IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, 8PM EST, I still have a few leftover horror movies from October uploaded, so let’s keep the ball rolling with Titane (2021). It is a French body horror centering on a woman who, as the result of a childhood car crash injury, has a titanium plate fitted into her head; as an adult, she develops a fetish for cars, which leads her on a strange and often-surreal journey. Oh, and did she mention she’s also a psychopath who likes killing people? A whole lot of bloody encounters ensue from there. Director is Julia Ducournau, who also did Raw (2016), which we watched a couple of weeks ago; this is her other most-well-known film.

After that is Paterson (2016), a bloomer rom-com from Jim Jarmusch, about a New Jersey couple consisting of a bus driver (Adam Driver) and his artist wife, and their slice-of-life antics as they follow their work routines and maintain their relationship. A simple, warm movie about love. Yep, that’s it. Despite that, it has received quite a bit of critical acclaim. Jarmusch has a good record on Hextube, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Titane: https://letterboxd.com/film/titane/
• Paterson: https://letterboxd.com/film/paterson/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Titane: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/553878
• Paterson: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12999

CWs for Titane

• Body horror.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Abusive parents.
• Stalking.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Gaslighting.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Slapping of woman.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Sexual harassment of woman.
• Implied (but not shown) sexual assault.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Choking.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Body horror.
• Squashed head.
• Genital trauma, though it is not shown onscreen.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bines.
• Seizure.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of child.
• Sexualization of character that other characters believe to be underage (although the character is an adult.)
• R-slur.
• Drug overdose.
• Death of parent.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Shower scene.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Razors.
• Vomiting.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide attempt/
• Unstable reality.
• Misophonia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Suicide.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Babies.
• Childbirth.
• Abortion.
• Death of pregnant person.
• Ableism.
• “Man in dress” jokes.
• Misgendering.
• Death of LGBT person.
• Age-gap romance.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• Implied incest.
• Honking horns.
• Car crash.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Paterson:

• The canine actor who played the protagonist’s dog died during post-production. The film is dedicated to the dog.
• Finger injury.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Bittersweet ending.

Links to movies:

• Titane: https://tankie.tube/w/wCt71TotEjuec2yfvLJcJr
• Paterson: https://tankie.tube/w/gs7mmVNCt7VXBjkQTSZ9Kj

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, I was asked for more horror, despite the passing of Halloween. November 6 is close enough, isn’t it? We’ll start with X (2022), a slasher about a group of 1970s youths who go to the middle of nowhere in Texas to make a porno. Unfortunately for them, the old people hosting them discover what they are doing, and suddenly, the crew starts being brutally murdered, one by one. Will anyone be spared? I guess we’ll find out. Director is Ti West, who also did the film’s prequel, Pearl (2022), which was released a few months afterward. I guess we’ll have to watch that one, too.

After that is The Adventures of Chatran (1986), the Japanese tale of a kitten and a dog who make their way through the wilderness together, and then are separated, and then risk everything to find each other again. It contains no dialogue except for some voiceover narration. It looks adorable. In 1989, it was cut down, rescored, and given a new, snarkier dub under the title The Adventures of Milo and Otis. We are watching the original, unabridged Japanese version, featuring its original score by the renowned Ryuichi Sakamoto. This is the most notable work of director Masanori Hata, who also worked on Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989).

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• X: https://letterboxd.com/film/x-2022/
• The Adventures of Chatran: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-adventures-of-milo-and-otis/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• X: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/875758
• The Adventures of Chatran: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/864762

CWs for X:

• Stalking.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Dead animals.
• Sexual assault: a woman hugs a man without his consent.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Death by crushing.
• Body horror.
• Squashed head.
• Achilles tendon injury.
• Nudity.
• Corpses.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Cheating.
• Jump scares.
• Shower scene.
• Audio gore.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Claustrophobia.
• Shaky cam.
• Flashing lights.
• Age gap romance.
• Sex.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

CWs for The Adventures of Chatran:

• The film is subject to a long-standing rumor that a whole bunch of cats died during production. This claim is probably bullshit, as no investigations have turned up any evidence, and both American and Japanese animal-rights groups signed off on it. Nevertheless, some of the stunts in the film probably scared the animals.
• Animal endangerment.
• Animal corpses (not real ones.)
• Sad animals.
• Snakes.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Babies.
• Childbirth.

