Hidden Gems

[megladon8]

Use this place to recommend movies you’ve seen that seemed to fly under the radar and not get the recognition they deserved.

Any era or genre!


Just watched this one...

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And kind of loved it.

A bit of John Woo, a bit of cheesy retro sci fi, and lots of hair metal and 80s pop culture excess.

A surprisingly poignant and bittersweet ending, too.

Would put it up there with the best 80s actioners.

[MadMan]

Have to see that one. For me I always recommend The Horror Express. Lee and Cushing battling a killer alien on a train FTW.

[megladon8]

Have to see that one. For me I always recommend The Horror Express. Lee and Cushing battling a killer alien on a train FTW.

That is a great one, yes.

Telly Savales, as well.

While not a Hammer, I lump it in with those. And I am a ridiculously huge fan of Hammer horror.

[Irish]

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Didn't recognize it from the poster, but the trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GzW7dx6FoI) seemed familiar.

Then I remembered Siskel and Ebert featured The Hidden on a special episode about horror films they thought deserved a bigger audience.

Check it out! https://siskelebert.org/?p=1150

[Dukefrukem]

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[megladon8]

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I’ll have to check this one out, because yeah, with that cast I wouldn’t be expecting much!

[Dukefrukem]

I’ll have to check this one out, because yeah, with that cast I wouldn’t be expecting much!

It's fun.

http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?5944-The-Top-18-MERICAN-90s-Action-Movies&p=540993&viewfull=1#post540993

[Ezee E]

I’ll have to check this one out, because yeah, with that cast I wouldn’t be expecting much!

Where would a 2019 movie like this be?

Could totally work with some gentrified woke-sters going into a neighborhood expecting special treatment.

[Irish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4md3teqGo

Sniper (TriStar, 1993) - Half cheesy actioner and half psychological drama, more grounded than whatever Stallone, Willlis, and Arnold were doing at the time but occasionally sillier too (shout out to the Ringo Lam-inspired bullet cam F/X and the bad guys carring SMGs with ridiculously large scopes attached to them).

TL;DR: If he hasn't seen it, Scar will love this movie.

[Skitch]

100% Scar has seen this movie. Maybe even some of the sequels.

[Irish]

Just watched this one...

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And kind of loved it.

A bit of John Woo, a bit of cheesy retro sci fi, and lots of hair metal and 80s pop culture excess.

A surprisingly poignant and bittersweet ending, too.

Would put it up there with the best 80s actioners.

This was lunatic & a lotta fun.



Can't decide what my favorite moment was: the bank robber making his getaway in a ferrari and mowing down a dude in wheelchair, or the stripper humping a dude to death and then feeling herself up, or that shot of the police lieutenant's dog looking at itself in the mirror.

I really liked how they successfully mixed the tone between terrific gross-out creature effects, a fuck of a lot of heavy violence, and some seriously good, drop dead black comedy.



Siskel & Ebert noted in their review that the movie doesn't over explain itself. It just assumed you'll keep up as it goes along. I liked that a lot too. There isn't any bullshit exposition or overly complicated backstory to get in the way of the fun.

Also, agree that the ending is Extremely Good(tm). It was another surprise in a movie filled with sorta casual surprise.

[Dukefrukem]

I've seen Sniper. I remember the opening scene scoping out a bunch of bad guys from the jungle.

[megladon8]

This was lunatic & a lotta fun.



Can't decide what my favorite moment was: the bank robber making his getaway in a ferrari and mowing down a dude in wheelchair, or the stripper humping a dude to death and then feeling herself up, or that shot of the police lieutenant's dog looking at itself in the mirror.

I really liked how they successfully mixed the tone between terrific gross-out creature effects, a fuck of a lot of heavy violence, and some seriously good, drop dead black comedy.



Siskel & Ebert noted in their review that the movie doesn't over explain itself. It just assumed you'll keep up as it goes along. I liked that a lot too. There isn't any bullshit exposition or overly complicated backstory to get in the way of the fun.

Also, agree that the ending is Extremely Good(tm). It was another surprise in a movie filled with sorta casual surprise.

Yusssssss.

I’m SO glad you enjoyed it.

Read some trivia on it and apparently Michael Nouri turned down Riggs in Lethal Weapon to do this. Wonder where Mel Gibson would be at today if he hadn’t made that choice?

Again about that ending - surprisingly bittersweet and somewhat bleak for a Hollywood actioner. I was surprised.

[Irish]

It's a good rec.

Doubleplus rep++ if I could.

[Mal]

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Never Goin' Back, a comic delight and just under 90 minutes. A pair of high school dropouts are living in a crappy home with one of the girls brothers- they just want to escape to the beach, but first they need to figure out how to afford it. Everything that can go wrong does, in a charming and crude fashion.

[megladon8]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4md3teqGo

Sniper (TriStar, 1993) - Half cheesy actioner and half psychological drama, more grounded than whatever Stallone, Willlis, and Arnold were doing at the time but occasionally sillier too (shout out to the Ringo Lam-inspired bullet cam F/X and the bad guys carring SMGs with ridiculously large scopes attached to them).

TL;DR: If he hasn't seen it, Scar will love this movie.


I have never seen this one, but aren’t they up to like number 7 or 8 now?

I remember when I was working at Walmart a few years back, another Sniper movie came out in the new releases section.

[megladon8]

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I know I’ve praised this one to the high heavens for many years, but I still feel it’s grossly underseen and under appreciated.

It came out around the same time as the Tombs of the Blind Dead series, and was overshadowed by the success of those and other films of the Spanish horror renaissance of the 1970s. However, it’s a significantly tighter, slicker and overall better production than any of those films. It’s also creepy AF right to this day.

A zombie story with an environmentalist twist, chilling music, and did I mention it’s pretty freaking creepy? The appearance of the first zombie is unnerving as heck, and a scene involving our protagonists stuck in a tomb is tense and frightening.

It has become a regular rewatch for me when craving a zombie film, and is one of the all time best of that horror subgenre.

If you seek it out, know that it’s also known by the titles “The Living Dead in Manchester Morgue” and “Don’t Open the Window”, and is readily available on R1 DVD/BRD under all three titles. So if you can’t find it under one, just search for another.

It’s worth the hunt!

[Grouchy]

Thanks, meg, I've seen that one so long ago I'd forgotten it existed.

[Irish]

Ooooooh. Heard of that one but never seen it.

Btw, it's streaming on Prime Video under the "Manchester Morgue" title!

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-living-dead-at-manchester-morgue

ETA: Holy shit, Arthur Kennedy is in this movie! He's one of my favorite character actors. Did a few westerns in the 1950s with Jimmy Stewart ("Bend of the River," "Man from Laramie") and one with Marlene Dietrich ("Rancho Notorious"). Fucking excellent!

[Irish]

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I know I’ve praised this one to the high heavens for many years, but I still feel it’s grossly underseen and under appreciated.

It came out around the same time as the Tombs of the Blind Dead series, and was overshadowed by the success of those and other films of the Spanish horror renaissance of the 1970s. However, it’s a significantly tighter, slicker and overall better production than any of those films. It’s also creepy AF right to this day.

A zombie story with an environmentalist twist, chilling music, and did I mention it’s pretty freaking creepy? The appearance of the first zombie is unnerving as heck, and a scene involving our protagonists stuck in a tomb is tense and frightening.

It has become a regular rewatch for me when craving a zombie film, and is one of the all time best of that horror subgenre.

If you seek it out, know that it’s also known by the titles “The Living Dead in Manchester Morgue” and “Don’t Open the Window”, and is readily available on R1 DVD/BRD under all three titles. So if you can’t find it under one, just search for another.

It’s worth the hunt!

Another 10/10 rec.

Agree with all your points. What I really liked was the way they dropped a compelling police procedural / murder mystery into the middle of a larger horror story. The characters are interesting, especially George, the hippie motorcyclist. I liked that everyone had something urgent and personal to say about their situations.

The scene in the tomb was indeed a nail biter. I actually yelled at the screen, and it wasn't until that moment I realize how badly I wanted George and Edna to survive.

All that & I never really knew where the movie was going, which was refreshing, especially since most zombie films establish themselves and immediately go on auto-pilot.

Two favorite moments:

- The first time the undead hobo appears and chases the girl. There's a shot of him lurching forward, reaching into the car, and the camera holds on his gray-green wet arm and something about that image was revolting and horrific.

- Martin, the photographer, at the waterfall, with the camera on auto and the flash rhythmically firing off into the dark as the undead appear and the action heats up. That whole scene was striking and equal parts beautiful and ghoulish.

I also really dug the counter culture subscurrent which my god they tried hard for. All that stuff about cops vs hippies, young vs old, is charming in retrospect but also, these days holy shit, oddly current.

[baby doll]

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I don't know if this counts as a hidden gem exactly, but Nicolás Pareda and Gabino RodrÃ*guez's My Skin, Luminous, which I saw at TIFF in September, is playing on MUBI (https://mubi.com/films/my-skin-luminous) in Canada this month. It's only forty minutes long and it's super weird.

[megladon8]

Another 10/10 rec.

Agree with all your points. What I really liked was the way they dropped a compelling police procedural / murder mystery into the middle of a larger horror story. The characters are interesting, especially George, the hippie motorcyclist. I liked that everyone had something urgent and personal to say about their situations.

The scene in the tomb was indeed a nail biter. I actually yelled at the screen, and it wasn't until that moment I realize how badly I wanted George and Edna to survive.

All that & I never really knew where the movie was going, which was refreshing, especially since most zombie films establish themselves and immediately go on auto-pilot.

Two favorite moments:

- The first time the undead hobo appears and chases the girl. There's a shot of him lurching forward, reaching into the car, and the camera holds on his gray-green wet arm and something about that image was revolting and horrific.

- Martin, the photographer, at the waterfall, with the camera on auto and the flash rhythmically firing off into the dark as the undead appear and the action heats up. That whole scene was striking and equal parts beautiful and ghoulish.

I also really dug the counter culture subscurrent which my god they tried hard for. All that stuff about cops vs hippies, young vs old, is charming in retrospect but also, these days holy shit, oddly current.

W00t W00t.

Glad you enjoy this one too!

I agree with everything you said. There’s something extra gross and horrific about the zombies in this one. I think much of that was their movement.

The first one (the one that attacks Edna in the car, by the creek) had such an inhuman way of moving. Super unnerving and effective.

[Skitch]

Prolly wont get the love around here, but when I play this game, the first I think of is The Salton Sea and Spartan. Two premium Val Kilmer performances just completely buried in the sea of DVD release era. I wouldn't say either film is a masterpiece, but both are damn fine films that take chances and stand apart from other films because of their swings.

[megladon8]

Prolly wont get the love around here, but when I play this game, the first I think of is The Salton Sea and Spartan. Two premium Val Kilmer performances just completely buried in the sea of DVD release era. I wouldn't say either film is a masterpiece, but both are damn fine films that take chances and stand apart from other films because of their swings.

I’ve never seen either, but have heard good things about both!

The Salton Sea I remember particularly well because it came to DVD while I was working at a video store (my first job!).

[Skitch]

I blind bought both at video stores that had like buy 2 get 3 free kind of deals. I was shocked...SHOCKED...at both films. Because they shouldve been talked about more and I never heard a single word on either.

Edit: ALL...even if you end up hating both of these films, please give them a watch and review. I just feel they came to existance at a time of cinema when the rental store was collapsing and the DTV market was changing and they got misplaced in the shuffle. They at least deserve eyes on them.

[Irish]

I saw "Salton Sea" in the theater & remember nothing about it except for Vincent D'Onofrio as 'Pooh Bear,' a good early performance from him playing a totally fucked up character.

I think that totally qualifies as a hidden gem. At least, it's more interesting & a lot stranger than many, many movies that have come and gone since.

[Skitch]

You need to see Spartan, Irish. Of the two, I'd say thats more likely the one you would appreciate more.

[Irish]

You need to see Spartan, Irish. Of the two, I'd say thats more likely the one you would appreciate more.

Oh yeah. I've seen that! It's Mamet!

I remember liking it quite a bit but it didn't stick in my head like some of his other work.

[megladon8]

I remember there being an in-joke about Spartan back on RT.

I have never seen the movie, but I gather Kilmer yells “WHERE’S THE GIRL?” many times in the movie.

People would punctuate posts about the movie with WHERE’S THE GIRL??

Good times.

[megladon8]

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So a few years back the white dude from Psych wrote and directed a comedy about hipster cannibals, and it was...kind of great.

James Roday (the aforementioned cracker from Psych [who is actually Mexican, and he injects Latin flavour all through this film]) created a very funny black comedy here, with an eclectic ensemble cast and a self deprecating sense of humour that shows him having a Tarantino level of obscure movie knowledge. A scene in which the villains play a game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with their victims proves surprisingly funny even for non film nerds, as the most obscure answers come from the most unlikely person in the group.

The dialogue is what really shines throughout. Every single character is distinct and unique, and it’s all done through dialogue (as it takes place entirely within one set, aside from bookend scenes). Jimmi Simpson proves yet again that his comic timing is absolute dynamite (seriously, this guy made Stay Alive a delight to watch), Paul Rodriguez is very likeable as the fatherly owner of the restaurant in which the film takes place, Lily Cole inspires utter disgust as the sadistic girlfriend of Simpson, Gabourey Sidibe is hilarious as the security guard studying for exams (THE ARMY OF PORTUGAL CYPHER!!)...I cannot pick a favorite character in the film, as everyone has time to shine and reasons to love (or hate) them.

Some inspired musical choices (I have now permanently associated Tears For Fears’ “Sewing the Seeds of Love” with this film’s opening) and unexpected cameos, a few legitimate shocks, and damn it’s funny.

Gravy is a good time.

Great job, white guy from Psych!

[MadMan]

That is a great one, yes.

Telly Savales, as well.

While not a Hammer, I lump it in with those. And I am a ridiculously huge fan of Hammer horror.

It does feel like a Hammer movie. Which may be another reason I like it so much.

[MadMan]

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I know I’ve praised this one to the high heavens for many years, but I still feel it’s grossly underseen and under appreciated.

It came out around the same time as the Tombs of the Blind Dead series, and was overshadowed by the success of those and other films of the Spanish horror renaissance of the 1970s. However, it’s a significantly tighter, slicker and overall better production than any of those films. It’s also creepy AF right to this day.

A zombie story with an environmentalist twist, chilling music, and did I mention it’s pretty freaking creepy? The appearance of the first zombie is unnerving as heck, and a scene involving our protagonists stuck in a tomb is tense and frightening.

It has become a regular rewatch for me when craving a zombie film, and is one of the all time best of that horror subgenre.

If you seek it out, know that it’s also known by the titles “The Living Dead in Manchester Morgue� and “Don’t Open the Window�, and is readily available on R1 DVD/BRD under all three titles. So if you can’t find it under one, just search for another.

It’s worth the hunt!

That movie rocks. I think I saw it thanks to Netflix back when I still got DVD rentals from them in the mail.

[MadMan]

I love Spartan. I think I still have my cheap DVD copy somewhere.

[megladon8]

This one is for Mike (Kurosawa Fan)...

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Mike and I spoke a lot via FB messenger over the past few years. We did a snack exchange (I sent him a selection of chocolate bars and potato chips only found in Canada, and he sent me an ENORMOUS box of Oreo types that can’t be found up here).

But of course a lot of our conversations had to do with movies.

Sometimes weeks would pass without talking, until one of us would open our Messenger app to find a message from the other simply asking, “seen anything good recently?”

For nearly a year Mike has been on a kick of really bad horror flicks. His most recent recommendation to me was an 80s slasher called The Mutilator, which was utter trash. Great stuff!

But from what I can tell based on our conversations, it all started with this one. Pieces.

Made in Spain and released in 1982, this has been a cult classic for horror buffs for a long time. Eli Roth has said it’s his favorite film of all time.

It takes place on a college campus, where a chainsaw wielding maniac is killing young women and harvesting their body parts in order to...something? It has the incredibly original trope of the killer having had an overbearing and sexually repressive mother. Anyone who has watched a movie in the last 60 years knows that that instantly creates a serial killer.

