怨灵

　　皮帕和托马斯搬进了他们梦寐以求的公寓，他们注意到他们的窗户正对着对面的公寓——邀请他们亲眼目睹街对面这对迷人夫妇的不稳定关系。但当他们试图以匿名方式介入他们的生活时，他们不知不觉地引发了一系列将导致灾难的事件。

　　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.

　　这夜很离奇，自认废青的阿平来到谜之便利店第一晚上班，先遇上刻薄老板和神经质女同事，转头黑警来借厕所；刚出狱的愤怒老人即兴玩老笠，又有富豪和性感女伴乱入。众人各有故事，各怀鬼胎，一场大龙凤在便利店热闹上演。当炸弹狂徒来袭，最后殊途同归但又意想不到。笑他们太疯癫，只是这个城市病了我们看不穿，导演火火掌控节奏和精警对白非常准确，几位老戏骨交足功课，成就一部港片少见的黑色荒诞困兽斗好戏。

　　奈特博士（伊德里斯·艾尔巴 饰）刚刚经历丧妻之痛，他决定带着他的两个女儿重返他和妻子第一次相遇的南非，并前往由他的世交好友和野生动物生物学家马丁·拜托斯（沙尔托·科普雷 饰）管理的野生动物保护区，展开一场计划已久的旅行。但是这场疗伤之旅却变成一场惊惧可怕的求生之旅， 因为他们被一头逃出贪婪残暴的盗猎者毒手之后，将所有人类都视为敌人的巨狮盯上并猎捕。

　　Valerie在一次明显的酒后驾车事故中杀死邻居后多年从监狱回家时，她只想继续好好的生活 - 直到死者的儿子出现在门口，很明显过去不容易被遗忘。

　　You wake up in a shabby hotel room with no idea how you got there. You can’t recall your name. You discover there seem to be other young women in other rooms in the same predicament, though one of them seems to know your name: Anne. After an unpleasant encounter with a rather large cockroach, you have a screaming fit. That’s when the nurses arrive to sedate you. And by the way, when night falls, you’ll need to escape from a killer demon with the bloodied head of a deer.
　　Faces of Anne relies heavily on elements of the slasher film – and in many ways, that’s exactly what it is. But the film is also a puzzle, whose central question – Why is Anne here? – allows us to explore theories as to its solution until the very last moment. Are we inside a video game? An escape room? The mind of someone with multiple personalities? The elaborate and nihilistic fantasy of a deranged serial killer? It’s nothing new to remark that the best horror films are often those that reflect the fears of society; this film builds a clever – and viscerally terrifying – analogy of some of the difficulties faced by today’s young people.

　　青年编剧尚镇从首尔来到了一个地处大山深处的偏僻小镇，他有朋友在当地经营了家庭旅馆，尚镇计划在此完成他的剧本工作。人生地不熟的所在，尚镇小心翼翼避开周围充满敌意和挑衅的目光，不敢轻易造次。在车站他遇到一个有过前科的青年，对方表现出了过度的热情为他指路，令尚镇浑身不自在又却之不能。好不容易到达目的地，但是接二连三的不速之客始终让他无法静下心写作。目光凶狠锐利的猎人，四个不知好歹的年轻人以及再度见面的热情青年，都让尚镇心烦不已。
　　谁知夜幕降临，突如其来的肃杀宁静背后竟藏着血腥无情的恐怖杀戮……

　　1817年，法国大作家司汤达来到意大利，在佛罗伦萨终日沉醉于文艺复兴时期的大师杰作。一天，他到圣十字教堂参观米开朗基罗、伽利略和马基雅维利的陵墓，刚走出教堂大门，突然感到头脑纷乱，心脏剧烈颤动，每走一步都像要摔倒。医生诊断这是由于频繁欣赏艺术珍品使心理过于激动所至，这种 因强烈的美感而引发的罕见病症从此被称为“司汤达综合症”。
　　直到今天，佛罗伦萨的医生仍会不时碰到“司汤达综合症”患者，病情严重的甚至要住几天医院。他们多半是狂爱艺术且极具鉴赏力的游客，野心勃勃，要在几天之内扫遍这座文艺复兴中心城市的艺术宝藏，结果却在接踵而来的视觉冲击中不堪重负。但意大利人对“司汤达综合症”有百分之百的免疫力，对他们来说，文艺复兴的辉煌，像空气一样无所不在，从幼年到迟暮，他们的生活里一直流动着达芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔那个天才时代的气息
　　电影中的女警官，和当年的司汤达一样，被乌菲齐美术馆美不胜收的藏品折磨得当场昏倒。佛罗伦萨警校肯定不设心理测试这一关，否则她无法毕业。而歹徒又怎么知道她有这个毛病？大概是阿金托透露给他的……

　　又一年圣诞节来到，弗兰克·哈灵顿（Ray Wise 饰）带着妻子劳拉（Lin Shaye 饰）、儿子理查德（Mick Cain 饰）、女儿玛丽安（Alexandra Holden 饰）及其男友布莱德（Billy Asher 饰）驱车前往亲戚家度假。夜晚的旅途困顿乏味，弗兰克还险些出了车祸。在极度压抑的情况下，他决定放弃那条走了20年的州际公路，转而奔上从未走过的小路。但是这却是一个糟糕的决定，路上出现的白衣女子和黑色房车将海灵顿一家引向死途……
　　本片荣获2003年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节欧洲奇幻电影银奖和佩格萨斯观众奖、2003年亚洲奇幻电影节评委会奖最佳影片、2003年圣•塞巴斯蒂安恐怖与奇幻电影节观众奖最佳影片。

　　一名老富翁过世后，他名下的财产出人意料地留给了服侍他不久的女看护，后者因此陷入了一张充满欺骗与谎言的迷网。为了生存，她必须质疑所有人的动机 — 连她最亲最爱的人也不例外。