100/100
memoria is a film about how isolating life is. a reality where people talk and exist without a hint of shared interest and communal thought, so deeply disconnected from themselves that it becomes an experience of watching life in the permanent shoes of an outsider. it's a sensation i feel a lot when going through my life, a disconnect from ones self and the feeling of lost existence that comes along with it. as if im broken or something.…
92/100
its difficult to discuss Cannibal Holocaust at all without considering the reputation it holds. the film itself is responsible for the video nasty label even existing, one that caused outrage enough for actual police investigations into the crew behind the film. so it feels strange to look at a film upheld in such infamy and say it's a genuine masterpiece. this is a shock film, no doubt about it, but its a shock film that truly wants all subjects…
37/100
recommended by the artist formerly known as yam
Tsukamoto's recent insistence on digital style in his films doesnt seem to continually work for me. when it works, like it does in Kotoko, then it offers a baseline of almost surreal visuals, combined with the handheld and intimate ways of filming that get used that form some genuinely nightmarish imagery. in comparison, Tetsuo 3 and Fires on the Plain actively worsened by his use of the medium; tetsuo 3 is…
they should do a remake of Cannibal Holocaust but with just James Cordon as the american film crew.
