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For this Friday Movie Night, the people have demanded more horror. ‘Tis the season, so we will watch Santa Sangre (1989), one of the best-regarded works of renowned auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo [1970], The Holy Mountain [1973]). This one is mostly in English, centering on a former circus performer who escapes from a mental hospital and joins a deranged cult led by his mother, who demands blood from infidels. The cuts between flashbacks to his sickofied upbringing in his parents’ surreally-sadistic circus and the various murders he commits in the present on behalf of the cult. It’s Jodorowsky, so be prepared for weird stuff. Currently ranked #41 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 horror films.

After that is How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024), a Thai family drama about a young man who drops out of university and starts taking care of his dying grandmother, cynically seeking to secure his inheritance from her. Will he learn to appreciate her for something other than her money? I guess we’ll find out. It is the feature-film debut of director Pat Boonnitipat. A bunch of awards buzz around this one. Currently ranked #150 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:

  • Santa Sangre: https://letterboxd.com/film/santa-sangre/
  • How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: https://letterboxd.com/film/how-to-make-millions-before-grandma-dies/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Santa Sangre: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21089
  • How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31392609/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Santa Sangre:

  • Sexual assault. A woman is sold to the circus as a sex slave. Most of what she does is not directly depicted, but the implications are clear.
  • Prostitution.
  • Implied pedophilia. Not really depicted, though.
  • Abusive parents.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Child abuse.
  • Drug use.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Cruelty to animals.
  • Sad animals.
  • Animal corpses.
  • Snakes.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Body horror.
  • Amputation.
  • Genital trauma.
  • Torture.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Sexualization of minor.
  • Death of parent.
  • Cheating.
  • Clowns.
  • Vomiting.
  • Spitting.
  • Needles.
  • Mental institution scene.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Mental illness.
  • Self-harm.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Suicide.
  • PTSD.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Ableism.
  • Nudity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Incest.
  • Sex.
  • Male character ridiculed for crying.
  • Sad ending.
  • Honking horns.
  • 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 How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies:

  • Mention of sex work.
  • Nudity.
  • Profanity.
  • Terminal illness.
  • Deaths of family members.
  • Elder abuse.
  • Senility.

Links to movies:

  • Santa Sangre: https://tankie.tube/w/nDzBTejNnB4R6ArTG9Vw4o
  • How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: https://tankie.tube/w/rK5jq1S9FYv13bBKgYN6yc