This movie is “so bad it’s good” gold. The nonsensical plot, the ludicrous chainsaw kills, rampant nudity, and constantly incredible dialogue...it’s great stuff. At not even 90 minutes, it’s quick and dirty and so much fun to watch. A scene where a woman randomly gets attacked by an asian man in an alley, who then apologizes and says he “ate some bad chop suey” is perfectly indicative of the straight-played silliness in this flick.

Right to our final conversations, Mike and I frequently referenced it. I think he even bought a custom Pieces t shirt earlier in the year.

Mike was a great guy, and a great friend to many of us beyond the forums.

I’m sure he would be happy to hear of some more people watching and loving this goofy 80s classic.

[Skitch]

Pieces is awesome trash.

As for Mike...I will remember him more for private conversations about kids than movies
I feel I hadn't talked to him in months, but I will remember us discussing our kids. Damnit

[MadMan]

Heh I saw and liked The Mutilator (aka Fall Break) last October. I also saw Pieces a few years back for a Horrorfest and then I rewatched it again during Joe Bob Briggs' first Shudder marathon. Good review meg and a nice tribute to KF, too.

[Yxklyx]

I love this one - is it hidden enough?

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co-directed by Bigelow and The Cowboy from Mulholland Dr. DVD commentary with Bigelow, Montgomery and Dafoe is great too!

[megladon8]

I’d never heard of it before now, so yes I’d say that qualifies!

I will have to check it out. Is it readily available on DVD/BR?

[Skitch]

Definitely qualifies. I've not seen it but I have heard of it.

[Yxklyx]

I’d never heard of it before now, so yes I’d say that qualifies!

I will have to check it out. Is it readily available on DVD/BR?

I re-rented The Loveless from Netflix DVD recently. This film was Bigelow's college thesis as I recall and led to Dafoe being "found" via Walter Hill. I mentioned elsewhere I think it played as a double-bill with Mad Max in London.

[MadMan]

My other hidden gem picks are Liquid Sky, an 80s cult classic sci-fi horror gender bender flick I saw on Shudder, and The Foreigner which is a great 1970s spy drama that I viewed thanks to TCM Underground.

[megladon8]

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Night Tide stars a pre-stardom Dennis Hopper (nearly a decade before Easy Rider) as a young soldier on leave who falls in love with a circus performer who may be a real life mermaid.

It is bred from the same DNA as other 60s indie horror films like Carnival of Souls, A Bucket of Blood and Night of the Living Dead. Dream like sequences and an overall feeling of dread and unease throughout.

Hopper is great and it’s a treat to see him looking so young and fresh faced.

And for the time of its release (‘61) it has some pretty shocking imagery and ideas.

I discovered this when it was released on BRD by Kino about 2 or 3 years ago, and I was so taken by the cover art that I looked into it and found it had a minor cult status, and quite a hidden fan base.

I hope my posting about it will get it a few more well deserved views.

[Irish]

I need to catch up on your other recs, but "Night Tide" looks like a must see.

Early Hopper is always fun. He did a lot of TV back then but occasionally he would turn up in unexpected film roles, like "The Sons of Katie Elder," 1965, with John Wayne and Dean Martin.

[megladon8]

I need to catch up on your other recs, but "Night Tide" looks like a must see.

Early Hopper is always fun. He did a lot of TV back then but occasionally he would turn up in unexpected film roles, like "The Sons of Katie Elder," 1965, with John Wayne and Dean Martin.

He’s an actor I’ve not seen nearly enough of.

I wasn’t much on Easy Rider. I felt similar feelings about it as what I felt towards On the Road by Jack Kerouac - both felt like they were made reflecting a very specific time, cultural niche and place that I felt very little connection to or interest in. That being said, both works I experienced in my early teens and haven’t revisited, so feelings could change.

Have you seen any of the films I referenced in comparison to Night Tide (Carnival of Souls, A Bucket of Blood, or Night of the Living Dead)?

[Irish]

I've seen "Night of the Living Dead," ofc, but not "Carnival of Souls" or "Bucket of Blood." Should I get on that?

I know what you mean about "Easy Rider." I saw it as a teenager too and it left me cold. I should probably watch it again but I'm not usually in the mood for unabashedly hippie / boomer shit.

I like "On the Road" for Kerouac's rhythm, his use of language. But I think you're right about it being more niche, at least these days.

