Reno
The In Kraut
I always pay attention to films, that much should be clear by now.
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quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
Yes, Saint Maud was excellent.
Although I am craving a really scary movie/TV at the moment and nothing has filled it for a while.
I might re-watch (for about the 100th time) the old TV version of The Woman in Black as that does really unnerve me still after all this time
Have you watched His House? I found it too disturbing to finish.
kittyP
Pluviophile
Yes I have and it was both brilliant and disturbing/upsetting.
It wasn't what I mean though, I want something that tingles the spine and makes me jump.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Excellent film, I highly recommend it
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
If your key takeaway from St Maud was "religion is bad*, m'kay?" then no.
* E2A sorry, "blind faith"
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Reno
The In Kraut
Where did I write that ?
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Sorry, see edit above (edited it before I saw your post)
Reno
The In Kraut
Exactly, I chose my words on purpose there. Religion and blind faith are two different things and religion doesn't necessitate blind faith. Neither Father Paul nor Maud follow a conventional religion, blind faith leads Father Hill
to worship a demon and in Saint Maud blind faith is equated with mental illness.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
Paradise Hills - great dystopian Scifi by Basque director Alice Waddington. Some solid acting by the mostly female cast, and I really liked the visuals.
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
Finally got around to watching this one. Bit of a slow burner across four parts, but quite gripping and I’m glad I watched it.
My god, what a piece of shit the US justice system is! In the wrap up at the end of the last episode, it was revealed the prosecutors who concealed the evidence which would have vacated the convictions of thousands of people have not been punished at all.
The two police lab chemists whose misconduct caused the whole issue, served 18 months and 30 months in prison.
oh, the guy caught on the street with a $10 bag of what was reported to have been heroin? He served FIVE YEARS!!
The two police lab chemists whose misconduct caused the whole issue, served 18 months and 30 months in prison.
oh, the guy caught on the street with a $10 bag of what was reported to have been heroin? He served FIVE YEARS!!
The more I learn of criminal justice in America, the less likely to visit the place I am.
HoratioCuthbert
Deep seated inconsequence
My son has gotten me into this. Quite surprised to discover he now no longer has an issue with brutality in films, even Korean level brutality- needle up the nose uggghrrrrgh .... 1 episode in and I love it. I love how visually stunning a lot of Korean stuff is, the colour etc
Also had an argument with him as to whether we watch subtitles or over dubbing and I've persuaded him to watch the subtitles - with having to listen to him read the subtitles out loud as a compromise haha
RileyOBlimey
Well-Known Member
A Sinister Sect - a shit title but a must watch: A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad | Netflix Official Site
Authoritarian, far-right, paedo cult that played a significant role installing and supporting the fascist coup in Chile.
Authoritarian, far-right, paedo cult that played a significant role installing and supporting the fascist coup in Chile.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
No matter where they have been, they are good. Some are just pure strange, which I love. The Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer, sort of strange. Some are a polished version of adult swim. But overall they are short but engaging. Never a huge commitment. One of the bonuses of short movies.
Watching Move, a documentary series that follows a different professional dancer/choreographer and the style of dance they do each episode. I think it's amazing, but I do love dance. If you're not a dance lover, you could become one but also episode 4 is dancehall and follows a Jamaican woman called Kimiko and it's amazing and very accessible documentary making.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Have you seen Climax? I think it's on Netflix. A Gaspar Noe film about a bunch of dancers at a rehearsal afterparty having a bad trip after the punch is spiked with acid. Just a few minutes into the film, the troupe perform the dance rehearsal and it's the best dance sequence I've ever seen on the big screen. So thrilling. Don't bother watching beyond the dance scene though, unless you want to see Gaspar Noe doing his usual psychedelic nightmare thing.
T & P
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Finished Midnight Mass. Well, imo is actually fucking superb, and I’d urge anyone who was/ might be underwhelmed by the first one or two episodes to persevere, because the rest of the series is a diamond.
Just don’t expect a horror series because it’s not really. Mostly a supernatural drama/ slow thriller. And with fantastic character development, and dialogue. Just brilliant storytelling.
