Mad Movies 365 - Novembre 2022
-En couverture, Hellraiser ou l'enfer des reboots. Alors que Pinhead repointe le bout de ses clous sous la direction déférente de David Bruckner, il était temps de faire un bilan forcément amer sur la vague de reboots fantastico-horrifiques qui déferle inlassablement sur nos écrans ces dernières années.
-Farang : dans le sillage de sa collaboration avec Gareth The Raid Evans sur la série Gangs of London, Xavier Gens se laisse lui aussi aller aux plaisirs du charcutage martial en terre exotique avec son prochain film, Farang, dont il nous dévoile les coulisses.
-Le Cabinet de curiosités de Guillermo del Toro : Guillermo del Toro se fait maître de cérémonie à l’occasion d’une anthologie horrifique netflixienne où il convoque nombre de ses petits camarades. On a bien sûr épluché la chose, épisode par épisode, afin de vous guider dans les recoins les plus sombres de ce Cabinet de curiosités…
-She Will : après le Gretel & Hansel d’Oz Perkins, Alice Krige vient confirmer son statut de prophétesse de l’horreur vénéneuse avec She Will, magnifique conte d’« empowerment » dont la réalisatrice Charlotte Colbert décrypte quelques clés en entretien.
-Barbare : on ne s’attendait pas forcément à ce que la réussite horrifique du mois provienne d’un anonyme réalisateur de comédies, et pourtant : avec le surprenant Barbare, Zach Cregger fait montre d’une maîtrise et d’un amour du genre qui font plaisir à voir. Il nous explique comment il a façonné son bébé grâce à la… méditation.
-John Leguizamo : alors qu’il se tatane avec le père Noël dans Violent Night, John Leguizamo a accepté de nous parler de son parcours, de ses collaborations avec George Romero, Brian De Palma et Spike Lee à ses expériences de réalisateur et ses numéros de stand-up. Quand l’Homme du Bronx parle, on écoute.
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-Farang : dans le sillage de sa collaboration avec Gareth The Raid Evans sur la série Gangs of London, Xavier Gens se laisse lui aussi aller aux plaisirs du charcutage martial en terre exotique avec son prochain film, Farang, dont il nous dévoile les coulisses.
-Le Cabinet de curiosités de Guillermo del Toro : Guillermo del Toro se fait maître de cérémonie à l’occasion d’une anthologie horrifique netflixienne où il convoque nombre de ses petits camarades. On a bien sûr épluché la chose, épisode par épisode, afin de vous guider dans les recoins les plus sombres de ce Cabinet de curiosités…
-She Will : après le Gretel & Hansel d’Oz Perkins, Alice Krige vient confirmer son statut de prophétesse de l’horreur vénéneuse avec She Will, magnifique conte d’« empowerment » dont la réalisatrice Charlotte Colbert décrypte quelques clés en entretien.
-Barbare : on ne s’attendait pas forcément à ce que la réussite horrifique du mois provienne d’un anonyme réalisateur de comédies, et pourtant : avec le surprenant Barbare, Zach Cregger fait montre d’une maîtrise et d’un amour du genre qui font plaisir à voir. Il nous explique comment il a façonné son bébé grâce à la… méditation.
-John Leguizamo : alors qu’il se tatane avec le père Noël dans Violent Night, John Leguizamo a accepté de nous parler de son parcours, de ses collaborations avec George Romero, Brian De Palma et Spike Lee à ses expériences de réalisateur et ses numéros de stand-up. Quand l’Homme du Bronx parle, on écoute.
Et plein d'autres délices 100% MadMovies !
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- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRebecca HallSarah GoldbergVondie Curtis-HallA widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
- DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsAmber MidthunderDakota BeaversDane DiLiegroNaru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.
- DirectorVíctor GarciaStarsCarla CampraAina QuiñonesMarc SolerMay, 1987. While returning from a nightclub and after having taken drugs, new girl in town Sara and her friend Rebe find a doll wearing a communion dress. From that moment, their lives will become a living hell.
- DirectorPaolo StrippoliStarsFabrizio RongioneCristiana Dell'AnnaFrancesco GheghiIn the past few days Rome has been the scene of a singular event: when it rains, the manholes exhale a dense steam whose origin and composition is unknown. No one can imagine that whoever breathes in the mysterious substance will have to deal with what he/she represses, their darkest instincts, their anger. Not even the Morel family.
