Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

[cr]

After waking up from heavy drinking birthday party with some old friends, I thought best to do would be watching 'Taxi Driver' again. And yes, this is a good movie to become sober...and start drinking again. And shit...I'm too old for all this...

[KillToForget]

Watching The Living End. I love this movie

[ConcreteMascara]

Sicario - really enjoyed this one. gorgeous cinematography, hopeless viewpoint, brutal violence and a thick atmosphere of unease and tension. heavy handed politics were kept to a minimum, aside from the overall message of the futility of the war on drugs, which I appreciated.
also the score by Jóhann Jóhannsson was pretty excellent with it's use of scraping industrial drumming, ominous bass swells and minimal strings. good stuff, definitely a movie to catch in theaters.

[Duncan]

Thanks to a new season of experimental films and shorts now being screened in my town's arts college I got to watch The Iron Ministry last night.

Really good, non narrative collage of footage gathered over 2 years of the film maker travelling across China on trains. Not much to add to this other than recommendations to see it but i must also point out the incredible sound design by Ernst Karel which creates a pretty loud, harsh backdrop of the grating train noises we all know and love. Well worth your time.

[ConcreteMascara]

Halloween III - truly an insane and absurd movie but so much fun it doesn't matter. the plot is just batshit bonkers but kids get their faces melted so all is forgiven. Tom Atkins as the alcoholic doctor who doesn't take any shit is way preferable to JLC imo.

The Killer Must Kill Again - totally disappointing. thankfully I watched this with a friend so we could amuse ourselves because this giallo is fucking inept. The Killer may have to kill again but he takes his fucking time doing it. I read that this was supposed to be a tense film but between the terrible dubbing and even dumber plot turns it was just unintentionally baffling and hilarious. what little violence there was wasn't bad but it was too sparing for me.

Black Belly of the Tarantula - on the opposite end, this movie was great. I started watching it years ago and never finished it because i was too drunk. it was nice to see it all the way through and be able to pay attention. great killings, great style and an interesting plot. also the score by Morricone is quite sexy. an excellent giallo and a solid movie by any metric.

A Blade in the Dark - kind of really dumb but really excellent in its insanity. there's a lot of wtf moments, brutal killings and insane dubbing choices. very fun, especially to watch with friends. and the score is really enjoyable but unfortunately it's never been released.

[bitewerksMTB]

STORYTELLING-  I haven't seen it since it was released on vhs; Nice to have Selma Blair nude & saying "Fuck me, nigger" but the sex scene is censored with a  large red box. I may have to download the international version to see that one scene... Kind of want to see HAPPINESS now.

ANGUISH- great Spanish eyeball horror, would look very nice on blu-ray. Recommended. I can't  write too much as it would spoil the fun.

BAD  LIEUTENANT- another film I haven't seen since renting on vhs. It's pretty much useless, just the way I remembered it. Harvey Keitel  snorts & freebases coke, gets shot up with heroin, guzzles booze, fires guns in convenience stores, shoots his car radio, & has a little bit of a gambling problem. Oh, and in his spare time, he's a police lieutenant barely investigating the rape of a nun. It sounds like a lot of fun but it isn't. It does make me  want to see MS. 45 now.

DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I & II- the original is worth seeing  for the live performance by Fear & Black Flag. The second film, I had to forward through. Part III is on tonight; I'm not expecting much.

Must be seen to be believed: THE CARRIER

http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/a-d/carrier88.htm

This film is thoroughly nuts but don't think for a second that any of its special efx are "impressive", everything is dirt-cheap. Perfect for dreary, rainy daytime viewing.

[Scat-O-Logy]

BAD LIEUTENANT- It's pretty much useless, just the way I remembered it.

Blasphemy!

"Show me how you suck a guy's cock"

Watched "De Behandeling" some nights ago and it was pretty damn intense. Don't really follow what's going on in the film industry these days but films like this and "Tyrannosaur" (thanks for recommendation, cr!) are what keeps me motivated.

[Scat-O-Logy]

Hail Gialloween!

Bonus kvlt points for VHS

[impulsemanslaughter]

I loved Dogtooth so i'm looking forward to The Lobster.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z069ldsumxA

[Andrew McIntosh]

Just read the synopsis for "Dogtooth", really want to see it now.

[tiny_tove]

you MUST!!!
that and Miss Violence share many similar atmospheres. you cannot miss them, pure power electronics cinema

[Scat-O-Logy]

^This!

Speaking of films by Yorgos Lanthimos, has anyone seen Alpeis (2011)?

"A group of people start a business where they impersonate the recently deceased in order to help their clients through the grieving process." Sounds batshit enough to be good. Haven't managed to find online stream with eng subs so haven't seen it yet (too cheap to buy DVDs).

Attenberg (2010) should be good clean Greek fun too, no?

[EXU]

"Bone Tomahawk" is a hell of a movie, the best western since... "The Proposition" I guess. Plenty of talking and wandering but it also has Kurt Russell and cannibals (and yes, gore).

[online prowler]

Going through Hal Hartley's '90s film catalogue again. Still excellent. Minimal and to the point works w black humour. If you haven't checked his films out yet, I can recommend:

Trust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgv4Tvx3V0

Simple Men - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzxFuwa98_A
Amateur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLhu37ozFx8
The Unbeliveble Truth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZpuazT6MrA

[eyestrain]

Just caught the first episode of True Detective season 2.

I loved most of it in the long run. I think you just gotta let go of season one, as it really only shares a title and nothing else. Velcoro is the man!

"Tyrannosaur" (thanks for recommendation, cr!) are what keeps me motivated.

Just took this in yesterday. Great stuff! Weak ending, but that's just my stupid opinion haha.

Going through Hal Hartley's '90s film catalogue again.

These look awesome, being a 90's kinder, it certainly has a flavor I can appreciate.