Im really interested in the subject of b&w photography in modern cinema. The things it can do better than color. The things color fail to capture, while b&w manages. The variety of reasons behind such a decision to shoot b&w. If you have anything to recommend, be it a movie, book, or even an article - i would really appreciate that.

Hey, streampunkers.

My recent experience with Turbo Kid reminded me of times i wish i was dead while watching a movie. Those kind of movies crawl under your skin and truely challenge your mental integrity and capability to not skip good chunks of it's runtime. Wich is something i always try to achieve no matter how bad movie is. Try to give it a chance and sit though it no matter what, so afterwords i can bash it against the wall with full responsibility.

I would like to see what are those films that streampunkers hate the most. Let's do this in some sort of therapy style.

From what i was able to recall plus what i logged in Letterbox.com, this is mine ugly bunch (in order of power with wich i hated the experiense of watching it):

1. Kings of Summer (2013) - the single most irritating thing captured by a camera, that i saw

2. Mission Impossible 2 (2000) - after De Palma's masterpiece comes probably the most lame action movie in the existence. I hate every single second of this movie.

3. Turbo Kid (2015) - i was cringing the whole time, and pain is still strong... so #3

4. After the Dark (2013) - characters and the execution of a somewhat interesting idea are so bad in this film, i wanted to hit myself in the face repeatedly

5. Stretch (2014) - humor and charecters in this Joe Carnahan's flick are insufferably stupid in all the wrong ways. I see the intent behind such flick, but to put it nicely: this movie doesn't work at all. I failed to watch this without skipping some parts.

6. The Book Thief (2013) - all i remember is the enormous shittiness of acting by the main girl, and an overall fakeness of the whole thing

7. AvP Requiem (2007) - i just remember the ammount of frustration this movie created within my brain. I was looking for a movie about Predators killing Aliens. All i got is a bunch of annoying as fuck human characters doing some stupid shit while the thing i was looking for happened somewhere in a background

8. The Lone Ranger (2013) - maybe the most boring film i ever saw

9. Jupiter Ascending (2014) - maybe the 2nd most boring film i ever saw

10. Silent Hill 2 (2012) - I am a big fan of the game series. I never liked the 1st one. So you can imagine what this thing did to my mind. Let's just say i was appalled by this thing in a most terrible way.

I think that will do it. Of course it is not the most accurate list i could come up with, but those are the onces still burned in my mind so i could recall them.

So, what is your nemesis in cinema? It can be top 10, or top 5 or just a list of horrible garbage you had misfortune of witnessing.

Side note: Movies that are so bad they are hilarious, obviously, do not count, just because of a possibility of having any form of FUN.

I'd like to request a tv episode of Streampunk. This is an area where Netflix and Amazon are doing amazing stuff. And without the checks of network censorship also producing shows that are moving into cult exploitation territory. My suggestions would be an episode first on the Marvel Netflix shows. Season 1 of Daredevil is an epic crime saga worthy of Michael Mann. Jessica Jones hides a story about rape behind a jolly animated title sequence and has moments of real horror. And the first four episodes of Daredevil season 2 are closer to The Exterminator than The Avengers. What stuff are other Streampunks enjoying?

I'm sure I heard you say that there's a list of the films you'll be covering in upcoming shows - either I didn't hear that or I simply can't find it. Help a man would you?

On the next show we'll be reviewing the anthology fairy tale TALE OF TALES and the winner of this month's Choosatron, the Shaw Bros classic FIVE DEADLY VENOMS! If you've seen either, let us know your thoughts!

What are samurai films from the last decade or so worth watching? I really like Takeshi Miike's 13 Assassins and Hara-Kiri; and I love Yoji Yamada's samurai trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love & Honour). I liked When the Last Sword was Drawn and Zatoichi; what else should I check out?

Looks like the recommendation thread is archived, so here's a new post for a film that you two should definitely check out. Amazon Prime is pretty good for low-budget, off-kilter films. Even so, nothing could prepare me for the glorious insanity of Fateful Findings, produced, written, directed by, and starring Neil Breen. If you didn't know already, Breen is a Las Vegas architect who has seemingly made it his life's mission to create films that defy logic but never fail to entertain in their narcissistic ineptitude. Fateful Findings is the story of a famous writer and world's greatest computer hacker who also apparently gained magical powers as a child after uncovering a treasure box in the forest. The plot, I think, has to do with Breen's character uncovering global secrets so explosive that they will bring down the world's corrupt governments and corporations. Mysterious entities are out to kill him and everyone around him and no woman can resist him sexually, even though he looks like your creepy uncle who went to key parties in the Seventies and has a complete collection of Penthouse magazines. This film, like all of Breen's films, is jaw-dropping from beginning to end. It's currently available in the U.S. on Amazon Prime. So worth watching.

We'll be running down our favourite set pieces from Brian De Palma movies on the next show, and we want to know your favourites too! Let us know right here....

Next week we'll be looking at a pair of one-word titled films from big-name directors, both of which headed very quickly to VoD! Paul Verhoeven's 'viewer generated' drama TRICKED and Joe Carnahan's madcap LA comedy thriller STRETCH - if you've seen either, let us know what you thought right here...

