things I’ve ever seen and I hope the powers that be can get us the version Paul W. S. Anderson actually wanted one day
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Abigail 2024
It’s possible I just have a very short-lived appetite for the brand of horror that Radio Silence puts out, but this felt very conveyor belt to me compared to the witty, fully realized thrill ride of Ready or Not (they share a lot of similarities). Of course the premise is fun and makes for some pleasing moments of blood and guts, and the cast is easily the strongest element, but lots of jokes don’t work and I just can’t get…
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The First Omen 2024
For all the talk about Immaculate being shocking, The First Omen kind of just showed them up with the freaky shit! There are definitely signs of some studio-influenced editing tomfoolery, which was to be expected from an addition to a franchise like this and can hobble the narrative at times. Sad, but Arkasha Stevenson’s direction shines through with a heavy assist from Nell Tiger Free’s star making performance. Real ones have known how great she is since Servant. Really gorgeous…
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Final Destination 2000
Me during the first part of the movie: it’s fine. I like the concept but it could be executed better. Clear Rivers is a dumb name.
Tony Todd: *exists*
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Death Proof 2007
HAHA this did not go how I thought it would. Stunt woman world domination is now. Happy birthday Quentin you sick fuck, I’ve officially seen all your movies
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The Wolf Man 1941
It is so clear to me that the wolf man is the best universal classic monster, and that werewolves in general are underappreciated. I always felt excluded from vampire fever but as my frontal lobe develops i am slowly freed by the realization that I was a werewolf all along. The werewolf era is coming. Save us Leigh Whannell save us!!!!!
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Sting 2024
You know what… on one hand this was the clunky/generic stuff I expected, but on the other hand the whole end is trying to do Alien/Aliens and it doesn’t completely fail so I respect that. Not everyone will recognize your game, Sting (that name is a cool reference, too). None of the characters are all that likeable and it gets very tonally confused on its mission to B movie status, but at least there’s something going on here (read: clearly inspired by movies…
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Late Night with the Devil 2023
Can confirm there is generative AI used in this, seems like a cutting corners post-production thing as it is only used in “we’ll be right back” transitional stills that appear maybe 3 or 4 times (the main logo might be too though?). Pretty disappointing that we are already seeing this happen, especially because the film is fun and stylistically neat otherwise. I don’t really get the huge reaction to it, but the approach to 70s late show nostalgia and satanic…