I've really loved everything I've seen of Ryusuke Hamaguchi's work. His films are filled with such passion. As soon as I saw Evil Does Not Exist, I knew it'd be my favourite film of the year.
I loved the themes of man's relationship with its environment and the convergence of capital and nature into something which can not sustain itself.
Also, Eiko Ishibashi's score is incredible. My favourite of the last few years, so beautiful and hypnotic.
As someone who detests glamping, the whole film really appealed to me.
Jan 15, 2025
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Unequivocally the most harrowing film I have ever seen and I cannot get it out of my head….
Deeply disturbing , anxiety inducing, compelling, stomach churning. Shot and written with effective precision, without overkill or gratuitous exploitation. Movies about the human will to survive are hard to do without being either corny or played out and this does follow a similar narrative arc but I really appreciated how it was told. I recommend watching the little docu about the making of the film. I love production. Unbelievable true story and really compelling film
Jan 28, 2024
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1) Conclave (2024) I meant to see this when it was in theaters and completely missed the window!!! I can't believe it took me so long to finally watch. As someone who was raised Catholic, this movie was an absolute marvel to me. I have never seen a piece of media so accurately capture the complexities and contradictions of the Catholic Church, and what it means to be flawed humans trying to run an organization that influences huge parts of the world.
2) The Living End (1992) Everything Gregg Araki touches is perfect, even if it isn't. I'm used to his casts having a few more important characters, but this one focused mostly on two men. That allowed them to have a lot more depth and development than some characters his other movies, which was really interesting. He has a talent for capturing the determination of queer people living on the edge of destruction, and I feel like his films touch a specific part of me that no other movies do.
3) Creep 2 (2017) I watched both of the Creep movies back-to-back with my friend last week & had a blast! They're made in a fun and impressively well-done found-footage style, and the titular Creep manages to be truly unnerving and manipulative, yet oddly sympathetic at times. I preferred Creep 2 because the plotline with Sara was more interesting to me, and I love her character. Very good horror-comedy.
4) Creep (2014) This is the first thing I've ever seen Mark Duplass in and he is such a good actor. He can switch from entertaining to sinister in a second, all while making it look like he's some real guy who's just being recorded.
Apr 1, 2025
the unflinching type of depravity you expect to see in 480p on effedupmovies.com, not in a chain theatre, yet made me want to be much kinder to myself
watch if you like: cronenberg, troma, having physical reactions to art, being a gorgeous woman in a tiny glittery dress
i also recommend fargeat’s other film revenge (2017) which is similarly gnarly.. one thing i love about her style is when her brain cooks up something uniquely gruesome she wants her audience to see every bit of it, not a single cut away in either movie
Sep 23, 2024
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The first two lines of the chorus:
'You can never be strong,
You can only be free'
Sums up everything great about Robert Pollard's songwriting. Drama, hope and disappointment.
Mar 7, 2025
I'm amazed no one else has mentioned the great Townes Van Zandt. This is my favourite of his, a beautiful voice and songwriter gone far too soon.
Mar 7, 2025
It's emblematic of everything that went wrong with disco but I love it so much.
Mar 4, 2025