Nicole and I watched Climax (2018), a French film about a group of young dancers whose celebration turns nightmarish. The choreography was beautiful and there were some very vivid scenes, but the pacing needed work. Very much a "the horror within all of us" kind of film, but no immediate parallels that I can think of, so I appreciated the novelty. I also liked the horror callbacks in the VHS tapes framing the dancer interviews, which open the film.
Watched Train to Busan (2016) with Sarah and Mark. A fresh take on the zombie story, focusing more on the relational elements and the horror of man's treatment of man, rather than the (still awesomely scary) fast zombies. In this way, it was reminiscent of (but much less horrific and cruel than) Sabu's revelatory Miss Zombie (2013).
Mark and I watched Miss Zombie. Really dark and brutal... an ugly vision of humanity, and grotesque in ways I did not expect. Still, a pretty badass movie with lots of unexpected cinematography. Would recommend.
