It is exceedingly literary. It is a product borne of a Gothic imagination, with tropes familiar to such figures as Walpole, Poe, and Shelley. Its idea of horror is highly cerebral; its setting is darkened and claustrophobic; its themes of madness, cursed beings, fate, and the supernatural entwine, manifesting themselves into something only conceptually comprehensible. We understand that we don't understand; we desperately cling to meaning after undergoing the very same frisson which overtook the characters; we rationalise and dissect…
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Jackass: The Movie 2002
Sad considering the fact that so many of the crew members are now dead or perhaps i am thinking too much of Ryan Dunn's predictable downgrade into hell.
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Begotten 1989
The visual effectiveness of this film is unmatched by anything I've seen. And the work required to make achieve it must have been incredibly long and tedious (you don't just stick "Kodak Grainy Film" in your camera to get this look). Don't watch this film to be entertained, watch it to be visually stimulated, watch it to be challenged and provoked in your thoughts on film and any other topic that comes to mind, religion will likely be one thought.
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Being John Malkovich 1999
A quirky cult-favorite comedy, unemployed New York City puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) reluctantly takes a temp job as a filing clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester (Orson Bean). While at work, Craig discovers a portal that leads into the mind of renowned actor John Malkovich. When he lets his attractive co-worker Maxine (Catherine Keener) in on the secret, they begin both an unusual business scheme and an odd relationship that involves Craig's restless wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz). An amazingly…
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