Links to movies:

• X: https://tankie.tube/w/vxwYe3JrnUC6rbtgjjv3wM
• The Adventures of Chatran: https://tankie.tube/w/aDwKQkzn1pfuQCoRgvuQG5

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Laapataa Ladies (2023), a comedy about two arranged brides in rural India who inadvertently swap places on a train, and the wacky antics that ensue from there, including some satire of Indian gender relations and the caste system. This is by far the best-known film to date of Indian feminist director Kiran Rao, and received excellent reviews, so let’s check it out.

Next is Kiss Me Deadly (1955), a noir-thriller about a man who picks up a female hitchhiker, only for the car to be ambushed and the woman tortured to death. The dude goes on a rampage of revenge as he seeks to get to the bottom of the conspiracy, which centers around a briefcase containing a nuclear bomb. Everyone seems to want to get that damn briefcase, so the protagonist joins in the action. Director is Robert Aldrich, who is best-known for Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), though this is considered arguably his magnum opus, and one of the best noirs of the 50s.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Kuroneko: https://letterboxd.com/film/laapataa-ladies/
• Kiss Me Deadly: https://letterboxd.com/film/kiss-me-deadly/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Laapataa Ladies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21626284/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Kiss Me Deadly: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048261/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Laapataa Ladies:

• Domestic violence.
• A woman is slapped.
• Arranged marriages.
• Profanity.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Stalking.
• Missing loved ones.

CWs for Kiss Me Deadly:

• Kissing.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Torture.
• Hand trauma.
• Fistfighting.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Laapataa Ladies: https://tankie.tube/w/h2h2vWJSCKS38LMPtyJL1y
• Kiss Me Deadly: https://tankie.tube/w/o9uriH7W4fKXmjBxFdXGBX

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we are continuing the much-beloved anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s legendary manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, with episodes 19 through 24 of the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable. Expect a whole bunch of muscley guys doing silly poses while fighting other muscley guys.

After that is The Big Fox and Other Tales (2017), a French cartoon anthology featuring three stories, all centering on the wacky adventures of some talking animals in the woods: in the first, a fox thinks he us a chicken; in the second, a rabbit wants to be a stork; and in the third, a duck wants to be Santa Claus. The film’s directors are Patrick Imbert, who did Summit of the Gods (2021), and Benjamin Renner, who did Ernest & Celestine (2012), both of which we have watched. Nice reviews for this one, and its aesthetic looks beautiful, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://myanimelist.net/anime/31933/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_Part_4__Diamond_wa_Kudakenai
• The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-big-bad-fox-and-other-tales/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/19059
• The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5851904/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable:

• Death of dog.
• Stalking.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Animal cruelty.
• Death of cat.
• Death of pet.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Sexual assault: a creepy men gropes a teenage girl’s breasts.
• Implied pedophilia. Not depicted.
• Self-harm.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Genital trauma.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Cheating.
• Ghosts.
• Shower scene.
• Possession.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide attempt.
• Misophonia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Crying baby.
• Ableism.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• References to sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

CWs for The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales:

• Slapstick violence.
• Animal cruelty.
• Children are told that Santa Claus does not exist.