A lot performances are great. And the main antagonist (not the supernatural one, the other) is a villain for the ages. The ultimate Rightful Evil character.
Just don’t expect a horror series because it’s not really. Mostly a supernatural drama/ slow thriller. And with fantastic character development, and dialogue. Just brilliant storytelling.
A lot performances are great. And the main antagonist (not the supernatural one, the other) is a villain for the ages. The ultimate Rightful Evil character.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
It was a very slow buildup IMO, it didn't get properly horror until the last 2 episodes - I did thoroughly enjoy it all the way through however. I sort of get the "it wasn't horror" critique in some ways - but I am not into slasher movies and fast paced blood on the floor stuff like that which often are regarded as horror - the quieter, slower pace of Midnight Mass suited me better
T & P
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Okay, I was thinking of scary horror with jump scares and the like. Admittedly this series is part horror, but much less so than the other recent two series by the writer.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Is a slasher a horror? Is a ghost story a horror? Is a zombie film a horror? Is a film about a family of cannibals a horror? What about a home invasion movie? Is it horror if there is a strong comic element? Does horror have to have a supernatural element? Or can it just be about humans being monsters to other humans? I think you are doing horror a disservice by defining it so narrowly.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
There are certainly a whole load of definitions - 2 people who say they like horror films can be into completely different stuff - I like kind of atmospheric slow paced supernatural ghostie shit best, OH loves slasher movies and stuff like the Saw franchise, they are all technically classed as horror but are very different and cater to different tastes.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
You need to include psychological thrillers as well.
Whenever Peeping Tom is mentioned in some list of best ever horror movies there will be a cry of outrage from various members of the Powell&Pressburger boards. But it has many of the tropes of horror, hell it invented some of them.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Very much so. Horror is very broad with multiple sub-genres, just like (say) rock or folk music. No reason anyone should like Korn and King Crimson.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I wish the Netflix recommendation algorithm understood it!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
is it an algorithm that does that? i would have thought it was the film makers and the marketers who decided that
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
They have different categories/tags but sometimes stuff doesn't always end up in the right category
kittyP
Pluviophile
I think horror is a very wide and varied genre but I also know why someone might say that MM "isn't really horror" as short hand for saying, it is not your classic scary ghost, zombie, slasher etc etc thing.
I think what makes a horror is something that is either impossible (like supernatural or zombies) or something so very out of the ordinary that it defies belief.
So like, the Saw films are horror because while it is possible that that might be able to happen, it is pretty fucking unlikely (outside of some war) but some thrillers or Quentin Tarantino films are fucking terrifying, gruesome and "horrific", they are not really horror.
I don't know if that makes sense at all
Reno
The In Kraut
While it isn't an exact science, the point of genre is the shortest possible definition of what a piece of fiction is about. That is down to a mixture of intention and tone but most of all of recurring tropes and stock characters. What genre isn't about is personal emotional responses and if everybody defines genre for themselves, then the point of it is lost. I don't find Adam Sandler films funny, that doesn't mean that in terms of genre they aren't comedies and I didn't find Midnight Mass very scary, but it is horror. It is about
which are central tropes of the horror genre and it is meant to unsettle and scare. I disagree that it isn't a classic horror narrative, MM is a patchwork of Stephen King themes and characters. It's a mash up of Salem's Lot and Storm of the Century and the real villain basically is Mrs Carmody from The Mist.
To anybody who appreciates horror as a genre, nothing is more irritating than "this isn't horror because it's too good". Why can't horror be thematically ambitious or of high quality ? The genre can encompass anything from Slumber Party Massacre to Don't Look Now. It doesn't have to be a made up genre like "supernatural drama/slow thriller" so it can be recommended.
demons and vampires
To anybody who appreciates horror as a genre, nothing is more irritating than "this isn't horror because it's too good". Why can't horror be thematically ambitious or of high quality ? The genre can encompass anything from Slumber Party Massacre to Don't Look Now. It doesn't have to be a made up genre like "supernatural drama/slow thriller" so it can be recommended.
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