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Sound of My Voice (2011)
Sound of My Voice is a 2011 American psychological thriller directed by Zal Batmanglij and starring Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius and Brit Marling. The plot focuses on two documentary filmmakers who attempt to expose a cult led by a charismatic leader (Marling) who claims to be from the future.
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Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Being a Frank Herbert’s Dune fan I always thought that a sci-fi masterpiece like this, so complex and rich, deserves a glorious visual adaptation. If someone was cut for the job, then the person couldn’t be anyone else but Jodorowsky. “Jodorowsky’s Dune” is a documentary by Frank Pavich. It tells the story about Jodorowsky’s unsuccessful…
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Under the Skin (2013)
Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction thriller film directed by Jonathan Glazer, and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell as a loose adaptation of Michel Faber’s 2000 novel of the same name. The film stars Scarlett Johansson as an alien seductress who preys on men in Scotland
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THEMROC (1973) The Police Eater
For starters, Themroc isn’t spoken in any human language we know. It’s a cult classic that questions most of mores, habits and hierarchies of modern civilisation. It is one of the most radical and radicalising movies I have seen lately. Directed by Claude Faraldo and played by Michel Piccoli (whom we’ve seen in the recent…
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The Whisperer In Darkness (2011)
The Whisperer in Darkness is a screen adaptation of the classic tale by the horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Folklore professor Albert Wilmarth starts to investigate rumors of strange creatures that dwell in some remote hills of Vermont. He corresponds with an inhabitant of that area who sends him proof of these alien creatures. He sounds…
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Love Exposure
Three emotionally abused individuals from the fringes of society get locked in a convoluted love triangle. Yuu, a Catholic boy searching for true love ends up taking “panty shot” photos of women in public until he discovers Yoko, whom he sees as his Virgin Mary. Yoko, an anti-family, misandrist girl finds that her foster mother…