- DirectorAdrian LangleyStarsEddie RamosPatrick MoltaneJulian FederTrapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsEster ExpósitoInés FernándezÁngela CremonteHorror invades the concrete corridors of a cursed apartment complex on the outskirts of Madrid.
- DirectorPeter HenglStarsPia HierzeggerMichael PinkNina KatleinAn overweight teenager spends the holidays at her aunt's farm in the hope of getting help to lose weight, but soon after her arrival, she begins to suspect that something is very wrong at this place.
- DirectorTravis GreeneStarsNancy Linehan CharlesJenny TranAlisha SoperTwo couples take a weekend getaway in the middle of the desert, only to discover that their Airbnb is already occupied. It's a long and bloody night told from four points-of-view.
- DirectorCorey DeshonStarsCasper Van DienElyse DinhVivien NgôA young woman is inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDominic MarichePhoebe RexCalem MacDonaldAn all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing two warring siblings to band together to survive the night.
- DirectorJi-ho YeomStarsOh Dong-minLee Han-wiChoi Hee-jinAfter a night of partying with his friends, Chan-woo wakes up in his noisy neighbor's room next to a bloody dead body.
- DirectorJeong-kwon KimStarsYoo Ji-taeKim Ha-neulHa Ji-WonTwo students, separated in time, are somehow able to talk to each other using amateur radio, one in 1979 and the other in 2000.
- DirectorYûichi FukudaStarsRyohei SuzukiFumika ShimizuTsuyoshi MuroA high school boy receives mysterious superpowers from panties.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsTatsuya FujiwaraKen'ichi MatsuyamaRyunosuke KamikiShishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi begins to produce black fig on Shishikari Island. Because of his well received product, the island is close to receiving a 5 billion yen grant from the government, which is part of the government's policy to reinvigorate rural economy. The residents of the island are excited, but their peaceful days changes by the appearance of Mutsuo Omisaka. Keita and his friends Jun Tanabe and rookie police officer Shinichiro Moriya are suspicious about him. One night, Keita's daughter goes missing. Due to that, Keita, Jun and Shinichiro happen to kill Mutsuo. They decide to hide Mutsuo's murder to protect the future of the island and their families. It turns out Mutsuo was a psycho killer. Police officers come to Shishikari Island to catch Mutsuo.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsJun MurakamiNahanaWyolicaYoshio is a man who works for the city's water department and live with his mother. He regularly visits to the SM Queen Miho, but he still cannot forget the legendary SM Queen Yukiko.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsMao DaichiMasaki MiuraMei NaganoRumiko loves her mother Hanae dearly, but is somehow unable to feel the same way about her daughter Sayaka and their relationship is fraught with tension and fractures.
- DirectorMartika Ramirez EscobarStarsSheila FranciscoBong CabreraRocky SalumbidesFiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.
- DirectorZach CreggerStarsGeorgina CampbellBill SkarsgårdJustin LongA woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsAvu-chanMirai MoriyamaTasuku EmotoA cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts in this animated rock opera.
- DirectorCharlotte ColbertStarsJonathan ArisJoanna BaconHeidi BrownAn aging film star retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse to recover from surgery. While there, mysterious forces of revenge emerge from the land where witches were burned.
- DirectorCarlota PeredaStarsLaura GalánRichard HolmesCarmen MachiAn overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsDavid HarbourJohn LeguizamoBeverly D'AngeloAn elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsNoomi RapaceAksel HennieAtle AntonsenA dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to reconnect, but each has intentions to kill the other. Before they can carry out their plans, unexpected visitors arrive and they face a greater danger.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeremy RennerGemma ArtertonPeter StormareBrother/sister duo Hansel and Gretel are professional witch-hunters who help innocent villagers. One day they stumble upon a case that could hold the key to their past.
- DirectorAndy FetscherStarsJolene AndersenAdolfo AssorBetsy BakerA woman travels home with her two kids for her sister's wedding but finds herself defending her family against blood-seeking pensioners.
- DirectorKate DolanStarsHazel DoupeCarolyn BrackenIngrid CraigieIn a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsGilles LelloucheVincent LacosteAnaïs DemoustierA group of vigilantes called the "tobacco-forces" is falling apart. To rebuild team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsAlain ChabatLéa DruckerBenoît MagimelAlain and Marie moved to the suburb house of their dreams. But the real estate agent warned them: what is in the basement may well change their lives forever.
