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For this Friday Movie Night, the people have demanded more horror. ‘Tis the season, so we will watch I Saw the Devil (2010), which centers on a Korean serial killer who murders for fun. A detective decides to track him down and capture him, and a cat-and-mouse game ensues between the two. Expect a whole lot of blood and gore as the film shows the exploits of its resident sicko. This is the best-known and best-regarded film of Korean director Kim Jee-woon, who also did A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), which we have not watched. Currently ranked #36 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films of all time.
After that is Sing Sing (2024), a prison drama about an African-American man who is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. While he stews in confinement, he joins the prison’s theatre group and it becomes his lifeline amidst the inhumane conditions of the Amerikkkan “justice” system. Theatre kids really are everywhere these days. This is by far the most popular and best-regarded film of director Greg Kwedar to date. Currently ranked #172 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 films of all time.
We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:
https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- I Saw the Devil: https://letterboxd.com/film/i-saw-the-devil/
- Sing Sing: https://letterboxd.com/film/sing-sing-2023/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- I Saw the Devil: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/14032
- Sing Sing: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1035437
CWs for I Saw the Devil:
- Sexual assault. At 45 minutes in, the killer makes moves on an underage girl, though does not get very far before being interrupted. At 65 minutes in, there is a more explicit scene where he forces a grown woman to undress and perform oral sex. The actual act is offscreen, but the lead-up is disturbing. I will CW in chat before both of these scenes.
- Blood and gore.
- Implied pedophilia. The killer is a pedophile.
- Child abandonment.
- Stalking.
- Violence against women.
- Abused becomes the abuser.
- Gaslighting.
- Child abuse.
- Drug use.
- Cruelty to animals.
- Dogfighting.
- Dead animals.
- Sad animals.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Someone’s mouth is covered.
- Cutting of flesh.
- Hand damage.
- Throat mutilation.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Decapitation.
- Cannibalism.
- Choking.
- Body horror.
- Amputation.
- Squashed head.
- Achilles tendon injury.
- Asphyxiation.
- Genital trauma.
- Unconsciousness.
- Broken bones.
- Tooth damage.
- Finger mutilation.
- Torture.
- Eye mutilation.
- Stabbing.
- Death of parent.
- Kidnapping.
- Jump scares.
- Vomiting.
- On-screen pooping.
- Spitting.
- Audio gore.
- Hospital scene.
- Violent mentally-ill person.
- Misophonia.
- Shaky cam.
- Screaming.
- Flashing lights.
- Unborn baby.
- Death of pregnant person.
- Nudity.
- Objectification of female characters.
- Sex.
- Honking horns.
- Car crash.
- Someone is hit by a car.
- Gun violence.
CWs for Sing Sing:
- Death of dog.
- Natural bodies of water.
- Spitting.
- Incarceration.
- Shaky cam.
- Screaming.
- Profanity.
- N-word.
Links to movies:
- I Saw the Devil: https://tankie.tube/w/1mUgMpNkgyJKo5hSF8mmqv
- Sing Sing: https://tankie.tube/w/hdXcBWU2L4fqsen852DA6X
