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The Crazy Family 1984
Japanuary film 12: a film by Gakuryū Ishii
Wait a second... you mean all families aren't like this?
The Crazy Family is a masterpiece of dark comedy. Ishii takes the traditional Japanese family drama, with its long history in cinema and proceeds to take his punk rock sensibilities to it creating a film that would be absolutely horrific if it wasn't so damn funny. I was laughing at this one so hard, that there was a couple of moments I…
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THX 1138 1971
I don't exactly know what I was expecting from George Lucas's first film, but I've got to say it was not this. Given that he's one of the directors who brought about the idea of the blockbuster film, and that all of his other films seem to be much more about pleasing the audience, it caught me off guard that this was closer to something from the French New Wave movement.
This was made to be more of a challenge.…
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St. John's Wort 2001
I completely get why many would absolutely hate this movie. It’s apparently based on a video game in Japan that I’ve admittedly never played or even seen, so how close it is I have no idea. Even without that knowledge, I can clearly see that the movie is designed to feel like you’re sitting in the room and watching someone play the game. Visuals are discolored, emulating how many games would have limited colors during the 90s era on PC…
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Rampo Noir 2005
Japanuary film 10: a film recommended by Ben
Based on four short stories by Japan’s own Edgar Allen Poe, Edogawa Ranpo (say his name out loud and fast to get the pun), this is an extremely artistic anthology film.
Mar’s Canal
Weird. Beautifully shot silent film (I’ll be honest, I almost thought my bluray was broken until static noise started as there is zero sound for a bit) that makes no sense without interpretation. There a few ways I could…Translated from by
