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The Company of Wolves 1984
Don’t stray from the path!
A surreal nightmarish entanglement of an anthology that I never quite understood where I was. I loved the forest sets though and the effects were fun.
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Madman 1981
Ostensibly a summer camp slasher but after the opening campfire scene, the kids apparently went to bed and we don’t see them again until they’re being loaded onto a bus to drive away near the end. 🤷♂️
If I had any friends, this one seemed ripe for a group commentary session à la Rifftrax. There were lots of odd scenes that just lingered way too long on one person as they gazed off to the left, then gave a puzzled…
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The Boy and the Heron 2023
I like to start my year off with an anime film to kick off both Japanuary 2025 and the first week (Anime Week) of The Cult Movie Challenge. It’s a good way for me to open the year and set the stage for new challenges while also retaining a sense of familiarity through both the art form and the country that it’s most associated with. The Boy and the Heron was a perfect choice, being both a waited for film from…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus 2023
This was a beautiful melding of the audible music, and the visual musician and piano in a space. The film was also a super ballsy choice to play as a secret member screening at the Milwaukee Film Festival. In the course of an hour and forty-ish mins, I’d estimate that about a quarter of the audience had slowly disappeared. With the walk-outs, the low whispers around me of, “You wanna go?” or “We can just go.”, and the wafting scent…
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