- DirectorYong-wan KimStarsUhm Ji-wonJung Ji-soKim In-kwonA mysterious serial murder cases take place by jaechaui (dead bodies which have risen from the dead and able to talk). These bodies are manipulated by someone.
- DirectorNico van den BrinkStarsSallie HarmsenAlexandre WillaumeAnneke BlokBetriek lives on the edge of a bog in the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. She discovers that something is chasing her.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsSilambarasan RajendarSiddhi IdnaniRadhika SarathkumarMuthu, a low caste youngster, goes to the streets of Mumbai for a living. His quest takes him to a series of unexpected events, where he gets involved in the underground activities of Mumbai's Tamil gangsters. Will he get to the top?
- DirectorDamon ThomasStarsElsie FisherAmiah MillerRachel Ogechi KanuTeen best friends Abby and Gretchen grapple with an otherworldly demon that takes up residence in Gretchen's body.
- DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsDonald SutherlandJaeden MartellJoe TippettWhen Mr. Harrigan dies, Craig, the teen who befriended and did odd jobs for him, puts his smart phone in his pocket before burial. When the lonely youth sends his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text.
- DirectorLucas DelangleStarsThomas ParigiEdwige BlondiauLou LamprosFollows a young man, Jacky Caillou, who lives in a small village in the French Alps with his loving grandmother Gisele, a magnetic healer.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametTaylor RussellMark RylanceA young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.
- DirectorXavier GensStarsNassim LyesLoryn NounayOlivier GourmetA model prisoner's leave ends in tragedy when his past resurfaces, forcing him to flee. He starts over in Thailand, until a local criminal coerces him back into crime. After this man attacks his family, he vows revenge.
- DirectorGareth EvansStarsXelia Mendes-JonesTom HardyTimothy OlyphantAfter a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through the criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.
- CreatorGuillermo del ToroStarsLize JohnstonKevin KeppyBen BarnesBizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaKôji MorimotoStarsKôji ImadaSayaka MaedaTakashi FujiiAfter a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsRyôta KatayoseRina KawaeiHonoka MatsumotoA surfer and firefighter meet and fall in love.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsKanon TaniShôta ShimodaMinako KotobukiThe story centers on Kai, a gloomy middle school student whose life changes after meeting Lu, a mermaid.
- StarsKôki UchiyamaAyumu MuraseKyle McCarleyWith demons reawakened and humanity in turmoil, a sensitive demon-boy is led into a brutal, degenerate war against evil by his mysterious friend, Ryo.
- StarsFaye MataBilly KametzRyan BartleyAn ordinary family is put to the test as a series of massive earthquakes throw Japan into total mayhem. From director Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby), the first anime adaptation of the bestselling science fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu.
- StarsShintarô AsanumaHiroyuki YoshinoRin MizuharaWhen a nameless student at Kyoto University encounters a demigod one night, he asks to relive the past three years in order to win the heart of Ms. Akashi, the object of his affection.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsGen HoshinoKana HanazawaHiroshi KamiyaIn this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.
- DirectorCorin HardyStarsJoseph MawleBojana NovakovicMichael McElhattonA family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods.
- CreatorGareth EvansMatt FlanneryStarsJoe ColeSope DirisuMichelle FairleyTells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is assassinated.
- StarsCoryn WilliamsMartial Le MinouxMaëlys RicordeauIn the corrupted city of Paxtown, boxer Richard Aldana becomes the protector of Siri, a young orphaned wanted by mysterious and monstrous superhumans.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsMichael ElphickEsmond KnightMe Me LaiA cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsAllan De WaalOle ErnstMichael GeltingA director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsBarbara SukowaJean-Marc BarrUdo KierJust after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
- DirectorKevin KoStarsHsuan-yen TsaiSin-Ting HuangYing-Hsuan KaoSix years ago, Li Ronan was cursed after breaking a religious taboo. Now, she must protect her daughter from the consequences of her actions.
- DirectorChristophe GansStarsJulie CondraKevan OhtsjiMark DacascosA woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?
- DirectorDel Kathryn BartonStarsSimon BakerMorgan DaviesJosh LawsonAfter accidentally witnessing a violent crime, a young girl is left catatonic with shock, and struggles to make sense of what she saw, ultimately finding renewal in the inestimable world of her own imagination.
