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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Peeping Tom (1960), a Hitchcock-esque British thriller about a filmmaker making a documentary on fear, being particularly fascinated by the faces of people about to be murdered. He moonlights as a photographer of women, but uh-oh, he’s a maniac who uses his side-job as a cover to kill his clients. Tension ensues. Often considered to be one of the forerunners of the slasher genre, along with contemporary Psycho (1960), with which it is often compared. Alternatively, one can view it as the American Psycho (2000) of the 60s, featuring a similarly sadistic villain who uses superficial charm and good looks to ensnare his victims. Generally considered one of the best thrillers of the 60s, and one of the best works of director Michael Powell, whose films The Red Shoes (1948) and A Matter of Life and Death (1946) we have already watched. Looks good; let’s check it out.

After that is Yugoslav comic satire Balkan Spy (1984), about a guy who sublets his flat, only to suspect that his new subtenant is a spy. The guy’s paranoia grows and drives him to increasingly absurd lengths to uncover the truth. Hilarity ensues. This is considered one of the best Yugoslav films, one of the best Eastern Bloc comedies, and the magnum opus of both of its directors, Dušan Kovačević and Bota Nikolić, who are not known for much otherwise.

Finally, for anyone who is still awake afterward, we’ll watch the twenty-first Pokemon movie, Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018), the direct sequel to the reboot I Choose You! (2017), which we watched last night. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • Peeping Tom: https://letterboxd.com/film/peeping-tom/
  • Balkan Spy: https://letterboxd.com/film/balkan-spy/
  • Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us: https://tankie.tube/w/2rgeVro9D84gNygwVf5oAR

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Peeping Tom: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21253
  • Balkan Spy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086935/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
  • Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8108230/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Peeping Tom:

  • Stalking.
  • Voyeurism.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Child abuse.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Torture.
  • Death of parent.
  • Cheating.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Stabbing.
  • Suicide.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Sad ending.
  • Blood.

CWs for Balkan Spy:

  • Beatings.
  • Blood.
  • Alcohol.
  • Gun violence.
  • Anxiety attacks.

CWs for Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us:

  • Death of child.
  • Death of animal.
  • Child endangerment.
  • Animal cruelty.
  • Cartoon violence.
  • Explosions.
  • Torture.
  • Existentialism.
  • Bugs.
  • Someone is physically restrained.

Links to movies:

Forthcoming. Tankietube is back up, but an error is preventing the videos (which uploaded successfully) from publishing, so we may have to use Vimeo instead.