Links to movies:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 19: https://tankie.tube/w/9fV1Qbnd6wpJSantFcHC7e
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 20: https://tankie.tube/w/gy69S4ryBB1Jn7XiD6Nk1A
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 21: https://tankie.tube/w/johceeD6srTrfvfV36pzsj
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 22: https://tankie.tube/w/xoc5UK3gnpf3Y816EspNpL
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 23: https://tankie.tube/w/69dTYZ5jonrFDrFEcMEVWa
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 24: https://tankie.tube/w/taZ5MP3R3haswmB3eKzxQ4
• The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales: https://tankie.tube/w/cpyLcgEj1YqcLSL9V9dxBG

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Count of Monte Cristo (2024), the new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 novel of the same name. Edmond Dantes is locked up in an island prison for a crime he didn’t commit; for years, he plots his escape, and proceeds to exact his revenge on the men who framed him. This is the highest-rated and most popular film so far of director duo Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, and has been getting some awards buzz, so let’s give it a whirl.

After that is My Winnipeg (2007), a genre-busting documentary that sorta recreates the upbringing of director Guy Maddin in Winnipeg, a lone city in the vast icy wasteland of central Canada. Fantasy, comedy, and reality all interweave as Maddin both re-enacts events from his childhood while also offering lessons on various episodes of the city’s history. This is one of the highest-rated Canadian films on Letterboxd, and Maddin’s best-known and best-regarded works to date.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Count of Monte Cristo: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-count-of-monte-cristo-2024/
• My Winnipeg: https://letterboxd.com/film/my-winnipeg/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Count of Monte Cristo: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB yet.
• My Winnipeg: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093842/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for The Count of Monte Cristo:

• French people.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Torture.
• Fistfighting.
• Cutting of flesh.

CWs for My Winnipeg:

• Nudity.
• Drug use.
• Smoking.
• References to sex.
• Mention of sex work.

Links to movies:

• The Count of Monte Cristo: https://tankie.tube/w/oQGS37V9GQheXocvXSkfRY
• My Winipeg: https://tankie.tube/w/xy8AXWgcgsWAoiu2y2Hdrj

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, 8PM EST, things are getting a little spooky, since it’s Halloween. First up is Antichrist (2009), a psychological horror that asks the viewer, “What if marriage was the real horror?” A dysfunctional couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) goes to a spooky cabin in the woods in hopes of reviving their passion for each other, and this, of course, is a great plan that does not result in encounters with demons or mental breakdowns. Best known as the movie where bad things happen involving scissors and genitals. We previously watched Lars bon Trier’s Bjork vehicle Dancer in the Dark (2000), but his filmography is otherwise untouched on Hextube, so let’s give this a whirl.

After that is Pulse (2001), a Japanese horror story about ghosts from the internet that start haunting people’s computers, and then the rest of their lives, too. Horror as metaphor for neoliberal capitalism, and so on. Touch Grass: The Movie. Director is Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the same guy who brought us Cure (1997), and Tokyo Sonata (2008), which were both hits on Hextube. This is one of his more popular films.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Antichrist: https://letterboxd.com/film/antichrist/
• Pulse: https://letterboxd.com/film/pulse-2001/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Antichrist: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/8728
• Pulse: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/18675

CWs for Antichrist:

• Deaths of animals.
• Domestic violence.
• BDSM.
• Child abuse.
• Bugs.
• Slapping of woman.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Sexual assault: the couple has a BDSM relationship in which the boundaries of consent are fuzzy.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Choking.
• Someone is buried alive.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Asphyxiation.
• Genital mutilation.
• Finger mutilation.
• Broken bones.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Shower scene.
• Possession.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Dissociation.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Shaky cam.
• Crying baby
• Profanity.
• Stillbirth.
• Miscarriage.
• Babies.
• Childbirth.
• Age-gap romance.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Pulse:

• Hanging.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Death of parent.
• Ghosts.
• Jump scares.
• Suicide.
• Flashing lights.
• Sad ending.
• Plane crash.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Antichrist: https://tankie.tube/w/aDJjaGZrWfhoyp1Jc5DzMt
• Pulse: https://tankie.tube/w/vodjmFereRScLgm3vvvmtu

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, ‘tis the season for horror, and tomorrow is Halloween, so how about a triple feature? First up is The Babadook (2014), an Australian psychological horror about a recently-widowed mother who becomes increasingly unhinged by the presence of evil spirits in her house. Having to deal with pure evil while caring for her neurodivergent son drives her to her mental limits. I would simply move out of the house, but hey, I don’t live in a horror movie. This is b far the best-known feature to date of director Jennifer Kent.

After that is A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), a Hong Kong wuxia tale of a tax collector who cannot find an inn for the night, and decides to shack up in a spooky temple instead. Oh no, it’s haunted! Cue the arrival of a bunch if spirits who want to unleash their wrath on the living. Luckily, a swordsman is there to kick some monster butt. Director is Tony Ching Siu-Tung, who also did Duel to the Death (1983), which we recently watched. This is considered one of the better wuxia films of the 80s, so let’s check it out.

Last is Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), the first, and best-regarded, of the direct-to-video Scoob movies. The gang goes to a spooky bayou island to investigate a pirate’s ghost, but they come across a horde of zombies instead. They’re not real, right? It’s Scooby-Doo; you know the drill.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Babadook: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-babadook/
• A Chinese Ghost Story: https://letterboxd.com/film/a-chinese-ghost-story/
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island: https://letterboxd.com/film/scooby-doo-on-zombie-island/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Babadook: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11569
• A Chinese Ghost Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093978/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11161

CWs for The Babadook:

• Death of dog.
• Abusive parents.
• Abused person forgives their abuser.
• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Violence against women.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Deaths of animals.
• Sad animals.
• Death of pet.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Someone is drugged.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Decapitation.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Broken bones.
• Seizure.
• Tooth damage.
• Unconsciousness.
• Torture.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of parent.
• Jump scares.
• Possession.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Farting.
• Spitting.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Dissociation.
• Abuse of autistic person.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdown.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• PTSD.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Ableism.
• Demons.
• Masturbation.
• Chronic illness.
• Demenria.
• Honking horns.
• Car crash.
• Blood and gore.

CWs for A Chinese Ghost Story:

• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Stabbing.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Zombies.
• Swordfighting.
• Ghosts.

CWs for Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island:

• Alligators.
• Snakes.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Shaving.
• Decapitation.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Torture.
• Kidnapping.
• Ghosts.
• Jump scares.
• Shaky cam.
• Flashing lights.
• Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

• The Babadook: https://tankie.tube/w/vxwYe3JrnUC6rbtgjjv3wM
• A Chinese Ghost Story: https://tankie.tube/w/eej58TtdJ4ZyTD7ZpGRZU7
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island: https://tankie.tube/w/e2Cue8V47uxRrTXuuA2BBK

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Sunday Kino Night, ‘tis the season for horror, so first up is Kuroneko (1968), a Japanese ghost story about the ghost of a r*ped murdered woman who returns for revenge on men. After she slaughters a few of them, the local governor sends a young man to confront the ghost, and spookiness ensues. This is considered one of the best Japanese horror films of all time, and arguably the magnum opus of director Kaneto Shindo, who is otherwise best-known for the similarly-themed Onibaba (1964), which we previously watched. Currently ranked #35 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films of all time.

Next is Riceboy Sleeps (2022), a Canadian drama about a Korean single mom who immigrates to Canada in the 1990s in search of a better future for both herself and her son. Drama ensues as the boy grows up and begins to grow distant from his mom, as he disavows his Korean identity in favor of assimilation. God Damn KKKanada: The Movie. One of the highest-rated Canadian movies on Letterboxd. It is the only notable work to date of director Anthony Shim.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Kuroneko: https://letterboxd.com/film/kuroneko/ -Riceboy Sleeps: https://letterboxd.com/film/riceboy-sleeps/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Kuroneko: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10291
• Riceboy Sleeps: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/920715

CWs for Kuroneko:

• Sexual assault: the ghost lady’s backstory is that she was r*ped and murdered and then haunts the living. This incident is shown in the opening scene of the film, though the actual assault is depicted for only a few seconds.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Ghosts.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Decapitation.
• Amputation.
• Blood and gore.
• Torture.
• Death of parent.
• Jump scares.
• Possession.
• Spitting.
• Misophonia.
• Suicide.
• PTSD.
• Shaky cam.
• Flashing lights.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Riceboy Sleeps:

• Canadians.
• Racism.
• Cancer.
• Death of parent.
• Profanity.
• Bullying.

Links to movies:

• Kuroneko: https://tankie.tube/w/2byMvAPJTapdi2Nf7LbjBN
• Riceboy Sleeps: https://tankie.tube/w/jnpQwpWBAojvJqu6675gWL

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we’re finally returning to the much-beloved anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s legendary manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, with episodes 13 through 18 of the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable. Expect a whole bunch of muscley guys doing silly poses while fighting other muscley guys.

After that is Uzumaki (2024), the much-anticipated animated adaptation of Junji Ito’s much-acclaimed horror manga of the same name. A curse on a Japanese town compels everyone to start becoming obsessed with spirals, which start appearing everywhere in increasingly-gruesome fashion. A girl tries to escape from the town, but she has some difficulties as the townspeople’s collective psychosis grows more extreme. A whole bunch of different directors and studios worked on this, including some of the creative staff behind Mushi-Shi (2005), Trigun (1998), Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020), and Little Witch Academia (2017). Reviews are good. We will watch all four episodes tonight.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://myanimelist.net/anime/31933/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_Part_4__Diamond_wa_Kudakenai
• Uzumaki: https://letterboxd.com/film/uzumaki/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/19059
• Uzumaki: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/91533?index1=-1&index2=-1

CWs for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable:

• Death of dog.
• Stalking.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Animal cruelty.
• Death of cat.
• Death of pet.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Sexual assault: a creepy men gropes a teenage girl’s breasts.
• Implied pedophilia. Not depicted.
• Self-harm.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Genital trauma.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Cheating.
• Ghosts.
• Shower scene.
• Possession.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide attempt.
• Misophonia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Crying baby.
• Ableism.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• References to sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Uzumaki:

• Stalking.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Cannibalism.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Broken bones.
• Finger mutilation.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Dissociation.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdown.
• Misophonia.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Suicide.
• PTSD.
• Screaming.
• Broken fourth wall.
• Unborn children.
• Nudity.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Sad ending.

Links to movies:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 13: https://tankie.tube/w/7PhVZ8EKsX6Z7Pro5tG8wA
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 14: https://tankie.tube/w/x8HwfDXLW5R9oZ8vRFjXAC
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 15: https://tankie.tube/w/msCpWYUc3VgDjZELWNJ5sz
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 16: https://tankie.tube/w/dS7fdKGUY2xXoYb2kT34Fo
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 17: https://tankie.tube/w/dKzsMxzDPckA2XhLH64XxR
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 18: https://tankie.tube/w/sK4X5WpKj5tPJfTq93S5dX
• Uzumaki ep. 1: https://tankie.tube/w/1x1JoDfxR3mKVZjp94bTBk
• Uzumaki ep. 2: https://tankie.tube/w/ocLbzQeUysQzeN6VTZnuQL
• Uzumaki ep. 3: https://tankie.tube/w/32E9sFCzhXuATpaK4qcWew
• Uzumaki ep. 4: https://tankie.tube/w/mQEwoo44UJE7s978wQDPAn

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For this Friday Movie Night, the people have demanded more horror. ‘Tis the season, so we will watch Santa Sangre (1989), one of the best-regarded works of renowned auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo [1970], The Holy Mountain [1973]). This one is mostly in English, centering on a former circus performer who escapes from a mental hospital and joins a deranged cult led by his mother, who demands blood from infidels. The cuts between flashbacks to his sickofied upbringing in his parents’ surreally-sadistic circus and the various murders he commits in the present on behalf of the cult. It’s Jodorowsky, so be prepared for weird stuff. Currently ranked #41 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films.

