Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Class of Nuke 'Em High, Lloyd Kaufman, 1986

The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.



Monday, December 10, 2012

A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick, 1971


Protagonist Alex is an "ultraviolent" youth in futuristic Britain. As with all luck, his eventually runs out and he's arrested and convicted of murder and rape. While in prison, Alex learns of an experimental program in which convicts are programed to detest violence. If he goes through the program his sentence will be reduced and he will be back on the streets sooner than expected. But Alex's ordeals are far from over once he hits the mean streets of Britain that he had a hand in creating. 
























Thursday, December 6, 2012

If...., Lindsay Anderson, 1968

In this allegorical story, a revolution lead by pupil Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) takes place at an old established private school in England.






















Sunday, November 13, 2011

Vargtimmen [Hour of the Wolf], Ingmar Bergman, 1968

An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman's only horror film, which takes place on a windy island. During "the hour of the wolf" - between midnight and dawn - he tells his wife about his most painful memories.





Saturday, October 1, 2011

C'est Arrivé Près de Chez Vous [Man Bites Dog], Rémy Belvaux, 1992

A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter.