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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

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, so it’s time to dip back into prolific Japanese horror maestro Takashi Miike’s filmography with one of his best-known works, Ichi the Killer (2001), which is adapted from the manga of the same name. It centers on a sadistic yakuza enforcer who unexpectedly comes across an even bigger sicko than he is, the eponymous Ichi, and a rivalry develops them as they members of each other’s factions. We watched Miike’s Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) last week, and it was good, so let’s hope this continues the trend. Did I mention this movie was violent enough to be banned from several countries in its initial release? Not for the squeamish.

After that is ParaNorman (2012), a zombie-themed stop-motion animated comedy from Laika, the studio behind Coraline (2009) and Kubo & the Two Strings (2016). A boy with the ability to talk to dead people must use his powers to prevent a witch’s curse from unleashing a zombie apocalypse on his town. Hilarity ensues, along with the usual slapstick antics that one may expect from a family-friendly zombie movie. Good reviews for this one, so we’ll give it a whirl. We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Ichi the Killer: https://letterboxd.com/film/ichi-the-killer/
• ParaNorman: https://letterboxd.com/film/paranorman/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Ichi the Killer: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/16939
• ParaNorman: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10826

CWs for Ichi the Killer:

• Sexual assault: the main character is a r*pist. The movie’s opening scene depicts a pimp assaulting a prostitute.
• Death of dog.
• Animal cruelty.
• Blood and gore.
• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Violence against women.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Alcohol.
• Slapping of woman.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Hand damage.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Decapitation.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Disembowelment.
• Squashed heads.
• Hanging.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Eye mutilatiom.
• Death of child.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Razors.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Unstable reality.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicide.
• PTSD.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Homophobic slurs.
• Ableism.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• BDSM.
• Male character ridiculed for crying.
• Honking horns.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

CWs for ParaNorman:

• Death of dog.
• Abused person forgives their abuser.
• Stalking.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Death of pet.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Sexual assault: a man grabs a woman’s butt without her consent.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Hanging.
• Death of child.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of parent.
• Ghosts.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Jump scares.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Audio gore.
• Misophonia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Ableism.
• Antisemitism.
• Fat jokes.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Screeching tires.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Ichi the Killer: https://tankie.tube/w/2EadtQkA4kLNkE3YhkRpvt
• ParaNorman: https://tankie.tube/w/sWLYD2zsZxSif2bz9QwUra

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 Demons (1971), a Japanese revenge tale centering on an 18th-century exiled samurai who gathers 100 ryo to buy his way back into the good graces of his clan. Unfortunately, he’s also infatuated with a geisha who is about to be sold to another man to pay off her debts, which just so happen to total 100 ryo. Turns out she’s actually in leagues with the other guy, and they make off with his money. Cue total jokerfication as the samurai goes on a rampage of revenge. This is considered one of the best films of renowned auteur Toshio Matsumoto, who is otherwise best-known for Funeral Parade of Roses (1969), which we have not yet watched. Currently ranked #12 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films of all time.

Next is Didi (2024), a coming-of-age comedy about a 13-year-old Taiwanese-American boy in 2008, who is just hitting puberty and needs to learn how to navigate life, be cool, and talk to girls. Social awkwardness ensues. Pretty much mid90s (2019) but for Zillennials. A lot of critical acclaim for this one, and it’s getting some awards buzz, so let’s check it out. It is the debut feature of director Sean Wang, who was born in 1994, so I suspect it’s at least partially autobiographical.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Demons: https://letterboxd.com/film/demons-1971/
• Didi: https://letterboxd.com/film/didi-2024/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Demons: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165473/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Didu: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1073369

CWs for Demons:

• Blood and gore.
• Death of child.
• Child abuse.
• Dead baby.
• Throat mutilation.
• Disembowelment.
• Dismemberment.
• Decapitation.
• Panic attacks.
• Stabbing.
• Torture.

CWs for Didi:

• Dead animal.
• Vomiting.
• Cancer.
• Shaky cam.
• Profanity.
• Bullying.

Links to movies:

• Demons: https://tankie.tube/w/tr6325qGT5YkANxdh5A75e
• Didi: https://tankie.tube/w/ij4yHXfDECv5TJ141pG6yR

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 7 through 12 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 Flow (2024), a French animation about a cat navigating the post-apocalyptic wilderness of Earth after humanity has seemingly disappeared. A flood threatens the cat’s home, and so, it finds refuge on a boat as it drifts through the new landscape. Will kitty find a new home? I guess we’ll find out. This has a rare 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and is being called the best animated film of the year. Comparisons to the games Stray (2022) and Ico (2001) are common. It is the best-known and best-regarded work to date of director Gints Zilabalodis.

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
• Flow: https://letterboxd.com/film/flow-2024

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/19059
• Flow: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1312794

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 Flow:

• Deaths of animals.
• Animal cruelty.
• Animal corpses.
• Sad animals.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Unconsciousness.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Underwater scenes.

Links to movies:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 7: https://tankie.tube/w/5vTbFKvAZ1n2zHgRcQiZKL
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 8: https://tankie.tube/w/dT1tuyg6fj872BdahMjBqZ
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 9: https://tankie.tube/w/orVcj68qAFpdWvqJ6VeU4w
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 10: https://tankie.tube/w/adKPfyYi6BdfdKhuHH47t3
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 11: https://tankie.tube/w/jtoUWLdY4WhXE8S5FJGcMU
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 12: https://tankie.tube/w/5cT7vEqJeeFaUbKeZqX1WX
• Flow: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1312794

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, the people have demanded more horror. ‘Tis the season, so we will watch I Saw the Devil (2010), which centers on a Korean serial killer who murders for fun. A detective decides to track him down and capture him, and a cat-and-mouse game ensues between the two. Expect a whole lot of blood and gore as the film shows the exploits of its resident sicko. This is the best-known and best-regarded film of Korean director Kim Jee-woon, who also did A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), which we have not watched. Currently ranked #36 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films of all time.

After that is Sing Sing (2024), a prison drama about an African-American man who is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. While he stews in confinement, he joins the prison’s theatre group and it becomes his lifeline amidst the inhumane conditions of the Amerikkkan “justice” system. Theatre kids really are everywhere these days. This is by far the most popular and best-regarded film of director Greg Kwedar to date. Currently ranked #172 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:

• I Saw the Devil: https://letterboxd.com/film/i-saw-the-devil/
• Sing Sing: https://letterboxd.com/film/sing-sing-2023/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• I Saw the Devil: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/14032
• Sing Sing: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1035437

CWs for I Saw the Devil:

• Sexual assault. At 45 minutes in, the killer makes moves on an underage girl, though does not get very far before being interrupted. At 65 minutes in, there is a more explicit scene where he forces a grown woman to undress and perform oral sex. The actual act is offscreen, but the lead-up is disturbing. I will CW in chat before both of these scenes.
• Blood and gore.
• Implied pedophilia. The killer is a pedophile.
• Child abandonment.
• Stalking.
• Violence against women.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Dogfighting.
• Dead animals.
• Sad animals.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Hand damage.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Decapitation.
• Cannibalism.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Achilles tendon injury.
• Asphyxiation.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Eye mutilation.
• Stabbing.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Vomiting.
• On-screen pooping.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• 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 Sing Sing:

• Death of dog.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Spitting.
• Incarceration.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• N-word.

Links to movies:

• I Saw the Devil: https://tankie.tube/w/1mUgMpNkgyJKo5hSF8mmqv
• Sing Sing: https://tankie.tube/w/hdXcBWU2L4fqsen852DA6X

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, there’s no special theme, just two more good flicks. First up is Goyokin (1969), a Japanese chanbara film about a ronin (a masterless samurai) who renounces his loyalties after failing to stop the massacre of a village. He plots his revenge against the perpetrators to prevent a new massacre from taking place. Dudes are gonna rock. Pretty much a cowboy movie, but with a samurai. Expect a lot of sword fights. Director is Hideo Gosha, who specialized in chanbara stuff; this is arguably his magnum opus.

