La Bête (The Beast)

Can you get scared by something that is not actually here? Can you?

-Yes yes I think so

Year: 2023
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Writer: Bertrand Bonello, Benjamin Charbit, Henry James
Starring: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Julia Faure, Kester Lovelace, Felicien Pinot, Laurent Lacotte, Lukas Ionesco 
What is this about: Romantic science fiction  drama mystery about Gabrielle who is about to purify her dna to get a better job in a AI ruled world where emotions are seen as a bad thing. Technology of the dystopia is just a side plot main focus being characters meeting in different times and spaces.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Everything worked seamlessly, the plot, non chronological story telling, characters, visuality. Many scenes are made quite minimalistic way, leaving imagination space and I lived the way stars were not perfect.
How did I felt: Loved it. Not a single boring scene. Unpredictable and capturing.
How was it: Perfect combination of mystery, love, ominous atmosphere and dystopia, beautiful still images and nice job of exploring the human mind. I think the movie trailer doesn't really show how beautiful the atmosphere really is.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 4/5 
 

Enter the void

 You promise me you never leave me. We'll  die together?

-We'll never die

 We'll never die?

-Never

We are immortal. 

-Yes. We will never die.

Good 

Year: 2009
Director: Gaspar Noé
Writers: Gaspar Noé, Lucile Hadzihalilovic 
Starring: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy, Ed Spear, Olly Alexander, Masato Tanno
What is this about: Non-chronological psychedelic movie about two siblings who got orphaned really young and later as adults they are living together in Tokoy, living a live filled with night live and drugs.

Content warnings: Violence, disturbing sexual content
Best about it: Visually interesting, good story, Gaspar Noé's way of making nightmare like scenarios
How did I felt: Unpleasant, sad, interested, hypnosed. Really good movie but definitely not a good mood movie.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 5/5 

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

If I had a nickel for every cigarrette your mom smoked

I'd be dead 

 

 

 

Year: 1992
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch, Robert Engels, Mark Frost
Starring: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Phoebe Augustine, David Bowie, Eric DaRe, Miguel Ferrer, Pamela Gidley, Heather Graham, David Lynch, James Marshall
What is this about: This movie is a prologue for David Lynches popular Twin Peaks serie. It shows events before Laura Palmers death. Similar to other Lynches movies, this is also a surreal mystery. Artistic and entertaining experience, truth to Lynches style of making movies.
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 4/5

Mulholland Drive

Hey, pretty girl, time to wake up

Year: 2001
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch
Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates, Laura Harring, Maya Bond, Ann Miller, Melissa George
What is this about: Mystery art film about Betty who moves to L.A to become actress. After moving in to her aunts appartement she becomes friend with woman who is suffering from amnesia after a car accident.

Content warnings: Some violence and adult content
Best about it: Lynches movies arer unique mix of visually pleasing scenery with  plotwists that don't follow the most common logic. Dreamlike surreal scenes are very well made. 
How did I felt: Enjoyed it
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 4/5 

Another earth

You would go?
-Yes.
You don't know what's out there.
-That's why I would go. 

 

Year: 2011
Director: Mike Cahill
Writer: Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Starring: Brit Marling, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, William Mapother, Meggan Lennon, AJ Diana, Bruce Colbert, Jordan Baker, Flint Beverage, Richard Berendzen
What is this about: 17 years old girl drives after drinking and ends up in prison. After her prison sentence she lives with her parrents, tries to make a living as a cleaner and feels guilty and sad. As an astronomy entoustiastic she enters an essay contest to win a civilian space flight to Earth 2.

Best about it: Quite minimalistic and slow movie, with very thoughtful plotwist with deep characters. Some very sad themes but warm vibe.
How did I felt: Emotial, interested
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 2/5 

Boy and his dog

 No food - no females

Allright, you just sit there on your fluffy butt when I do all the god damn work 

Year: 1975
Director: L.Q. Jones
Writer: L.Q. Jones, Harlan Ellison, Wayne Cruseturner
Starring: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Susanne Benton, Tim Mc Intire, Alvy Moore, Helene Winston
What is this about: In a dystopian wolrd after world war four young man Vic is living in a wasteland with his dog called Blood. Desperately seeking for food and sex, but wanting to stay in the dessert despite rumours of other people living better somewhere down under. 

Content warnings: Violence, sexual violence
Best about it: Really dark and twisted but everything works seamlessly - storyline, visuality, characters. Dark comedy done well with a feeling of an art movie.
How did I felt: Repulsed, suprised, entertained
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 5/5

Substance

Pretty  girls should always smile

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Year: 2014
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Writer: Coralie Fargeat
Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Edward Hamilton-Clark, Gore Abrams, Oscar Lesage, Christian Erickson, Robin Greer, Tom Morton, Hugo Diego Garcia, Daniel Knight, Olivier Raynal
What is this about: Elisabeth is beautiful celebrity making career with her looks, but when job opportunities start to fade because of her age she agrees to try experimental medical care.

Content warnings: Violence, body horror
Best about it: I loved the absurdness, especially during conversations. The movie is entertaining yet it has a slightly surreal art movie feeling. The very trivial everyday theme of women expexted to be pretty and looking youg has become the matter of life and death.

How did I felt: Amused, entertained, repulsed
Goodness: 4,5/5
Weirdness: 5/5