Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

[cr]

Thank you so much!
Of course I also made kind of "deeper" YT search, before I asked question here, but all I got was a preview and some short clips...

[EXU]

Thank you so much!
Of course I also made kind of "deeper" YT search, before I asked question here, but all I got was a preview and some short clips...

Saw your questions just now, glad somebody answered. I actually saw on Dailymotion but it seems to be gone now, that site is unreliable but actually can come up with some good things.

[Atrophist]

New Religion (2022)

Total Lynch/Cronenberg worship in this Japanese filmmaker's first feature. A call girl has a strange customer, a larynx cancer survivor, whose speaks in a booming, distorted voice through speakers in every room of his apartment. He wants to take pictures of her individual body parts, such as the spine, hands etc. Meanwhile, random murderous rampages and other terrorist acts are ramping up. And it all may or may not have something to do with moths.

An interesting watch, amazing sound design and some great visuals. On the minus side, very low on actual content. I'll file this under "promises better things in the future".

[tiny_tove]

The Netflix TV SUPERSEX series freely inspired by the life of Rocco Tano, aka Rocco Siffredi.  Italy's most famous/notorious male adult performer ever.  7 episodes showing different times of his life where porn is described as his mission and salvation, while describing is sex addction as a curse. But the sex part is secondary to his family life, the traumas he suffered as a child and his relationship with his mom and his older brother - who I think didn't exist but was freely inspired by another sibling. Anyway this Tommaso character, steals the show to Rocco himself and reaches levels of intensity of a Southern Italy Ray Winstone. Said this the movie is a crazy mix of family drama and compuslive sex, with plenty full frontal nudity and over the top sex scene. I loved it and love the fact that the leading actor Borghi is one of the best and most acclaimed Italian actors at the moment. Some years ago he would have ruined his career by acting with his erected penis in such scenes (although there are no hardcore scenes). Superb OST and great acting, with also some high degree of UNPC language. Shows many lights and darkness of sex work and the adult world. It's drama, not smut, to go along with his documentary where Rocco shows his disfunctional sides. He is loved by many but hated by many other porn actor since he is said to have destroyed the career of many, but those I know who worked with him said he has been in fact very professional and supporting to every person he dealt with.

[cr]

Lying at home since a week because of a sore back, which completely sucks...and so today I have nothing better to do as to have at least great fun watching all 6 Lone Wolf & Cub movies in one sitting.

[ConcreteMascara]

The Netflix TV SUPERSEX series freely inspired by the life of Rocco Tano, aka Rocco Siffredi.  Italy's most famous/notorious male adult performer ever.  7 episodes showing different times of his life where porn is described as his mission and salvation, while describing is sex addction as a curse. But the sex part is secondary to his family life, the traumas he suffered as a child and his relationship with his mom and his older brother - who I think didn't exist but was freely inspired by another sibling. Anyway this Tommaso character, steals the show to Rocco himself and reaches levels of intensity of a Southern Italy Ray Winstone. Said this the movie is a crazy mix of family drama and compuslive sex, with plenty full frontal nudity and over the top sex scene. I loved it and love the fact that the leading actor Borghi is one of the best and most acclaimed Italian actors at the moment. Some years ago he would have ruined his career by acting with his erected penis in such scenes (although there are no hardcore scenes). Superb OST and great acting, with also some high degree of UNPC language. Shows many lights and darkness of sex work and the adult world. It's drama, not smut, to go along with his documentary where Rocco shows his disfunctional sides. He is loved by many but hated by many other porn actor since he is said to have destroyed the career of many, but those I know who worked with him said he has been in fact very professional and supporting to every person he dealt with.

This sounds incredible.

[Theodore]

The Golden Glove (2019) : The main characteristic of this movie and a director's achievement is the ... smell ! It stinks. Gets into your nose, i felt the need to open the windows for fresh air. A cocktail odour of people who had their last bath when they were born, rotten flesh, shit, sweat, alcohol, piss, blood, cooked food from below apartment, and cheap deodorants. - Ugly faces / bodies with IQ below chimp's. - In this sewer-y environment the moment i was really disgusted was when a fat whore ate a sausage.

German movie about a serial killer in the 70s. - You may need a bucket next to you. I dont know ...