After that is Alien: Romulus (2024), the latest installment in the oft-retooled Alien franchise, this time from Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez, the man behind Don’t Breathe (2016). A bunch of scientists check out a spooky abandoned space ship and, surprise!, there’s a diabolical alien that implants itself into their bodies, bursts from their chests, and so on. Sounds like they pretty much remade Alien (1979). I guess we’ll find out.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Goyokin: https://letterboxd.com/film/goyokin/
• Alien: Romulus: https://letterboxd.com/film/alien-romulus/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Goyokin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064387/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Alien: Romulus: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1073395

CWs for Goyokin:

• Implied sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Stabbing.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Alien: Romulus:

• Sexual assault: the alien’s entire reproductive cycle is one big r*pe metaphor. The creature itself is more-or-less a giant penis.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Stalking.
• Animal cruelty.
• Deaths of animals.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Hand damage.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Seizure.
• Finger mutilation.
• Eye mutilation.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Suicide.
• Death of non-human.
• Deaths of family members.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Needles.
• Discrimination against robots.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Underwater scenes.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Babies.
• Childbirth.
• Ableism.
• Hate speech against robots.
• Homelessness.
• Plane crash.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Goyokin: https://tankie.tube/w/oXJqXJXb6tdmtrK17wJ51w
• Alien: Romulus: https://tankie.tube/w/6xe8XrR2j5yuZHYNE5bPNo

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, the people have demanded horror, so we’ll watch a particularly popular modern horror movie: Insidious (2010). It centers on a couple who move into a spooky house and then become shocked when spooky things start happening. Demons start possessing their son and then go “boo!” a lot. I would simply move out of the house, but hey, I don’t live in a horror movie. Director is James Wan, the guy who brought us The Conjuring (2012), as well as, uhh, Aquaman (2018). A ringing endorsement. I guess it is slop night.

After that, by request, is Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), an absurdist comedy-musical from exceptionally prolific Japanese auteur Takashi Miike. Surprisingly, the only other Miike we’ve watched is his video-game adaptation Yakuza (2007). This seems like a good place to start. It centers on a family that runs a guest house out in the middle of nowhere. Their guests suddenly start dying, and they have to go to increasingly ridiculous lengths to cover up each incident, including taking out others who discover the truth. Hilarity ensues as the cartoonish antics pile up. A cult classic.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Insidious: https://letterboxd.com/film/insidious/
• Happiness of the Katakuris: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-happiness-of-the-katakuris/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Insidious: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10093
• The Happiness of the Katakuris: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/14053

CWs for Insidious:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Stalking.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Sexual assault: a demon licks a woman’s cheek.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Seizure.
• Death of major character.
• Kidnapping.
• Ghosts.
• Jump scares.
• Clowns.
• Possession.
• Mannequins.
• Hospital scene.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Babies.
• Discussion of religion.
• Demons.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

CWs for The Happiness of the Katakuris:

• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Carnism.
• Bugs.
• Implied pedophilia.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Shaving.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Broken bones.
• Finger mutilation.
• Death by falling.
• Eye mutilation.
• Death of child.
• Kidnapping.
• Ghosts.
• Self-harm.
• Suicide.
• Shaky cam.
• Flashing lights.
• Fat jokes.
• Age-gap romance.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

• Insidious: https://tankie.tube/w/aFwaBx2yhLjsqkJfH5Hzoc
• The Happiness of the Katakuris: Forthcoming. Currently uploading to Tankietube.

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 Time of the Gypsies (1988), a Serbian black comedy about a young Roma man who discovers he has telekinetic powers, which comes in handy in the crumbling (and increasingly neoliberalizing) hellscape that is 1980s Yugoslavia. He uses his powers in his quest to get rich quick, but the criminal underworld threatens to undo him; darkly-comic antics ensue. Director is renowned auteur Emir Kusturica, whose Black Cat White Cat (1998) and Underground (1995) we previously watched; those were both great, funny films, and this appears to be in the same vein. One of the highest-rated Serbian films on Letterboxd.

Next is The Browning Version (1951), an extremely British drama about an aging professor who is forced to retire early due to a heart condition. He is at first content with his lot, only to discover that his wife is cheating on him, his students think he’s a joke, and his colleagues have secretly despised him for years. Cue midlife crisis as he tries to repair his ego and reassure himself that his life has meant something. Arguably the magnum opus of prolific director Anthony Asquith, who is otherwise best-known for Pygmalion (1938). Considered one of the best British films of the 1950s.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Time of the G*psies: https://letterboxd.com/film/time-of-the-gypsies/
• The Browning Version: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-browning-version/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Time of the G*psies: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/36909
• The Browning Version: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043362/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Time of the G*psies:

• Sexual assault: at approximately 61 minutes in, a woman is forced to undress and is implied to be r*ped afterward. I have skimmed the movie and I don’t think any SA is directly shown.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Spitting.
• Hospital scene.
• Childbirth.
• Sad ending.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Stabbing.
• Blood.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Gun violence.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.

CWs for The Browning Version:

• British people.
• Cheating.
• Existential crisis.
• Depression.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Failed marriage.

Links to movies:

• Time of the G*psies: https://tankie.tube/w/25T6UMnuKx8x1DjoX3C5Xf
• The Browning Version: https://tankie.tube/w/jGjYYR65JB8MrJjNCFg5td

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 1 through 6 of the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable (2016). Expect a whole bunch of muscley guys doing silly poses while fighting other muscley guys.

After that is Lucky and Zorba (1998), an Italian animated buddy film about a cat who agrees to a seagull mother’s dying wish to take care of her baby. He must learn how to take care of the little bird and teach it how to fly, all the while resisting his natural carnivoran instincts to eat it. This is considered the magnum opus of animator Enzo D’Alo, and arguably the best animation from Italy (though Allegro Non Troppo [1976] would be a contender there, too.) A whole generation o Italians seem to consider this a classic, so let’s check it out.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Revolutionary Girl Utena: https://letterboxd.com/film/revolutionary-girl-utena/
• Lucky and Zorba: https://letterboxd.com/film/lucky-and-zorba/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/19059
• Lucky and Zorba: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122735/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 Lucky and Zorba:

• Death of parent.
• Animal cruelty.
• Child endangerment.
• Kidnapping.
• Dead bodies of animals.

Links to movies:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 1: https://tankie.tube/w/4uTu5ciWkdJ7GuaGgS1cXr
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 2: https://tankie.tube/w/8Z2gns9jqnotkJ3yMx68sC
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 3: https://tankie.tube/w/5cRKsZ5zq6ZePJ4rPuGBKV
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 4: https://tankie.tube/w/rQQu6xaHwGa7WUEQK5ijTT
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 5: https://tankie.tube/w/kAmtpJgmAhfw8hcSGvCixd
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 6: https://tankie.tube/w/t2TNWtkxB2eRdfgrfY36AM
• Lucky and Zorba: https://tankie.tube/w/eJj8oNZqF8RWBLYyq2xsx4

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 Another Year (2010), a British slice-of-life drama from Mike Leigh, who is best-known for Naked (1993) and Secrets &n Lies (1996), neither of which we have watched. It centers on a happily-married old bougie couple whose happiness is interrupted by the incursions of their shitty family and friends, all of whom are determined to bring their drama into the couple’s lives. This is just what life is like in the UK. A lot of critical acclaim for this, and we’ve never watched any of Leigh’s stuff, so let’s check it out.

After that is Kneecap (2024), the first rap musical film made entirely in the Irish language. Follow the fictionalized real-life tale of a trio of staunchly republican, working-class Belfast dudes who start a rap group to save their native tongue and decolonize their country from the Br*tish. This is the debut feature of director Rich Peppiatt, and has already been receiving some awards buzz. Currently the highest-rated Irish-language film on Letterboxd. We’ll give it a try.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Another Year: https://letterboxd.com/film/another-year/
• Kneecap: https://letterboxd.com/film/kneecap/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Another Year: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431181/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Kneecap: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1055911

CWs for Another Year:

• British people.
• Kissing.
• References to sex.
• Profanity.
• Alcoholism.
• Dysfunctional family.

CWs for Kneecap:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandoned by parent.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Bullying.
• Torture.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Kidnapping.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Incarceration.
• Unstable reality.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Broken fourth wall.
• Hate speech.
• Discussion of religion.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• BDSM .
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Honking horns.

