Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
*spoilers*
Welcome back the traditional vampire: a wretched, truly evil parasite, an old-world antithesis to anything good that morbidly tempts all that come near it, getting its victims to flirt with death and sex in a way that tears at any moral compass they ever had. And this time it has a moustache!
Visually stunning, highly tense, occasionally camp and humorous, with wonderfully direct allusions to the visual style of the original film yet Eggers’ dramatic visual and storytelling flare.…
While funny, the script did feel like it was nothing but exposition with some jokes. First third is much stronger than the end.
Also, although aware Disney would never allow a film slating itself, for a film claiming to be a bit of a fuck you to Marvel it really was up its bum.
Never has a depiction of sexual and marital boredom been so meaty.
I find myself thinking of the Cenobytes often - I wonder which little kink freak they’re pulling apart with hooks now, and what the latest body modification trend is in BDSM hell. Bliss.
I was late to the party with Hellraiser, but I’d say this is a must-watch for anyone with a sadistic sense of humour and a love of old school special effects. Well-paced, quirky, and gross.
Hard watch.
I do wish Bella’s life wasn’t entirely defined by the men around her, and their views of her. In a way I see this more as a reflection on men.
I appreciate the brutal honesty of adult body baby brain being every man’s dream wife, even if it makes me never want to leave the house again.
Stylistically it made me feel a little seasick, which is pretty cool if intentional. Definitely a memorable experience, and lots of…