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37°2 le matin (1986)
Unfulfilled promise
Not what I was expecting after many years of anticipation. Bizarrely imbalanced story wavering clumsily between joy and tragedy. Great cast, music and cinematography, but really let down by a confused identity. Especially the end which in an attempt to strike for high tragedy actually lands more in unintentional grotesque dark comedy. The final scenes were clearly bravely intended but ultimately leave the film open to ridicule.
Malignant (2021)
Yes silly and gross, but I liked it.
Liked this film. It was interesting and very weirdly original but daft in that comic book
horror way. I liked the way the director captured that vibe. Most scenes looked like something out of 80's music video and the slight flirtations between two of the characters was funny and cute, which was definitely a feature of films from that error. The concept itself was great, reminiscent of lots of the body horror greats of the past. I also liked the idea that current Seattle is build on top of an old abandoned perfectly preserved Seattle. If this is true (??) I definitely want to go there.
One thing I would say is as much as I value others opinions I think its a very worrying trend when people come out and say others are bots or payed just because they don't agree with them. Please accept other people exist and yes they do have separate opinions to you. Unless of course they're a homicidal maniac growing out the back of your head.
In the Earth (2021)
Blinded by the light
Unbelievably low scores just confirm to me that most people are unable to see past their own noses nowadays. Heaven for fend that people may actually have to analyse or draw meaning from what they see on the screen. No instead we have a bunch of amateur critics picking fault at a film that is way beyond their understanding. This film is abstract and symbolic. It is charismatic in that it does not take itself to seriously and yet presents the open minded viewer with an opportunity to consider the meaning behind the characters, their action and the occult concepts introduced to us. If you need the be spoon-fed sanitised and predictable horror the this probably isn't for you. But I love that this film exists.
Despair (2017)
Get some perspective people!
I like this movie but I don't think its utterly amazing (10 stars) or terrible (1 or 2 stars). This is quite obviously a low budget movie so no one should be expecting a cast of a thousand a list actors or jaw dropping special effects. Nevertheless at the risk of sounding patronising this is a very good little movie with excellent performances from the three main characters and some great cinematography. There are some irritating bits which are not uncommon for modern horror. Why eat or drink anything given to you from a person whose culinary skills have already made you sick twice? Which is not dissimilar to why wander into the forest if you know there are werewolves in there (sorry that's another film). Still its enjoyable enough in a slow burn tension building sort of way. And there is quite a nice twist/reveal at the end that even makes some sense of events. So if you like slow burn, independent, well shot movies I would definitely give it a go if you're not such a patient person maybe not.