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Experimental horror is not for everyone. I give many thanks to the universe it is my favorite cup of tea. Gaspar Noe's Climax is a descent into the minds of a drug-addled dance troupe inside of an abandoned school in France. What could possibly go wrong?
SOURCES/INFORMATION
IMDB: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8359848/ 
Climax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_(2018_film)
Psychonaut Wiki LSD: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/LSD#Subjective_effects
Extreme Behavior and LSD: https://skywoodrecovery.com/lsd-abuse/extreme-behavior-related-to-lsd/ 
 Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/climax-review/ 

For reasons unknown to me, I had no one in my life interested enough in this film to go see it in theaters. Now that I have seen it, I finally understand all of the buzz. The journey through the psyche of Saint Maud will leave you speachless. 
SOURCES/INFORMATION
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7557108/?ref_=ttpl_ov 
Spugna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spugna
Mortification of Flesh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortification_of_the_flesh 
Self-Immolation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-immolation#:~:text=Self%2Dimmolation%20is%20the%20act,most%20extreme%20methods%20of%20protest.
Esther: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther 
Stigmata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata#:~:text=A%20st%C3%ADgma%20(%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1)%20is%20a,the%20side%2C%20from%20a%20lance. 

Have a fear of the uncanny? Puppets? Surrealism? Possum (2018) contains a combination of all of these elements to create the most upsetting psychological horror film I have seen in years. And I promise, there's not as much Freudian discussion as you might think. 
 
SOURCES/INFORMATION
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6081670/
Possum Film Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum_(film) 
Theory of the Uncanny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny#Sigmund_Freud 
Abjection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjection 
Repetition Compulsion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetition_compulsion 
Destiny Neurosis: https://www.simplypsychology.org/repetition-compulsion.html#:~:text=Some%20examples%20of%20repetition%20compulsion,of%20violence%20later%20in%20life. 

Poor Things (2023) is nothing short of a nightmare. Although it is typically described as a romance, a drama, and science fiction, all of those elements somehow come together to create the most beautiful nightmare you will ever witness. 
SOURCES/INFORMATION
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458/ 
Entertainment Article: https://ew.com/poor-things-yorgos-lanthimos-making-of-world-8404852 
Camera Lens Discussion: https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/poor-things-cameras-lenses-cinematography-1234927983/ 
Emma Stone & Bradley Cooper Actors on Actors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o14-SeLGl2c 

Miss me last week? Well, we are back to regularly scheduled programming! Sit down with your favorite drink and listen in as I discuss the complexities of pregnancy, Pica Disorder, and control. 
 
SOURCES/INFORMATION
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/
Black Box Diaries: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6569ff92fac9f427abc03c60
Realm of Satan: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a08effac9f4692bc048d2
Little Death: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a08dafac9f40bb2c048a3 
Pica Disorder Information: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22944-pica 

Attending the Sundance Film Festival has always been a dream of mine. In 2024, I cannot believe it came true! Please enjoy this episode where I talk about the amazing films I saw and the wonderful people that I met, without divulging too much information about the films specifically. 
 
SOURCES/INFORMATION
How to Have Sex: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a0186842a921956cd365c 
Stress Positions: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a0147fac9f4878ec040b0 
Veni Vidi Vici: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a0365fac9f41ab9c043ec 
Love Machina: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a07cefac9f466a8c0463d 
Brief History of a Family: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a019efac9f4f21ec041a5 
It's What's Inside: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a08a0fac9f4a59ec047da 
Girls State: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6569fd68fac9f457e2c03987 
A New Kind of Wilderness: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6569ffe2fac9f4e1f9c03d7d