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The Transcendents (2018)
Reminded me of Jarmusch's DEAD MAN
Like Dead Man, we have a spiritual journey with a stoic and confused leading man. Were not quite sure at any given point where the journey is going or how to feel about the character.
This is fine. We know exactly how to feel about the real lead of the film, Savannah Welch as the character of Kim in a superstar performance. Her character is so well written, so closely directed, and so humanized that we can't help but get lost in her performance. As the critic reviews point out, there's this one monologue that she gives, where the camera slowly moves in for 15 minutes that is riveting.
Loved the 16 mil look of the film. At times it feels like a lost gem from the early 80s trash/revenge genre.
Very much recommend.
Der Fan (1982)
Deserves a GEN Z renaissance.
First, lets get the fact that the electro soundtrack here is one of the best scores ever. Like EVER! And since this centers on a pop star it's pretty important. There's a repetitive style that works well with the leads repetitive obsession with her letters.
The story and performances are splendid and the ending works just fine for me. It's a story about depression and identity -- deserves a Gen Z following.
Ms .45 (1981)
Beautiful trash!
In punking the rape-revenge subgenre, Ferrar makes a bold film about female empowerment. It boxes it's victim in corner and makes her a mute! Her rape happens not once, but TWICE (by two different guys). It stacks the deck against her. In doing so and her subsequent revenge journey, it expresses the societal silencing of women in rape cases.
It's got all the elements of the exploitation films of that era, but this is more of a work of art with it's acidic score and close ups on Zoe's face. It's almost pretending to be trash when it's really high art.