It’s been a while, I know, I am so sorry to kept you waiting! University had a hold of me and I rushed through exams and bad coffee. BUT! The worst is behind me and I finally have some time again to take care of my blog and other wonderful and creative things. ♫♫
I would like to share some of my favorite movies and series with you. I chose a TOP 5 because if I showed you all my favourites this would take about a year to finish. However, if you are interested in other genres or a second part please let me know, I would be happy to continue this! ❤
Ok, now! Welcome to my TOP 5 favourite Horror and Crime movies!
5 SHREW’S NEST (original title: Musarañas) 2014
Shrew’s Nest is a spanish drama, horror and thriller movie by Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. It takes place in an apartment in Madrid in the 1950s where two siblings, Montse and her sister La Niña, are living together. Montse suffers from agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder, which prevents her from leaving the apartment. One day, a charming young man, Carlos, accidently falls down the hallway stairs and gets badly injured. He barely makes it to Montses door and she decides to take him in for aid. Little does Carlos know that he might never leave this apartment again….
If you are in the mood for a deep, dark and eerie atmosphere combined with uncertainty and suspense I can really recommend this one to you. Like Montse, the viewer almost never leaves the apartment, giving an interesting perspective on the relationship between Montse, La Niña and Carlos. Camera angles and dusty, colorless patterns gives the whole scene a unique and absorbing atmosphere. Until the end, the movie takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, you never know whom to trust. Be warned, though, this movie does not have a happy ending….
4 THE INCIDENT (original title: El Incidente) 2014
The Incident, a spanish thriller by Isaac Ezban, takes place in two parallel places. In both, the characters seem to be stuck in an infinite loop. A detective and two criminals seem to be trapped in an endless staircase. No windows, no doors, only a vending machine is giving them enough food and beverages to survive. The other victims are a family of 3, stuck on an endless road to nowhere. Between cacti and dust, an old, unstaffed petrol station is the only source for food and drink. While every character tries to figure out what is happening, time seems to have stopped entirely, leaving them slowly slipping into madness…
The Incident lets the viewer helplessly watch those characters slipping into a world where time has no meaning and personal hygiene is overrated. It starts out so innocent and ends with such a huge twist, it will leave you confused and with the desire to watch it all over again. The contast between the almost blindening white staircase and the dusty, yellow wasteland along the road makes it easy to follow the different stories which blend together in a suprising ending. Unfortunately I can not really tell you much about the history of those characters, because I do not want to spoil this movie for you! Nevertheless, if you are in the mood for a complex mixture of claustrophobia, mystery, drama and madness take a chance on this one!
3 MR. NOBODY 2009
Have you ever wondered how things might have turned out if you had done things differently? Mr. Nobody, by Jaco Van Dormael, deals with exactly this issue. It starts with a futuristic, almost hyperbolical modern city, where an old man, played by Jared Leto, celebrates his birthday. He is the last man who can die of old age. While he traces back his years and decisions, a story unfolds, filled with different possible marriages, families and deaths. All tracing back to that moment when he was just a little boy, having to decide whether to stay with his mother or his father after their divorce.
Yes, this movie is a bit confusing and it does not really fit into my “Horror and Crime” category. However, the characters are so individual and unique and the ending is so awesome that this really had to go into my TOP 5! This movie almost plays with colours, patterns, minimalism, lighting and makeup. Jared Letos different appearances make it easy to know which timeline is present right now while his personal character differs as well. The viewer might even tend to favour one specific storyline more than others, giving the whole setting a suprisingly personal touch. If you have some time on your hand (this movie takes 2h 21 min!) and you want to be challenged, emotionally touched and surprised try this one out. I am sure you will not be disappointed!
2 TWIN PEAKS 1990
You might already know the tv series Twin Peaks, since it has been on TV for a long time and won 3 Golden Globes. It is a crime, drama and thriller series, by David Lynch and Mark Frost, set in a small, idiosyncratic town, called Twin Peaks, surrounded by forest and beautiful nature. FBI agent Dale Cooper is sent to the small town to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer. Together with the crew of the local police station he tries to unravel this eerie, somewhat strange mystery of Lauras death. More and more clues lead to even more riddles, all somehow woven around the local people. How can an inconsiderable saw mill, a diner and a beautiful wooden hotel be involved in this gruesome plot?
David Lynch and Mark Frost created a beautiful, suspenful masterpiece! The main character, Dale Cooper, is being performed by the charismatic Kyle MacLachlan who plays his role as a loveable, dashing young agent so well you might even fall in love a little bit. There is also a bit of nostalgia in Twin Peaks through fashion, hairstyle and settings (e.g. the vintage diner “RR”). You will love (or even hate) every single character, if it’s the somewhat clumsy but big hearted police deputy Andy Brennan or the sneaky, money-driven businessman Benjamin Horne. And another treat: Twin Peaks will return in 2017! I recommend Donuts and Coffee while watching this awesome series!
1 TURBO KID 2015
Ta Daaa! ♫♪ Welcome to 1997, the world has gone down the drain and there is nothing much left, besides going scavenging and searching desperately for water. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a young boy dreams of becoming his superhero from the comic book “Turbo Rider.” Until he is being stalked and followed by an ethusiastic, overly attached girl named Apple, who won’t leave his side. Together with a dashing cowboy named Frederic, who earns his reputation and pocket money by armwrestling, they fight against an evil overlord named Zeus who finds pleasure in hosting public arena fights and tyrannizing the people of the wasteland. The three directors François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell clearly show that no big budget is needed to make a great movie. They combined retro gaming feeling with hyperbolical gore effects, Power Rangers and an awesome movie soundtrack by Le Matos.
Be aware, this movie contains a lot of fake blood, organs and splatter effects. However, they are displayed in such a hyperbolical way that it fits just perfectly into this setting. The soundtrack is one major plus! Le Matos produced a mixture of Daft Punk, 8-Bit music and soft background sound, giving Turbo Kid the extra edge. Even though the movie is set in a dusty, polluted wasteland there are so many colourful elements, props and effects that it looks like straight out of a comic book. The characters are being performed by awesome, talented and charismatic actors like Munro Chambers, Laurence Lebeouf or Michael Ironside. Turbo Kid also won many awards in different Fantasy Film Festivals and was also shown as a special treat at the end of the Hardline Festival 2015 in Regensburg. If you like gore, humor, awesome music and a thrilling story I can definitely recommend this one to you!! ❤
Phew, thank you for bearing with me! I hope you enjoyed this post, maybe you have already seen one of those movies? Let me know your opinion about them, I am very interested in other movies as well! Comment your favourites below ♥
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