Most of the films that are visually stunning like PARK CHAN-WOOK'S THE HANDMAIDEN (2016.) are not inexpensive to produce, so it is an extraordinary feat to have made this incredible looking film for just nine million dollars. The Korean film is the adaptation of Fingermith, a British novel by the writer Sarah Waters.
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THE POLISH FEMME FATALE: SZAMANKA
The situation is very familiar, two completely opposite souls find each other one day and begin a turbulent relationship based on raw, sweaty, animalistic sex. They don't try to understand each other or learn about each other's names for that matter, no, the sole point of their relationship is to enjoy the feeling they experience when hitting the sack.
A REPRESSED SNAKE OF JUNE
The Japanese director SHINYA TSUKAMOTO is mainly known for his dystopian cyberpunk extravaganza called TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989), connecting action, gore, humor, rapid editing and an experimental approach to the visuals. A Snake of June, erotic thriller
FINDING ORIENTATION IN THE CUT
The erotic thriller IN THE CUT, by director JANE CAMPION, is notorious for being the film that ended the career of America's Sweetheart Meg Ryan.
WHY DOES LISA HANG OUT WITH THE DEVIL
Originally published November 2, 2015 The 70s were a remarkable time for horror films. Most of the movies are still relevant today because they spawned a franchise or people can’t get enough of them. Jaws, The Exorcist, Halloween and Alien are among them. Each created a subgenre on its own in our beloved horror universe.…Read more WHY DOES LISA HANG OUT WITH THE DEVIL
DARIO ARGENTO’S OPERA
Originally published November 2, 2015 As one of the greatest horror directors of all time (alongside Mario Bava, John Carpenter, George A. Romero and Wes Craven), with twenty-three movies under his belt, DARIO ARGENTO decided to spice things up by going the extra ‘creative’ mile and film a horror picture about the Opera. This movie…Read more DARIO ARGENTO’S OPERA
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