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  The Fly 1986

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by Thomas 17 May 2022

  David Cronenberg´s “The Fly” is the quintessence and pinnacle of body horror. Watch it and you´ll understand what the subgenre is all about. Few other movies capture the horror of unstoppable change, loss of control, and loss of your identity as well as this one. The film features some of the most impressive as well as most disgusting practical makeup effects I´ve ever seen, but the true terror for me is psychological rather than visual. The concept alone is unsettling…

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  Videodrome 1983

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by Thomas 17 May 2022 2

  My rating jumped up after this rewatch. “Videodrome” shows David Cronenberg at the top of his game. It´s a bizarre, inventive, and hallucinatory trip that seamlessly blends visceral horror and insightful, thought-provoking commentary. The most impressive aspect of it is how far ahead of its time the movie is. Sure, video cassettes are outdated now, but most of the themes have become even more relevant since the 80s.

  “Videodrome” is a fascinating mix of gritty dystopian neo noir, surreal psychosexual…

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  Tenet 2020

  ★★★½ Watched by Thomas 26 Aug 2020 10

  This was my first cinema visit since the beginning of March, so for that reason alone, it was a memorable event for me.

  “Tenet” itself is Christopher Nolan being more Nolan than ever, for better or worse. You just have to admire his originality, ambition, and desire to push the limits of the medium as well as the uncompromising way with which he executes his vision. “Tenet” is a challenging and cerebral high concept sci fi film with an interesting…

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  Alien 1979

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by Thomas 02 Oct 2020 2

  First review: letterboxd.com/thommy1801/film/alien/

  Ah, “Alien”. It might be strange to call a disturbing horror movie a comfort film, but that´s exactly what “Alien” is to me. No matter how often I´ve seen it, with every rewatch I love it a bit more. 40 years after its release, it remains the benchmark for the space horror genre and a masterclass in almost every aspect of filmmaking, may it be direction, screenplay, worldbuilding, cinematography, editing, set design, creature design, special effects, sound…