Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Benny's Video (1992)


Genre: Horror
Directed by: Michael Haneke
Cast: Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Muhe
Running Time: 110 minutes



Benny is the teenage son of a wealthy Austrian family who spends most of his time watching various videos. One home video he is particularly obsessed with is one where a pig is slaughtered on a farm with a bolt pistol. Benny brings a girl he just met to his room to show her this video, and, after talking with her for a while, he kills her with a bolt pistol. His parents, upon finding out, try to concoct a way to sweep the murder under the rug.

This film is of the psychological horror type. Someone looking for fast-pace scares would be better off looking elsewhere. Here, the pace is slow and deliberate. The main ingredient is tension, and it has a chilling effect. You can feel the isolation in this unsettling look at modern mass media culture and violence. This was really well done.


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