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Under the Skin (2013)

Under the Skin (2013)
Rating: ★★★
May 10, 2014Mysterious Alien Visitor
Fascinating film with Scarlett Johansson as an alien visitor luring male hitchhikers. The film is beautifully made but frustratingly opaque in terms of explanations for what is happening. indeed, feels like a science-fiction film that has been stripped of any easy science-fiction handholds
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Robot Overlords (2014)

Robot Overlords (2014)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 28, 2015Earth After Invasion by Alien Machines
While the title sounds like a cheesy faux B movie, this a surprisingly serious work. Taking undeniable influence from tv's The Tripods , it is a YA work about the fight to free Earth following a machine invasion that proves far more entertaining than anything one expects of it
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The Survivalist (2015)

The Survivalist (2015)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 5, 2016Grim Post-Holocaust Survival
An Irish-shot post-apocalyptic drama that could not be further than the demolition derbies of Mad Max et al. This remains contained within a small cabin in the woods and with a cast of three, a man and two women, and emerges with a riveting and emotionally raw grimness
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High-Rise (2015)

High-Rise (2015)
Rating: ★★★★
Oct 17, 2015Residents of an Apartment Block Revert to Barbarism/J.G. Ballard Adaptation
Ben Wheatley's adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel about the residents of a high-rise apartment block and their descent into barbarism. The film is rich with biting social allegory and is Wheatley's most accomplished to date
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The Greasy Strangler (2016)

The Greasy Strangler (2016)
Rating: ★★★½
Nov 5, 2016Gonzo Comedy/Grease-Covered Killer
The most likely response to this is going to be "WHAT THE $%@^* AM I WATCHING?" – a film so far removed from the average experience, so located in its own unique, utterly eccentric universe it has instant cult classic written all over it
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Possum (2018)

Possum (2018)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 29, 2020Sinister Puppet/Disturbed Psychology
British horror film that develops a sense of uncanniness that resembles an Eraserhead at times with a man haunted by a puppet and giant spiders. The mood is unsettling, least of all that we are never sure what is real or taking place in the character's head
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