This movie made me extremely angry. Though it’s played off as horror and being about spirituality and faith, it’s really (based on true events) about the plight of displaced youth and the disgusting slime-of-the-earth pieces of shit out there that want to take advantage of them and in the process, destroy them. This becomes very difficult to watch as it goes on. Heartbreaking. Julius Feldmeier does a phenomenal job as lead actor. I will never rewatch this. I only wish films like this would wake people up to putting more into helping our displaced youth.
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Sleep Tight 2011
Great psychological suspense and a good character study of a sadist. Luis Tosar is excellent in the lead role. Yes some of it is over the top, especially the surprise near the end, but it’s entertaining. What seemed most over the top was the ridiculous way the owner would act at times, sometimes for practically no reason. Plus he was an overactor. Really enjoyed this. And though I admit the ending is out there, the reasoning behind what he says…
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Monos 2019
This is sad and hard-hitting. The last moments really got me. Moisés Arias and Sofia Buenaventura were outstanding.
Cinematography was fantastic. Haunting score. I only wish I could have known something more of each character’s background. Maybe doing it this way worked for the story somehow - having them be only what they are now on the mountaintop. But I think I would have been even more affected if I knew the characters better. -
The Fallout 2021
Extremely well done portrayal of the effects of violent trauma, the ending especially.
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Blue Is the Warmest Color 2013
Even the author of the book was disgusted by the film. Homophobic fetishization by a straight male director for straight males, who also sexually assaulted the two leads.
Who can applaud a movie where actors were traumatized in the making of it. We need to put the call out to all LGBTQI+ filmmakers out there to keep it real and put an end to this kind of shit. Support queer directors. -
Before Sunrise 1995
I’m a person who enjoys philosophical conversation but this was so unrealistic, pretentious, and cliche I couldn’t stand it. Maybe also because the “philosophical” topics they chose were so boring. I found it way too contrived and unrealistic. It’s like Linklater was walking around Vienna all alone, fantasizing about the perfect woman and conversation and that’s how he wrote this. My view of canned romance is obviously unpopular. That tells me I’m on the right track.