[megladon8]

I just don’t get much out of beatnik culture as a whole.

Not my thing.

[MadMan]

Irish you would dig both Carnival of Souls and A Bucket of Blood. The former is one of my favorite old school low budget horror movies. The latter is lots of fun and stars the late great Dick Miller.

[KelseyRose]

Now I'm not sure if this has been mentioned or if it's a "hidden" enough gem, but I never would've known about it if it hadn't have been on Netflix for a while. It's called "Journey to the West" and it's this really comedic cheesey Japanese action/sci fi film. I think they came out with a sequel, maybe a few sequels, but the first was phenomenal. Has anyone else seen this flick?

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[Dukefrukem]

Now I'm not sure if this has been mentioned or if it's a "hidden" enough gem, but I never would've known about it if it hadn't have been on Netflix for a while. It's called "Journey to the West" and it's this really comedic cheesey Japanese action/sci fi film. I think they came out with a sequel, maybe a few sequels, but the first was phenomenal. Has anyone else seen this flick?


Stephen Chow! If you liked this you'll love Shaolin Soccer and one of my all time favorites... Kung Fu Hustle

[Skitch]

I enjoyed it, though others didn't seem to. I thought it was charming as hell.

[baby doll]

Speaking of Stephen Chow, I would say this is probably his most underrated (at least from the handful I've seen):

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The Fight Back to School movies are pretty solid as well, and From Beijing with Love has its moments.

[KelseyRose]

Stephen Chow! If you liked this you'll love Shaolin Soccer and one of my all time favorites... Kung Fu Hustle

That's fantastic. I loooove Kung Fu Hustle but haven't gotten the chance to see Shaolin Soccer! I'll look into it. I'll be sure to check out The Lucky Guy too. Love that dude.

[megladon8]

Next entry is going to be Endgame.

[origami_mustache]

Dragonfly Eyes was an interesting film that constructs a narrative from Chinese surveillance cameras...I recommend.


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[Yxklyx]

This came out about the same time as OP's The Hidden. Love this poster! Netflix has it on DVD to rent.

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[megladon8]

Very cool I must check this one out.

Hart Bochner was a beautiful man.

[baby doll]

Dragonfly Eyes was an interesting film that constructs a narrative from Chinese surveillance cameras...I recommend.


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[megladon8]

Can't believe it's been over a half year since I last posted a hidden gem.

I wasn't even aware of the existence of this one until a few years after its release, and I saw it on some other "hidden gems / you might have missed it" lists.

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So as I said above I had never even heard of this before 2018, despite being a 2014 release. Did nothing theatrically then was dumped on Netflix.

And I can see why. The whole ad campaign is so misleading about the tone of the film. It had to be misleading about plot elements, but it gave an almost YA novel juvenility to the feel of the thing. The actual movie is smartly written and pensive, with body horror notes and heady concepts all over the place.

What starts as a melancholic story of three college kids on a road trip ends up involving alien abductions and government conspiracies. It is well acted all around, tense and thrilling in its conclusion.

Check it out and post what you thought!

[Skitch]

I would call Coherence a gem in the rough. Any fans of Primer, watch this shit immediately. On Netflix.

[Irish]

I would call Coherence a gem in the rough. Any fans of Primer, watch this shit immediately. On Netflix.

This + The Signal + Predestination + The One I Love = great weekend

[megladon8]

Yep, Coherence is seriously good stuff.

[Skitch]

This + The Signal + Predestination + The One I Love = great weekend

Fuck yes! I havent heard of The One That I Love, will track down immediately. I adore these types of films. The polar opposite of After Midnight.

[megladon8]

Skitch have you seen Predestination?

[Skitch]

Skitch have you seen Predestination?

Own the bluray. What a film...WHAT A FILM! I wouldnt argue a peep to anyone that absolutely hated it....but I cant help but just marvel at the guts. I cannot believe that film got a greenlight.

[megladon8]

Yeah it was pretty amazing. There were 3 or 4 times while watching it that I thought "okay I totally know what's going on now". But I definitely didn't.

[Skitch]

It's like a very skilled writer had a bad day in traffic and some asshole said "Go fuck yourself!" and the writer was like....


..."oh yeah?"