Tag: Disturbing
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The Seasoning House (2012) Review
Synopsis: Young girls are captured by the military during the war in the balkans and prostituted. An orphaned deaf mute is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, showing the little kindnesses when she can. When fate brings the men that murdered her family and the reason she ended up…
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Naboer (2005) Review
English Title: Next Door Synopsis (from IMDb): John has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies My Quick Review: I have to admit that on second viewings, Naboer left me perplexed. I…
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) Review
Synopsis: (from IMDb) Katie is trying to make it in the cutthroat world of modeling. When she innocently accepts an offer to have new photos taken for her portfolio, the experience quickly turns into an unthinkable nightmare of rape, torture, and kidnapping. When a twist of fate finally frees her from her captors – beaten, battered,…
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I Spit on Your Grave (2010) Review
Synopsis: A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead. My Quick Review: Since the sequel is being released now, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the remake of one of the classic of rape-revenge movies, I spit On Your Grave. It’s…
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The Forbidden Door (2009) Review
Original Name: Pintu Terlarang Synopsis: The life of a successful sculptor is turned upside down when he begins receiving mysterious messages from someone who asks for his help. My Quick Review: My first Anwar’s movie experience was recently with Modus Anomali, a very intense Thriller with a twist. I was already seduced. But this Lynchian experience…
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Modus Anomali (2012) Review
Synopsis: A guy wakes up in a shallow grave in the woods with amnesia and has to work out what’s going on. He finds a cabin and the mystery begins to unfold. (from IMDb) My Review: Modus Anomali is a strong entry into Indonesian horror cinema. Joko Anwar’s (The Forbidden Door, Dead Time:Kala) 4th movie has…
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Art of the Devil II (2005) Review
Original Title: ลองของ (Long Khong) Synopsis: A group of high school friends reunite after two years when one of their fathers’ committed suicide. They all spend the night at their friend’s place. When darkness falls, strange things begin to happen to them one by one. It is as if someone is using the black arts on…
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Invitation Only (2009) Review
Original Title: Jue ming pai dui Synopsis: Five people arrive at a party, fully unaware that the special night is just a cover for an evening of torture and murder. My Quick Review: I remember when Invitation Only was released in Asia a couple of years back, everybody was talking about the presence of Maria ozawa (one…