[Phenol]

The Golden Glove (2019) : The main characteristic of this movie and a director's achievement is the ... smell ! It stinks. Gets into your nose, i felt the need to open the windows for fresh air. A cocktail odour of people who had their last bath when they were born, rotten flesh, shit, sweat, alcohol, piss, blood, cooked food from below apartment, and cheap deodorants. - Ugly faces / bodies with IQ below chimp's. - In this sewer-y environment the moment i was really disgusted was when a fat whore ate a sausage.

German movie about a serial killer in the 70s. - You may need a bucket next to you. I dont know ...

Haha, on point description, needless to say, I loved that movie!

[Atrophist]

The Golden Glove is a classic :D

Too bad the same director's Rheingold from last year sucked ass.

[mag-maa]

Jones Plantation
I got enough recommendations to watch this new film, and finally did it yesterday. Very good!
The story goes well and shows the human enslavement system (easy to reflect for everyday lives in a modern world as well). Less HD quality (but still ok) available in Archive.org

[Atrophist]

You'll Never Find Me (2023)

Minimalist, atmospheric Aussie thriller, with just two characters. Fantastic atmosphere, acting and dialogue about 2/3 of the way.

Then it completely and utterly falls apart at the end. Why is it that horror/thriller writers are no longer able to create even half-decent endings for their scripts?

[FallOfNature]

Lying at home since a week because of a sore back, which completely sucks...and so today I have nothing better to do as to have at least great fun watching all 6 Lone Wolf & Cub movies in one sitting.

A great way to spend several hours.

Recent stuff I enjoyed;
Beyond The Black Rainbow
Only Lovers Left Alive
Plaga Zombi Mutant Zone

[Theodore]

Baby Reindeer on Netflix : First 3 [?] episodes, hilarious british urban folklore. I am not sure it was their intention, but up to the flashback episode regarding hero's past is great comedy. From there goes downhill. Too conscious, too sensitive, too much care to pass the 'message' . It's quick, short, with good acting, and i was curious about the story, so i made it to the end. - Could be very good. Finally it's just average, OK, watchable.

[Atrophist]

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023)

Film of the year for me! (well, leaving aside the fact that this came out last year, but whatever)

An utterly merciless, pitch-black satire, with levels of cynicism and misanthropy I barely thought were possible. Just about anyone who still wants to believe in something will be affronted by this. Also, this film is hilariously funny, in a deadpan, absurdist way.

Check out the trailer:

https://youtu.be/w0uh5i-SEW8?si=V_OOpSk1dJu9auFB

And:

Last and First Men (2020)

Pretty meh. Not really a film at all, more like a "visual audiobook", as some have described it. Basically, a combination of black & white photography of Brutalist Yugoslav WW2 memorials (apparently called "Spomeniks"), a sort of cinematic ambient soundtrack, and a narrator reading excerpts from the titular book by Olaf Stapledon.

The photography is undeniable impressive, but the sci-fi elements are average at best, and never really resolve into a coherent whole. The music is, imo, the weakest element here, boring, repetitive, yet jarring in the wrong way at the same time. An interesting curiosity, but not much more. Thankfully, it doesn't overstay its own welcome and wraps things up in a little over a hour.

[Balor/SS1535]

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023)

Film of the year for me! (well, leaving aside the fact that this came out last year, but whatever)

An utterly merciless, pitch-black satire, with levels of cynicism and misanthropy I barely thought were possible. Just about anyone who still wants to believe in something will be affronted by this. Also, this film is hilariously funny, in a deadpan, absurdist way.

Check out the trailer:

https://youtu.be/w0uh5i-SEW8?si=V_OOpSk1dJu9auFB

And:

Last and First Men (2020)

Pretty meh. Not really a film at all, more like a "visual audiobook", as some have described it. Basically, a combination of black & white photography of Brutalist Yugoslav WW2 memorials (apparently called "Spomeniks"), a sort of cinematic ambient soundtrack, and a narrator reading excerpts from the titular book by Olaf Stapledon.

The photography is undeniable impressive, but the sci-fi elements are average at best, and never really resolve into a coherent whole. The music is, imo, the weakest element here, boring, repetitive, yet jarring in the wrong way at the same time. An interesting curiosity, but not much more. Thankfully, it doesn't overstay its own welcome and wraps things up in a little over a hour.

Good to know that the Jude is good.  I have been meaning to watch it.

The other one is very weird.  Not sure how I would place it among other films, but I definitely would not have expected to see it uploaded to Shudder (where I saw it).