Category: Fucked Up Films
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Icky Sex in Movies: Part One
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Read more: Icky Sex in Movies: Part OneSometimes it’s hard to believe what other people get up to when it comes to their nether regions. The early twentieth century child killer Albert Fish liked to soak balls of wool in lighter fluid, shove them up his bum and set fire to them. That was when he wasn’t driving needles into his groin…
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Fantastic Planet (1973)
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Read more: Fantastic Planet (1973)“In the third millennium before Kraup, the Great Zarek created the first pyramic civilization. Legend says that from his tomb he still animates the ball of life, that his body, though constantly pierced by projectiles, does not change, and that his mind has regularly traversed the skies of Ygam ever since the Draags, under his…
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Fucked-Up Films #13: Spetters (1980)
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Read more: Fucked-Up Films #13: Spetters (1980)Synopsis: A rough and raw portrayal of young Dutch lives Director: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk, Toon Agterberg, Maarten Spanjer, Marianne Boyer, Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Peter Tuinman Verhoeven can’t do too much wrong in my eyes, probably because he’s one of the most politically incorrect filmmakers of all time. Now in…
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Fucked-Up Films #12: Fingers (1978)
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Read more: Fucked-Up Films #12: Fingers (1978)Synopsis: Keitel puts the bark in Bach Director: James Toback Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Michael V. Gazzo, Jim Brown, Tanya Roberts, Tony Sirico Do you ever watch a movie and end up unsure whether it’s a gem or a pile of bollocks? Perhaps you then start skimming the reviews, an exercise that results in…
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Fucked-Up Films #11: Kids (1995)
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Read more: Fucked-Up Films #11: Kids (1995)Synopsis: Contraception disguised as moviemaking. Who the hell would want to reproduce after sitting through this one?
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Fucked-Up Films #10: The Klansman (1974)
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Read more: Fucked-Up Films #10: The Klansman (1974)Synopsis ‘Southern man, better keep your head/Don’t forget what your good book said’ Director Terence Young Cast Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, O.J. Simpson, Lola Falana, Linda Evans, David Huddleston What are these sick bastards doing? Shaming humanity, helped by a lot of talent both in front of and behind the camera, including a…
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Creepy Shit
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Read more: Creepy ShitI s’pose there’s only one time I had the shit creeped outta me. Granddad was in a nursing home and one night we got the call that he was on the way out. I went with dad and sat in a room as death came to play. Granddad was wired, unaware of his family alongside…
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Big Hair T. and the Fence-Licking Donkey
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Read more: Big Hair T. and the Fence-Licking DonkeyWatching Birds of Prey, that Harley Quin-movie from DCEU (yeah, I know… But it was on TV with nothing better on, so I thought…) while under heavy influence of some truly excellent weed and lots of cheap beer is (or so I imagine) a bit like attending a The Wall-concert from Pink Floyd, completely sober.…
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The Return of Graham Chapman
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Read more: The Return of Graham ChapmanGiven the number of movies I watch and my generally obnoxious personality, you might think I don’t have any friends. Well, you’re wrong. There’s one British military gentleman who’s always happy to sit by my side and share the silvery wonders of the big screen. His name is the Colonel and we love to delve…
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Squishier Things
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Read more: Squishier ThingsSince it’s apparently that time of year again to get all squishy about family and ‘gezelligheid’ and all that shit, I thought I’d make a little list of my favorite end-of-year movies, in no particular order. Enjoy. The Hobbit Once, a long, long time ago in a universe far, far away, I rented a VCR…