The Little Deaths

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Courtney K @c0urtn3y 01/05/2020 woaaaah; i've been on an anthology kick lately & this one has by-far been the best. not sure if it's the actual stories or acting or if the subject matter is just more horrific. definitely not for the faint of heart. & don't watch it with your mom. See more 10/27/2016 A three part horror anthology loosely structured around sex as a recurring theme. An affluent couple trick a homeless woman into coming home with them only to discover she isn't what they think she is. A woman takes an experimental drug to help kick her addictions which has strange and disturbing side effects. A put upon boyfriend takes revenge against his tormentor. Not an awful film, but none of the segments really work. The first is a decent idea poorly executed. The middle one is so weird and needlessly complicated that it just falls flat. The third one is actually awful. See more 03/28/2016 I'm not sure if I liked this or didn't link this. the premise of the sexual fetishes and the horror aspect was just odd. it will not be for everyone and I found myself whispering to myself "what the fuck?" throughout most the movie. it's weird, bizarre, out there....you've been warned. See more 02/10/2015 Hard to rate a triptych like this when the elements are of such disparate strengths and weaknesses. I'd have rated it much higher, as the production quality and depth of imagination is often wonderful, unrelenting and courageous for alternative horror, but for the truly revolting misogyny of the final 10 minutes. In this tale, that begins by ducking into dark, complex psychological crawlspaces, I'd hoped there would be a twist that would reveal the ending to be anything other than the glorification of rape, but no dice. That the segment is called "Bitch" begs some irony. The ball is, alas, dropped. There's so much juicy filmmaking among all three stories, that it kills me not to celebrate this rare, ballsy foray into the darker corners of horror, and I'm not inclined toward a mewling political-correctness, but I do wish someone had taken the tale to the heights to which it was headed. What a waste! In reading other reviews, I see I'm in the minority in considering the high point to be the central story, "Mutant Tool", plumbing the dankest, nazi-semen-stained regions of unholy nightmare images to explore almost Freudian sketches of power, addiction, and greed. There are well-earned shadows of Cronenberg here, as it reaches into the darkness we hope for from alt-horror, with chilling pay off. Going in reverse, I know... I had to google the production dates for the first story compared to that of V/H/S to see that this one came (slightly) earlier. The first segment in V/H/S is actually far superior, but it'd be hard to imagine the writer didn't see this film first. Still, this one is a competent (though obvious) comment on class structure. You only need to look as far as 'Mutant Tool" to see how ambitious a filmmaker can be even within the constraints of the short form, and you'd wish this story had also tried harder, but there are some great moments nonetheless. I admit that in writing this, I've shifted from 1 to 4 stars and nearly back again. It's rare to have so many strengths be so tragically marred by the few big weaknesses. Make of that what you will. See more 11/18/2014 Disturbing it is, of coz. But all the 3 tales in it, is somehow "newer" in style than tons of others out of the same genre. Good music scores too btw. See more 04/25/2014 Not a bad anthology. The theme that unites all three segments is sex and violence. No wonder the BBFC banned it! They all have their moments and there's plenty of gruesomeness with some innovative plot points. Thankfully, the acting is decent and even the score is quite strong. It's unusual to see a British horror film this extreme sexually speaking. But still, nothing so bad that it deserves to become a video nasty. Still, the final segment has a strong ending, involving plenty of dogs. Good times. See more Read all reviews

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