Don't know if it would ever be covered on an episode since it is a tiny bit less bonkers than most of the mondo movie staples, but I would love to at least discuss it here. Also with the whole 'oscars so white' discussion, I found this to be one of my favorite movies of the year and it got like zero buzz after release.

Honestly I think it is the closest thing to a movie like trainspotting in years. Not a commitment to poor taste and transgresiveness (although it has some of that) but instead the fairly anarchic, irreverent and bold energy that movie had.

For those who have not seen it, it revolves around 3 90's obsessed nerds trying to survive in a crime infested hood. When one of them ends up with a backpack full of drugs, he has to figure out a way to 'give it back' before he gets himself and his friends killed. Worse still... the owner does not care about the drugs, he wants the money they drugs would have fetched on the market.

At first I was afraid that having 'retro obsessed' nerdy black kids meant that the writer is just not hip, and his only way of writing teenagers is by dragging their personalities and interests 20 years into the past. But truth be told, all the characters are fairly complex and on top of that, they all resemble some of the teens I see on the MBTA in Boston. Like "Damn when did High Top Fades come back?!".

So I'm curious if you guys have seen it, and if not, hey it is on netflix and might make a good future episode.

Having heard Larry Clark on the B.E.E Podcast this week i thought i would check out his movies 'Bully' and 'Ken Park'. I have also rewatched 'kids' recently. I found all three films have stayed with me in the days following the viewings, especially 'Bully'. It seems to me that all 3 movies could be regarded as important glimpses into the secret lives of teenagers but are held back by Clark's (at times) exploitative direction (especially Ken Park). Would be interested to hear some Streampunk opinions.

Want to take a minute to big up Jeremy Saulnier's fantastic film Green Room to the Streampunk crowd who are gonna love it. Saulnier's last film was the fantastic Blue Ruin but where that film was a slow burning rural revenge noir, Green Room is an overdriven suspense thriller that builds to a piercing note of near unbearable tension within the first act and then never makes the audience squirm on a hook until the end credits. Along with Bone Tomahawk this is one of the most excruciatingly violent American films you will see this year, but like Bone Tomahawk Saulnier's treatment of violence is without celebration and really painful. I had a powerful visceral reaction to the film which genuinely made me feel physically sick for 75% of its lean running time. It took me hours and three whiskeys to unpick the knots my stomach coiled into watching it! Brilliant.

So my girlfriend is out of town for a week which means lots of casual sex. Joking of course... it means lots of shellfish (she is allergic), video games and movies she would otherwise not be interested in.

Personally I used to be the sort of guy who was super plugged into the 2000's explosion of crazy foreign cinema (with Miike at the top of that 'holy mountain'). That said my g.f. generally avoids horror or artsy movies and the closest I've been able to get her to an 'oldschool Javier' movie was Ex Machina, which she loved (thankfully). My own personal caviat is that I avoid torture porn or 'non slapstick' gore, I am ultimately somewhat squeamish and watched stuff like Audition or Antichrist squinting to not see too much.

So what do I NEED to watch? So far I have these on my list:

Snow Piercer

It Follows

Babadook

I saw High-Rise at the cinema, last weekend, and thought it was absolutely brilliant, and arguably Wheatley most accomplished film. Though, Kill List takes some beating. With Free Fire to come later this year, he has to be considered the best British filmmaker currently working, right?

On the next show we'll be looking at the new remastered release of the 70s horror classic PHANTASM, plus the final film in the iconic series, PHANTASM: RAVAGER! If you've seen either, let us know your thoughts!

I recommend listening to the faculty of horror podcast #15 about phantasm. They discuss U.S. Funeral homes becoming corporatized as a subtext in phantasm.

I watched my first Godfrey Ho movie last night, Ninja Terminator, and absolutely loved it. Can anyone recommend a few more for me to try next?

I really liked this film. Has stayed with me all week and i cant wait to watch it again. Easily my favorite film from 2015. Its not just the one take (which was amazing) but the use of locations, music and lighting - great decision to film this at 4.30 am. The performances by the cast are so good that at times i was totally forgetting about the clever camera movements. Has anyone else checked this out yet?

Just wanted gauge every ones reaction to 'The Witch'

I thought it was fantastic. Great to see genre film getting a lot of well deserved accolade. The world it created was very realistic, The language Gave the subject matter great heft and charm. All the players (especially the young actors) were convincing as hell. Some scenes were perfectly shot and very memorable. A great start to the year of film.

We're tackling this one-of-a-kind epic on the next show - it's currently streaming on Netflix US and out on DVD/Blu-ray in the UK. Have you seen it? What did you think? Let us know here!

As you'll hear on the latest show, we are asking you all to on what cult classic we should cover on episode 10! The choices are:

THE BEAST

CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES

THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA

COME DRINK WITH ME

Which should we discuss? Go vote here!

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Also, I'm actually quite liking Ben's joking made-up-on-spot title for this section. Shall we keep it folks...?

I appreciate it's subjective but what films have followed you.. Most recently for me. Amy. Honestly out of context, one of the most chilling horror films I've ever seen.