Links to movies:

• Another Year: https://tankie.tube/w/pDxJHdKWCaQQiXbELdmRpu
• Kneecap: https://tankie.tube/w/pDuDZcM3vzc1S9FQM4G2Dx

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, there’s no special theme, just two more good flicks. First up is Enter the Void (2009), a psychedelic melodrama-art-thriller about a drugn dealer who is shot dead by the police, after which he goes on a strange journey through the afterlife, taking him through the seedy Tokyo underworld. Its gimmick is that it is shot entirely from the POV of the protagonist, i.e., a first-person view, in video-game parlance. Director is Gaspar Noe (the same guy behind Climax [2018]), so expect a whole lot of sex, drugs, and violence along the way. Looks neat; let’s check it out.

After that is REC (2007), a Spanish found-footage horror film centering on a film crew that follows some firefighters into what looks like a routine job in an apartment building, only for the building to be sealed off with everyone still inside as a strange disease spreads among them. Things go from bad to worse from there. It is the best-known and best-regarded work of director duo Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. This is considered one of the better films of its ilk, so we’ll give it a whirl.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Enter the Void: https://letterboxd.com/film/enter-the-void/
• REC: https://letterboxd.com/film/rec/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Enter the Void: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/17894
• REC: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/41795

CWs for Enter the Void:

• Domestic violence.
• Gaslighting.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Incest.
• Abortion.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of main character.
• Drug overdose.
• Death of parent.
• Cheating.
• Jump scares.
• Shower scene.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Unstable reality.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Shaky cam.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Flashing lights.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Unborn baby.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Homelessness.
• Honking horns.
• Car crash.
• Sad ending.
• Gun violence.
• Blood and gore.

CWs for REC:

• Death of dog.
• Child abuse.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Squashed head.
• Asphyxiation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Death by falling.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of child.
• Suicide.
• Death of non-human.
• Zombies.
• Jump scares.
• Possession.
• Vomiting.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Needles.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Hate speech.
• Nudity.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

Links to movies:

• Enter the Void: https://tankie.tube/w/cK4L2rxEpZSZk2N8sBBBsH
• REC: https://tankie.tube/w/9ZZWu4bSniEvHVRooEtJq5

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, first up is the long-awaited Joker: Folie a Deux, which is currently bombing spectacularly at the box office. What if they made a sequel to Joker (2019) that consisted almost entirely of courtroom drama and musical numbers featuring Lady Gaga? Sounds pretty neat to me, but apparently, general audiences do not agree. We’ll decide for ourselves.

After that is Pedicab Driver (1989), a Hong Kong action comedy about two pedicab drivers in Macau who must work together to save their love interests (one a baker, and the other a prostitute) from their evil bosses. A whole lot of fighting and comic antics ensue as they start to attract the attention of the criminal underworld. Considered one of the best works of Sammo Hung, who both directs and stars. Looks cool; let’s watch.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Joker: Folie a Deux: https://letterboxd.com/film/joker-folie-a-deux/
• Pedicab Driver: https://letterboxd.com/film/pedicab-driver/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Joker: Folie a Deux: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1311863
• Pedicab Driver: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098155/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Joker: Folie a Deux:

• Abusive parents.
• Domestic violence.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Drug addiction.
• Mention of pedophilia.
• Mention of sexual assault.
• Implied prison r*pe.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Choking.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Body horror.
• Squashed head.
• Asphyxiation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Torture.
• Beatings.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Eye mutilation.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of parent.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Clowns.
• Razors.
• Audio gore.
• Copaganda.
• Incarceration.
• Mental institution scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Dissociation.
• Misrepresentation of multiple-personality disorder.
• Suicide attempt.
• Unstable reality.
• Claustrophobia.
• Suicide.
• PTSD.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Profanity.
• Ableism.
• R-slur.
• Nudity.
• Loss of virginity.
• Sex.
• Honking horns.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Pedicab Driver:

• Prostitution.
• Pimping.
• Nudity.
• Implied sex.
• Someone is drugged.
• Blood and gore.
• Stabbing.
• Fistfighting.
• Alcohol.

Links to movies:

• Joker: Folie a Deux: https://tankie.tube/w/vwWNT9DSnGYSu5qqHtqZCP
• Pedicab Driver: https://tankie.tube/w/2PCVqbX5P2qbpLoUt5nUjw