9º – Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, 2007)
After a strange virus is released into the earth’s atmosphere, a large part of the world’s population becomes a zombie. Now, it is up to a small group of uninfected people to survive in the midst of that deadly world. ‘Planet Terror’ is unique in its construction, making use of a cinematography that gives a tone of delay to the events of the plot, an agile direction, an involving history and a cast full of great names.
8º – Cold Fish (Sion Sono, 2010)
In the plot, a man finds himself in a delicate situation when his daughter is caught robbing a store. However, the owner of the store, a pleasant middle-aged man, resolves the situation calmly and invites the young woman to work there. However, not everything is as it seems, and that pleasing gentleman, as well as his family, can hide terrifying secrets. Extreme and disturbing, ‘Cold Fish’ is bold in bringing each meander of his plot into the evil on his most cruel face. Its director, the controversial Sion Sono, manages to mix several genres in a single film, resulting in a unique experience exposed to the spectator, Pearl of Japanese cinema, which, it is good to reinforce, is far from being a recommended film for all audiences, with graphic and psychological contents that make even the most accustomed to go wrong.
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