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Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein (2023)
More exaggerated sensationalization.
This is yet another so called "documentary" that relies on over-the-top dramatization to present a topic that would be so much more interesting if the filmmakers respected their audience. Notice all of the sinister background music. Why not just call it a horror film? Not to mention there is misinformation, and certain common rumors are presented as though they were true. One example is with the alleged occurrence of a human heart being found on Gein's stove in a frying pan. This is simply not true. The heart was found in a plastic bag on the floor near the stove. When Gein speaks you can barely hear his voice and these moments in the show are few and far between. Rather than forking out money for MGM+ go on YouTube and find a real Ed Gein Interview for free.
Caché (2005)
It was an interesting watch.
I thought Caché was a very compelling film. I wonder if the filmmaker was influenced at all by David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY? Both movies feature families that are being harassed with mystery video tapes. I was surprised by the ending of Caché. Not at all what I expected. At least it made some sense. At the end of LOST HIGHWAY I had absolutely no clue what had gone on. It lost me. Check out Caché, it's a quiet, good film with some surprises. Though I'll admit that I was expecting even more surprises that it offered. It seemed to me that once the film wrapped up that there must have been more to the story than that. Then once I left the theater and thought about it more I realized that, really, what more needed to be said? The story had been told.