much like RoboCop, an excessive, mega-dramatic eruption of visual, palpable science-fiction as a vessel for near-farcical commentaries on governmental systems and the inherent failure humanity has descended upon in the nationalistic efforts to uphold citizenship in the physicalized extreme-violence possible, Starship Troopers pushes the envelope a little further with just how miserably unapologetic the cause-and-effect of propaganda and media can be, especially as the inseparable entities they are. it’s often laughable how dedicated the line between citizen and civilian are,…
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Evil Dead Trap 1988
j-horror gone giallo/creature-feature/slasher/… well, numerous genre adjectives, which all deliver wonderfully in impossible harmony. loaded with a bonkers plot, gonzo gore, [squelching noises] captions aplenty, twists and turns—you name it, Evil Dead Trap is going for it, and lord, does it look incredible while doing so. this pursuit-of-snuff synopsis is a death sentence from the jump, but when assigning this tendril of Norman Bates with.. erm.. something off, soldered to metallic filings of Tsukamoto and deeply-saturated Goblin-reminiscent Argento physiques, a completely individual experience is born. a thrill ride for the silly horror aficionados.
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Terror Firmer 1999
malicious, mirthful meta madness. like Troma’s giallo effort against the intrinsic studio chaos beheld by the facilitators of all things offensive, repulsive, and, more often than not, fittingly (and effectively) against the grain in extreme counter-commentaries that are nothing less than anarchic, but simultaneously endearing, with a heart eager to burst and gush in sicko/fucko debauchery. Kaufman’s own “blind” director character is an ingenious commitment to a bit that all aspects converge on, loaded with as much cartoonish absurdity as…
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Thelma 2017
tantalizing meditation on supernatural tendencies as an expression and outlet for repression and desire, and though the first two acts seem more thoroughly examined and implemented than its culmination, Thelma’s very literal representation of the referenced themes finds Joachim Trier at his most stylistic, housing his usual existentialism and sullen internal conflict, but with this follow-up to Oslo 31st, the conflict is fully externalized, willing its pathos into the seemingly mythological backdrop with religion as the catalyzing soul of ominous…
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Barbarian 2022
whew, what a mess. Barbarian strikes various interesting conversations more than capable of melding to horror in rewarding, visceral, and mentally/emotionally expressive ways: redlining, gentrification, moral vacuity, misogyny, and rotten byproducts of Reagan in suburbia into abandonment, and, it even assigns the presence of a hyper-violent figure as a ghastly thespian for the centerpiece of it all—yet, never once do any of these talking points mean anything, as genre tropes swallow the film whole within minutes, and regurgitate vignettes of forgettable…
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987
such a sweet spot in horror, not only as a remarkable sequel that comes close to surpassing its original, but as one that properly turns its villainous icon into an allegory for mental illnesses that fall on deaf ears while simultaneously upping the nightmare realm through phenomenal practical effects and a keen eye for empowering survivors without losing itself to fantastical cheese—quite the mouthful, and quite the feat. Dream Warriors deeply defines its characters and thus enhances the familiar slumberscape while…