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsKaren GillanAaron PaulBeulah KoaleA woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death.
- DirectorJim ArcherStarsDavid EarlChris HaywardLouise BrealeyAfter a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation. He builds a robot.
- DirectorEloy de la IglesiaStarsVicente ParraEmma CohenEusebio PoncelaA meat factory worker accidentally kills a taxi driver, and begins gradually killing people close to him in order to cover up his original crime. He starts getting rid of the mounting corpses stored in his bedroom through his day job.
- DirectorScott MannStarsGrace Caroline CurreyVirginia GardnerMason GoodingWhen a high-rise climb goes wrong, best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves stuck at the top of a 2,000-foot TV tower.
- DirectorGabriel Bier GislasonStarsDavid DencikEllie KendrickSofie GråbølMaja, a Danish has-been actress, falls in love with Leah, a Jewish academic from London. Leah suffers a mysterious seizure, and Maja returns with her to London. There, she meets Leah's mother, Chana, a woman who could hold dark secrets.
- DirectorMichelle Garza CerveraStarsNatalia SoliánAlfonso DosalMayra BatallaValeria has long dreamed about becoming a mother. After learning that she's pregnant, she expects to feel happy, yet something's off.
- DirectorAndrew SemansStarsRebecca HallTim RothGrace KaufmanMargaret's life is in order. She is capable, disciplined and successful. Everything is under control until David returns - that is - carrying with him the horrors of Margaret's past.
- DirectorEduardo CasanovaStarsÁngela MolinaManel LlunellAna PolvorosaFollows the toxic relationship between a mother and her son, drawing a parallel between the dictatorship in North Korea and the people.
- DirectorEli PowersStarsThomas SadoskiAmanda SeyfriedMcCaleb BurnettAfter taking a job on a farm run by a reclusive woman, a drifter begins suffering from visions of men trapped inside the bodies of animals.
- DirectorEddie AlcazarStarsBill DukeMaurice CompteSophia EsperanzaSet in a world not unlike mid-20th century America, THE VANDAL centers on Harold, whose tormented search for peace from traumatic loss results in an unexpectedly destructive awakening after he undergoes a lobotomy. When the procedure "turns his mind inside out" and his great love is suddenly gone, Harold's desperate search intensifies.
- DirectorHugo CovarrubiasIngrid is working in the Chilean Intelligence Directorate (DINA) in 1975. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveal a grim fracture in her mind and in an entire country.
- DirectorLeo BerneRaphaël RodriguezStarsDamien BonnardYôko HigashiSylvain KatanNight after night The Censor and his team mould Yoko's memories into fantastical dreams. Tonight nothing happens as planned.
- DirectorAgata WieczorekStarsNina AndreDominika WaloNela WieczorekEwa is a young woman at caregiving early stage career. She is taking up training in a medical simulation unit, where she participates in lifelike role-plays and impersonates medical mannequins within simulated procedures. The uniformed model of reality Ewa functions in is designed to prepare her for fulfilling her future functions in a seamless manner. Ewa gradually loses recognition between the simulation and reality what yields a conflict between the model she is trained to exist in and herself. In between lucidity and dream, she eventually acts on her own.
- DirectorChris McInroyStarsKirk C. JohnsonJeremy KingMike CarreonA worker with an awkward disability nevertheless strives to succeed in his office job.
- DirectorPascal BourelierStef MeyerStarsRaphaël QuenardMaud WylerEmma and Paul have just moved into an old suburban mansion. They barely have the time to move in that Paul has to travel away for work - Emma discovers a strange creature inside Paul's office : a praying mantis. She's both repulsed and fascinated by this unusual insect. Depressed and feeling isolated, Emma ends up identifying with this insect trapped inside its vivarium and a strange relationship develops between the woman and the animal.
- DirectorDayan D. OualidStarsMichael CharnyZohar WexlerMichael lives with his dog Réno in the Parisian suburbs. One morning, Michael is struck by sudden deafness. This trauma will push him to plunge back into past experiments to its darkest entrenchments.
- DirectorSam McGrathStarsGeraldine McAlindenDaniel PowerJason ByrneAfter a bungled robbery, a petrol station owner must decide whether to protect her idiot employee or turn him over to the most dangerous man in Ballybeg.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney WeaverThree parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaElisabeth ShueA martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.