菲利波鬼屋

　　American psychologist John Holden arrives in London to participate in a symposium aiming to expose witchcraft and devil-worship as a fraud, with attention centered on a cult run by a Julian Karswell. Debarking his plane, Holden learns that the symposium leader, Henry Harrington, has suddenly died and he is now in charge. What only the audience knows is that Harrington was clearly killed by a demon, apparently summoned by Karswell to avenge his persecution. Despite both threatening and cajoling behavior by Karswell, Holden determines to proceed, though the only cult member willing to talk about his experiences is in a prison psychiatric ward, catatonic after allegedly killing yet another cult member. However, Harrington's niece, Joanna, believes, based on her uncle's notes, that Karswell may indeed have some satanic powers derived from an ancient tome in an obscure language which he has been able to translate, and attempts to warn the skeptic Holden. Karswell's mother also attempts to warn Holden off. However, the thing which begins to most get to Holden are the occasional, but mounting, sensory and mental disturbances he begins experiencing after an encounter with Karswell, and the discovery that, during this encounter, Karswell secretly slipped a slip of parchment with a curse in runic symbols on it into Holden's belongings, a parchment identical to one Harrington recorded having had passed to him in a similar manner shortly before his death... [N.B. Holden at no point stays at the Karswell estate].

　　一群年轻人误闯一个神秘村庄，惨遭杀害，但其实……

　　SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO公司的名字来源，一部午夜电影

　　第一次出国的艾莉西亚从加州到了南美，并和表姐的朋友们一起，踏上了一段远离城市的旅程。然而表姐半途有事而返，留下她与三个陌生人。这三个陌生人中，一个是时不时做出奇怪举动，说话不顾后果，甚至有虐 待倾向的同性恋，一个是郁郁寡欢，总是板着面孔，似乎对艾莉西亚做的任何事都不满意的大姐，还有一个是表姐那个看起来虽然友善，却痴迷于催眠术的男朋友。面对陌生的国度，奇怪的人，空荡的房间，狂野的世界，艾莉西亚脆弱的神经不断受到挑战。失眠、梦魇、幻觉带来了焦虑、惊恐、不安，艾莉西亚要怎样走完这一段旅程，又是否能脱离险境?

　　葡萄牙电影，入围2017悉尼电影节。幽深的失魂森林，是葡萄牙的自杀胜地。某天，一个想要自杀的老人，遇见了同样求死的女孩。老人和女孩，各自敞开心扉，在赴死的边缘犹豫。接着，画风骤转，女孩把老人切腹，大开杀戒。贯穿全片的一句话是梵高的“悲伤永驻”。

　　来自小农场的年轻人卡利伯遇到了吸血鬼梅，她要卡利伯加入其族中。领导者杰西及手下并不能轻易接受这个青年，然而由于一次意外，卡利伯救出了暴露在阳光下的吸血鬼，由此得到了认可。而对死亡，卡利伯无法拒绝永生的诱惑，于是他和那些以血充饥的杀人同伴们开始了在美国中西部的生活……

A group of violent and misguided young offenders are experimented on using brutal AI technology at a sinister institute.

　　Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

一名年轻女子在离家千里之外的地方死去。一个男孩坐在她旁边。她不是他的母亲。他也不是她的孩子。他们共同谱写了一个令人难忘的故事，讲述了破碎的灵魂、无形的威胁、家庭的力量和绝望处境。改编自萨曼塔·施维伯林备受国际评论界赞誉的小说。

“Run” follows the individual storylines of migrants as they seek to avoid police as well as those of locals and tourists who get caught up in the events through the course of a day, culminating in a violent escalation.