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A weird mix of releases this week: days before Thanksgiving we have a few terrific films new and old, as well as a bit of stuffing. Check out these and some titles coming soon.
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Superduper releasing slate today, with great indies new and old, Criterion skis in with fun one, comedy, Trek, avant garde, a Thirst-quenching vampire flick from Korea, and more. Come on in and look around.
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Before we get to Simon Augustine's addendum, his lengthy list of (dis)honorable mentions, other Disturbing Films, he first has this suggestion to get through your viewing party.
Items you may want to have handy in addition to DVDs:
Ouija Board: you may want to leave this lying on the ...
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The List
Finishing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #2 ]
1. Irreversible (2002) 10/10
The undisputed king - no doubt about it. Bar none. No holds barred. Hold everything. Hide the kids, lock the door, be prepared to white ...
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Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #3 ]
2. Salo (or 120 Days of Sodom) (1975) 10/9
This is high falutin' stuff for such a reprehensible list as this: it's the only Disturbing Film that is accompanied by a ...
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A lovely assortment of titles out today, including one that will make you feel up (and in blu-ray, too), an indie sleeper, several international sleepers and docs, some Hollywood feel-goodish stuff and even a creepy horror film. Read on for more (and we'll be adding some more titles ...
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Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #4 ]
3. Last House on The Left (1972) 8/10
In the horror genre, Last House on The Left is the seminal modern Disturbing Film; it was to the downer hippie crowd sliding out ...
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The Last House on the Left
Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #5 ]
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 8/8
Tobe Hooper , a talented and innovative filmmaker who never quite got his mainstream due, even after making Poltergeist (and ...
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Poltergeist
Steven Spielberg
Wes Craven
The Last House on the Left
Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #6 ]
5. The August Underground Trilogy ( August Underground 2002, Mordum 2003, Penance 2007) 10/6
wow, august underground, you're a piece of work. all your best home movies ...
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Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #7 ]
6. Requiem For A Dream (2002) 9 (gross out)/8 (artistic merit)
Darren Aronofsky , the DIY auteur who burst onto the scene with the black and white religious-techno fable ...
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Darren Aronofsky
The Wrestler
Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #8 ]
7. Tie: Aftermath (1994) 7/10, Flowers of Flesh and Blood (Guinea Pig II) (1985) 10/7
Two films about the systematic desecration of human bodies which have been ...
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Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies (Read Part 1 for the first 13 ). [ << #9 ]
8. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) 7/10 Ruggero Deodato 's exercise in The Ugly American's confrontation with jungle cannibalism is an admired and feared placeholder on any ...
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The Blair Witch Project
Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies Read Part 1 for the previous 13 . [ << #10 ]
9. Forced Entry (1974) 5/9 Two years after starring in the most famous X-rated film of all time, Deep Throat , Harry Reems starred in Forced Entry (billed as Tim Long), ...
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Continuing Simon Augustine's countdown of the Most Disturbing Movies Read Part 1 for the previous 13 . [ << #11 ]
10. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 10/7 A film of such high artistic merit that I hesitate to place it here, but Stanley Kubrick 's adaptation of Anthony Burgess 's sci-fi ...
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Stanley Kubrick
Simon Augustine's list of 25 Most Disturbing Movies continues... [ << #12 ]
11. The Devils (1971) 10/7 (Still not on DVD as of publication)
A grand freak-out of religious sexual frenzy, persecution and humanist martyrdom, The Devils is probably the most censored film in history ...
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Christian Bale
We'll be counting down the top 12 Most Disturbing Movies from here on out. Read Part 1 for the previous 13 from Simon Augustine .
12. Pink Flamingos (1972) Gross-out: 7 /Artistic Merit: 8 John Waters , emerging from the depths and despair of middle-class Baltimore, was Disturbing Night At ...
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There are quite a few intriguing new films out this week -- including hard-to-shake docs, a treasure from the Mid-East, and an indie sleeper -- but it's the older films out for the first time or in spanking new editions that hog the spotlight this week. Read on for more.
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Disturbing Night At The Movies:” The Ultimate List of Dangerous Films (or How I Misspent My Youth Watching Slashers, Sickos, and Psychos Instead of Reading Shakespeare)
By Simon Augustine
One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real. ...
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By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jared Hess , 30, and Jerusha Hess , 29, met in film class at Brigham Young University and together wrote a little independent movie called Napoleon Dynamite , which Jared directed. Released in 2004, the movie was a once in a lifetime success story, earning a genuine ...
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Jared Hess
Gentlemen Broncos
Reviewer: Jeffrey M. Anderson Rating (out of 5): *****
In his autobiography, filmmaker Samuel Fuller wrote that he did not speak a word for the first several years of his life, and then suddenly, at age 4 or 5, he blurted out the word "hammer!" The abruptness of this word, and ...
