Eddie the Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012)

Starring: Thure Lindhart, Dylan Smith, Georgina Reilly, Stephan McHattie, Paul Braunstien
Director: Boris Rodriguez


Premise:
A famous painter moves to a small town to teach. He ends up caring for a local mute who has ties to the university. The man also sleepwalks and devours living things. The painter finds inspiration him the mute doing this and begins painting again.

My Take:
It's a movie that grows on you as it keeps going, mainly due to the character development and their odd relationship.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Shudder

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Takut: Faces of Fear (2008)

Starring: Shareefa Daanish, Eva Celia Latjuba, Epy Kusnandar
Directors: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel, Raditya Sidharta, Robby Ertanto, Rako Prijanto, Riri Riza, Ray Nayoan


Premise:
Six horror stories that deal with murder, cannibalism, zombies, black magic, and ghosts.

My Take:
A wide array of stories that are all good but none really stand out as excellence.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Price

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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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Long Pig (2007)

Starring: Anthony Alviano
Director: Nathan Hynes, Chris Powers


Premise:
Two filmmakers make a movie about a cannibal and serial killer.

My Take:
I'm not sure if the filmmaker was trying to be shocking or preachy. Either way it lost my interest early on and never quite recovered.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Hoopla

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Neon Demon (2016)

Starring: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Alessandro Nivola, Desmond Harrington, Abbey Lee
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn


Premise:
A young girl comes to LA to be a model. Soon she starts making waves but not before making other models wanting the "it factor" she seems to possess.

My Take:
Honestly not much happens in the movie for the first hour. And the intensity that does ramp up in the third act really comes out of nowhere. As with all movies by the director the movie contains beautiful cinematography and color palette against scenes of violent outburst (both physical and emotional). The end results is a movie that may be interesting but fails to be engaging.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Pretty Dead (2013)

Starring: Carly Oates, Ryan Shogren
Director: Benajmin Wilkins


Premise:
A doctor claims to have a rare illness which makes her crave human flesh and rots her body.

My Take:
Would have been better as a straight up movie than the mockementary style format. I found it be a little boring and slow.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Hulu





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Cannibal (2006)

Starring: Carsten Frank, Victor Brandi
Director: Marian Dora


Premise:
A man voluntarily gives himself up to another man to be eaten.

My Take:
I guess this is sort of an art house shock flick based on a famous case from Germany. There is minimal dialog. There is also graphic scenes of sex and devouring body parts which will surely turn away viewers. At the end, I really just found the movie boring.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix DVD






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Vampire Queen of Quezon City (2010)

Director: Khvan


Premise:
A cop is searching for a serial killer who is taking young girls. This disturbed man tortures, violates, murders, and eats these women.

My Take:
There is a lot of intense and explict scenes and imagery in this movie (including a hardcore rape scene). Plus several long and extended scenes of nothing important. It makes for a bad balance and ultimately a missed opprotunity on a familiar subject by a different culture than mine. However that's to say it doesn't have some merit with  great surreal moments known in the experimental film genre. The director is one to keep an eye on.

Rating: In the middle (but not for every one)

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