Cold Skin (2018)

Starring: Ray Stevenson, David Oakes, Aura Garrido
Director: Xavier Gens


Premise:
In the early 1900's a man takes a job on a remote island in Antarctica to observe weather. The only other person on the island is the lighthouse keeper. Soon he realizes there are creatures that rise from the seas every night the two must fight.

My Take:
An original and strange tale that is beautifully filmed.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hoopla

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Raw (2016)

AKA: Grave

Starring: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Laurent Lucas
Director: Julia Ducournau


Premise:
A young girl who was raised as a vegetarian is forced to eat meat as part of a hazing rituals and develops a craving for human flesh.

My Take:
At heart this is a coming of age story just told in a very graphic way. It keeps the viewer guessing as what may happen next.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Dante 01 (2008)

Starring: Lambert Wilson, Linh Dan Pham, Dominque Pinon, Simona Maicanescu, Francois, Hadji-Lazaro
Director: Marc Caro


Premise:
A prisoner arrives at a top security prison ship. He is also the lone survivor of an alien encounter. He leads a violent rebellion against his captures.

My Take:
I just found this movie to be extremely boring and kept waiting for anything interesting to happen.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Bastards (2013)

Starring:
Director: Claire Denis


Premise:
A man returns to Paris to help his grieving sister seek revenge after her husband unexpectedly dies.

My Take:
A strange flick with a lot of layers.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Elle (2016)

Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Lauraent Lafitte
Director: Paul Verhoeven


Premise:
A woman plays a dangerous game with a man who raped her.

My Take:
Isabelle Huppert is fantastic in the lead role. The movie is filled with a twisted, sexual,and intense scenes and a plot that keeps the viewer guessing.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Starz

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Among the Living (2014)

Starring: Theo Fernandez, Francis Renaud, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Nicolas Giraud, Beatrice Dalle, Fabien Jegoudez
Director: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury


Premise:
When three kids skip school to check out an abandoned movie studio, they find a woman in the trunk and masked man trying to kill them.

My Take:
It's a crazy ass ride with this movie from the beginning to the end.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Miss Osbourne (1981)

Starring: Udo Kier, Patrick Magee, Marina Pierro, Howard Vernon
Director: Wakeruab Viriwczyj


Premise:
During the engagement party of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osbourne, the guests are treated to an intruder with murder on his mind.

My Take:
A rather sexual take on Jekyll & Hyde story that at times is fascinating and at time down right ridiculous. At least it keeps the viewer engrossed.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Shudder

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Therapy (2016)

Starring: Nathalie Couturier, Remy Jobert,
Director: Nathan Ambrosioni


Premise:
Two detectives are following up on an investigation when they come across a piece of video evidence. The video shows a group of teens wandering into an abandoned house only to start disappearing. The detectives try to find out what happened to the group.

My Take:
The flick is part found footage slasher flick and part police procedural. The genres melt with mix results, mainly due to the editing that is jumping between the video and the "real time". Still the movie hold plenty of interest and surprises.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Shudder

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Horsehead (2015)

Starring: Lilly-Fluer Pointeaux, Catrinoa MacColl, Murray Head
Director: Romain Basset


Premise:
A woman return the family home after her grandmother's death. The tension with her mother is still bad as are the family secrets. The woman tries to use lucid dreaming to make sense of it all.

My Take:
An interesting story with lots of strange imagery and scenes which mostly revolves around the woman's estranged father (and her birth) and her grandfather's powerful religious beliefs.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Instant





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Livid (2011)

AKA: Livide

Starring: Chloe Coulloud, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Beatrice Dalle
Director: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury


Premise:
A caregiver hears stories about a treasure hidden away in a patient's mansion. Her and friends sneak into the house to search for it and instead find something extremely sinister instead.

My Take:
A bat shit crazy movie but in a good way. Not all of it worked for me but the film is engaging and intense.

Rating: So Good


Watched: Amazon DVD Purchase

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The Grand Buffet (1973)

AKA: Le Grande Bouffe

Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Andrea Ferreol
Director: Marco Ferreri


Premise:
A group of friends get together, hire prostitutes, and decide they are going to eat themselves to death.

My Take:
A charming and funny movie considering it's has suicide as the subject.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD




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Strange Colors of Your Body's Tears (2013)

Starring: Klaus, Tange, Ursula Bedena
Director: Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani


Premise:
A man comes home to find his wife missing. As he attempts to find out what happen, he goes farther into a weird world of sexual desires.

My Take:
A feast for the visual and auditory senses. It can be challenging at times, and confusing, but the creative duo pulls off another modern giallo

Rating: So Good


Watched: Netflix




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Alleluia (2014)

Starring: Laurent Luca, Lolo Duenas
Director: Fabrice Du Welz


Premise:
A serial killer offers his one night stand a chance to be his partner in crime.

My Take:
A dark and twisted and gory tale of twisted lovers murdering lonely middle age women. I found it hard to get through as the characters are not likable or all that interesting.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Amazon Instant




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A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)

AKA: La Nuit Des Etoiles Filantes

Starring: Howard Vernon, Christina Von Blanc, Jess Franco, Britt Nichols
Director: Jess Franco


Premise:
A young woman arrives at a remote family castle for the reading of her father's will when she discovers many relatives staying there.

My Take:
Not one of my favorite Franco flicks. It's consists of mainly a weird family being weird. The family is actually dead and there's some satanic mumbo jumbo involved too. It's really just rather boring and confusing.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix DVD Rental

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Deep In the Woods (2000)

Starring: Francios Berleand
Director: Lionel Delplanque


Premise:
A group of performing artists come to a remote mansion to put on the play of Little Red Riding Hood for a wealthy man and his son. They stay overnight and one by one get murdered.

My Take:
I was impressed with most of the movie. The final act was a bit of a let down for me, but a lot of suspense and wackiness leading up to it. The movie is heavily influenced by the giallo masters Argento and Bava with plenty of red herrings to the viewer guessing.

Rating: In the middle






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Exorcism (1976)

AKA: Les Possédées du Diable

Starring: Jess Franco, Lina Romay, Howard Vernon
Director: Jess Franco


Premise:
A priest mistakes a erotic S&M performace for a black mass and decides to be moral crusader by killing these heathens.

My Take:
Highly disappointed. Sure the movie is full of lots of full frontal naked ladies and Jess Franco portrying a bat shit crazy murderer taking out sexual sinners, but there just isn't much here to keep one interested. Or it's possible there's some subtly here that I may have missed. Also fairly certain this was a chopped up version I watched.

Rating: Warning






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The Devil Walks At Midnight (1971)

AKA: La Plus Longue Nuit Du Diable

Starring: Daniel Emilfork, Erica Blank, Jean Servais
Director: Jean Brismée


Premise:
A group of people stay at a mansion where the devil happens to reside and feeds off their sins.

My Take:
Each guest is suppose to represent one of the seven deadly sins and devil wants their souls. Surprisingly, the film doesn't show its age. The movie has its moments, but for me it still difficult to get through the end.

Rating: Warning






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