9º – Wind Chill (Gregory Jacobs, 2007)
In the plot, a student decides to hitch a ride with a young man who studies in the same place to visit his family. With a strong winter as a backdrop, the two begin their long journey. The problem is that the decision in the middle of a little known shortcut will trigger a series of extreme events. Unfortunately little valued, ‘Wind Chill’ is a great horror movie. Nurturing a frightening and icy atmosphere, this film has a plot full of twists and turns that make the viewer completely obsessed with the events of each scene.
8º – Affliction (Paul Schrader, 1997)
Exploring a man’s madness debacle, ‘Affliction’ is one of Paul Schrader’s great films. Here we will have all the private and social processes that man is submitted to in the midst of his psychological construction in a state of degeneration. We will see how the figure of a harmful past also influences man, even more than the present, acting as a structure rooted in his psyche. The film also features a superb performance by Nick Nolte in front of the central character.
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