Le Couperet (The Ax)

A man loses a his job to outsourcing and after 2 years has become increasingly desperate. The shame of failing interviews and pressure from his family has brought him to the most desperate of measures. Kill everyone more qualified for the job than he is. Anyone who has suffered long peroids of unemployment (myself included) should watch this little gem because it nails that feeling of hopelessness. Perfectly.
Le Couperet reminds me a lot of Fargo in all the best possible ways. Every scene feels heavy with impending doom as our "hero" plots against his competition. Several scenes left me squirming in my seat and biting my nails just waiting for things to fall apart. To my pleasant surprise Le Couperet never falls to cliches or takes the easy way out, no this movie is as smart as a whip and had me guessing until literally the last minute. With little blood and only a few sexual references Le Couperet relies on atmosphere and story telling making it a fantastic dark "comedy" for almost any age which is a rare treat these days.
9/10

Delicatessen

I put off watching this movie for months and I feel like a complete idiot for doing so. Delicatessen is a joyous romp through post apocalyptic France full of cannibalism, obese subterranean french ninjas and snappy musical numbers. I'm not particularly fond of comedies but Delicatessen was a special kind of wonderful. There is so much character and style in every detail that its impossible to resist. As a fun side note I had no idea that it was made in 1991, it holds up incredibly well in terms of humor and quality.
There is an awesome going out of business sale at the Hollywood Video down the street I need to save up my nickels and dimes so I can pick this up along with about 10 other movies from their foreign film section. Go find one in your town I hear they are closing a bunch in California you will be surprised what you find.
9.978/10

Also, clowns.

Week end

So, week end eh? How is it that something this bat shit insane has never come up on my radar? This film can not be categorized nor can it be compared to anything. Seriously this film is nuts each scene is a self contained nightmare of sex, violence and whimsical nonsense. A true work of art albeit a pretentious one but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The spontaneous chaos is sometimes startling and at all times confusing. That's right its one of those movies, the kind that leaves you lost in the best possible way. The director never had a narrative more like a palette of ideas. Its hard to watch, its chaos is orchestrated with such theatrical zeal that its impossible to look away. Even the agonizing traffic scene which felt like an endurance test held my attention every second. They really don't make movies like this anymore, none that are this much fun and equally appalling. There are so many little things to describe like Godard's use of text and music that talking or reading about it does no justice. Viewer beware though it will offend everyone and anyone you watch it with. Its just the kind of movie people hate and fans of the movie can totally understand why. Its also the kind of movie I can see myself forcing upon people because not having anyone to talk to about this is going to drive me insane.

God tier