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  Irreversible 2002

  ★★★★ Added

  Irreversible is a nauseating, dizzying and hypnotic film. The camera work, the soundtrack, and the prolonged sequences of violence all add up to create a visceral effect on the viewer that is unlike anything else I've experienced. It is an angry, brutal and disorienting trip into the darker realms of human behaviour where the fate of people is predetermined without any consideration for what is fair. The universe is not always kind, and incase you didn't realise that, this film…

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  Only God Forgives 2013

  ★★★★½ Added 1

  If Drive was the perfect amount of Refns style then Only God Forgives is him overstepping that line into pure Refn territory. Everything that made Drive what it is has been doubled here, tripled. The action is more infrequent, characters talk slower, move slower, Ryan Goslings character has even less dialogue, the lighting is heightened, the score by Cliff Martinez is more prominent and the violence is more grisly. Gone are the quick flashes of exhilarating bloody violence from Drive,…

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  Eraserhead 1977

  ★★★★★ Added

  Possibly the most accurate depiction in cinema of how a nightmare looks, sounds and feels. The dark cramped spaces, the unusual behaviour from the people around you, repetitive uncomfortable sounds. This film has it all. In fact it captures it so well that once you're watching it you barely even question it. It instantly grips you with its surreal imagery and hypnotic sound design. When I was sitting there watching Eraserhead for the first time and seeing such strangeness, I…

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  I Stand Alone 1998

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  I Stand Alone is the first feature length film from Gaspar Noe. It is a sequel to his short film Carne, which is the first film that's ever made me feel nauseous within the first minute of its runtime.

  We follow around The Butcher, a hateful angry man full of rage and violent thoughts who's unfair life and self pitying attitude has led him into a frenzy of hatred and rage thats about to explode at any moment. Following around…

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