After that is How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024), a Thai family drama about a young man who drops out of university and starts taking care of his dying grandmother, cynically seeking to secure his inheritance from her. Will he learn to appreciate her for something other than her money? I guess we’ll find out. It is the feature-film debut of director Pat Boonnitipat. A bunch of awards buzz around this one. Currently ranked #150 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 films of all time.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Santa Sangre: https://letterboxd.com/film/santa-sangre/
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: https://letterboxd.com/film/how-to-make-millions-before-grandma-dies/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Santa Sangre: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21089
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31392609/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Santa Sangre:

• Sexual assault. A woman is sold to the circus as a sex slave. Most of what she does is not directly depicted, but the implications are clear.
• Prostitution.
• Implied pedophilia. Not really depicted, though.
• Abusive parents.
• Domestic violence.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Sad animals.
• Animal corpses.
• Snakes.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Genital trauma.
• Torture.
• Blood and gore.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of parent.
• Cheating.
• Clowns.
• Vomiting.
• Spitting.
• Needles.
• Mental institution scene.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide.
• PTSD.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Ableism.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Incest.
• Sex.
• Male character ridiculed for crying.
• Sad ending.
• Honking horns.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Misophonia.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Flashing lights.
• Unborn baby.
• Death of pregnant person.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• Honking horns.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.

CWs for How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies:

• Mention of sex work.
• Nudity.
• Profanity.
• Terminal illness.
• Deaths of family members.
• Elder abuse.
• Senility.

Links to movies:

• Santa Sangre: https://tankie.tube/w/nDzBTejNnB4R6ArTG9Vw4o
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: https://tankie.tube/w/rK5jq1S9FYv13bBKgYN6yc

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, 8PM EST, things are getting a little spooky, since Halloween is just around the corner. First up is Raw (2016), a critically-acclaimed French body horror about a young vegan woman in veterinary school who eats raw meat for the first time as part of a hazing ritual and quickly develops an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Carnism is bad, okay? Director is Julia Ducournau, who also did another body horror film, Titane (2021), which we have not yet watched.

After that is Nope (2022), a hit thriller from Jordan People (Get Out [2017], Us [2019]) about a big hole in the sky that appears above a California ranch and starts eating people. Aaaaahhh!! Will anyone escape its wrath? I guess we’ll find out. Good reviews, and it raked in a lot of money at the box office.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Raw: https://letterboxd.com/film/raw-2016/
• Nope: https://letterboxd.com/film/nope/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Raw: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/22048
• Nope: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/877705

CWs for Raw:

• Cruelty to animals.
• Cannibalism.
• Death of dog.
• Domestic violence.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Death of horse.
• Dead animals.
• Death of pet.
• Sexual assault: a woman is forced to kiss a stranger and is visibly uncomfortable.
• Discussion of sexual assault in the animal kingdom.
• Finger mutilation.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• R-slur.
• Hazing.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Shower scene.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Pooping.
• Spitting.
• Incarceration.
• Hospital scene.
• Self-harm.
• Dissociation.
• Meltdown.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Claustrophobia.
• Eating disorder.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Homophobic slurs.
• Death of LGBT person.
• Nudity.
• Bestiality.
• Someone loses their virginity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Honking horns.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Nope:

• Animal abandonment.
• Stalking.
• Drug use.
• Death of horse.
• Animal abuse.
• Sad animal.
• Death of pet.
• Snakes.
• Bugs.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Torture.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of child.
• Suicide.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Someone is eaten.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• Meltdown.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Ableism.
• N-word.
• Black character dies first.
• Screeching tires.
• Car crash.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Raw: https://tankie.tube/w/oXJqXJXb6tdmtrK17wJ51w
• Nope: https://tankie.tube/w/bUSWATjxc5Q1qAAq5GPK5s