ODD OBSESSION -- Kon Ichikawa,1959
the delicate intention and craftsmanship of this movie are simply not done justice by my screenshots
HER BROTHER -- Kon Ichikawa, 1960
…and, with this movie, Ichikawa somehow levels up
🚨 power dynamics 🚨
this is just such a lovely frame
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THE BURMESE HARP -- Kon Ichikawa, 1956
this little spree of Ichikawa movies really became something to look forward to
I’m a bit far removed, time-wise, from when I watched these, but it’s quite pleasant to revisit
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FIRES ON THE PLAIN -- Kon Ichikawa, 1959
digging a trench / digging a grave
I took Pauline’s word, and she was right
HALLOWEEN II -- Rick Rosenthal, 1981
love this
darkest hospital known to mankind
🔪⚡️yeah, i like it a lot 👀
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT -- Eduardo Sánchez & Daniel Myrick, 1999
if u know, u KNOW
SCARIEST
even just the idea of being lost in the woods with no reliable map or way of contacting anyone is super scary on its own, fuck
MURDERS IN THE ZOO -- A. Edward Sutherland, 1933
the work of a totally sane person
pre- Jack Lemmon in The Apartment, very Bob Newheart (sound on)
THIRTEEN WOMEN -- George Archibald,1932
astrology, bitch 🔮🔪
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS -- John Carpenter, 1994
john carpenter always says acab🔥🔥🔥
a good picture
cursed picture^
brilliant, I will not be taking questions at this time
INSIDIOUS -- James Wan, 2010
super effectively creepy 🕳🕳🕳
THE RAPTURE -- Michael Tolkin, 1991
really pretty mediocre, maybe even just bad
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 -- Tobe Hooper, 1986
ruh-roh*
*these guys deserved it tho
🌊chainsaw violence, dog🌊
from my notes: “viscerally and relentlessly repulsive” 🤘🤘🤘
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME -- Ernest B. Schoedsack & Irving Pichel
(not for nothing, if you know about the USS Indianapolis, you know how fucking terrifying pressurized steam is)
There’s a lot of fun mobile camerawork in these Pre-Code Horrors (thank u, Criterion Channel 😊) — it still feels exciting to see. Also, like, u know Hitchcock saw this. ^
it’s cute (sound on)