Halloween Films III

[haitangkitty]

Here's short reviews of some more films I've watched:

It Follows (2014)

First film that scared me (one jumpscare). The thought of an entity that changes it shapes following you... I have to say I was never scared when it was a woman but when it took the form of a man I was scared. It has beautiful cinematography and at the end it's a romance as well. The protagonist has a very stoic face which sometimes annoyed me but overall I liked this film.

Les iles (2017)

Short film by Yann Gonzales (who directed Knife + Heart). Slasher inspired queer erotica. Visually stunning.

Cuckoo (2024)

I watched this because Hunter Schafer is in the main role (her first one!). The film isn't scary to me but it was really mysterious and fascinating. It takes place in a hotel in the Alps and I really loved the cinematography in this film. It also has some lesbianism so naturally I loved it

I saw the TV Glow (2024)


I've seen many people talk about this film and it lived up to the hype and it might be one of my top favorite films I've watched this year. It's a trans allegory but I could relate to it as a lesbian. The horror of the film is more on the existential level. The acting and the cinematography is amazing. Adolescent queer angst and existential crisis and the importance of queer friendship and self acceptance really touched my feelings. I also really loved how it touched on the fact how a tv series shaped their lives and how they lived in a fiction rather than reality - I often thought about are there going to be queer art that deals with the fact that many of us grow up as isolated nerds who consume lot of media that shapes our identity. 

Comments

[rogueslayer452]

It Follows was so good. The cinematography was fantastic, the music was hauntingly unnerving, and the concept of being slowly stalked by an ever-changing entity that nobody else can see but you, that no matter how fast or how far you run it'll eventually catch up to you, is horrifying. The opening scene really kind of put that into perspective where we don't see what she sees, nobody else can see what she's seeing, but she's terrified all the same. Just the framing of that opening sequence alone is chilling and it sets everything up perfectly.

I haven't seen Cuckoo yet but I want to, for the same reason as you, Hunter Schafer.

[haitangkitty]

Yeah it was horrifying but I really liked it! I do recommend Cuckoo it was such an iteresting film!