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Stopmotion (2023)
Terrible
Good lord, this was horrid. Abstract/surreal "horror" (or any type of genre constructed this way) does not appeal to me at all and this one is right on up there with one of the worst horrors I've seen, despite how well-made it may have been technically. Low-budget/cheap horror from the 80s was better than this nonsensical story. Sure, the technical aspects are pretty solid (cinematography, acting, whatever), but the story itself is so out there it just was not enjoyable on almost any level. The stop motion portions were well done, but the other elements just had me rolling my eyeballs at the pretentiousness and craziness of the whole thing. The music/sound design got on my nerves to the point that it made me angry, and the main character was so off her rocker and poorly written that I stopped caring about whatever was going to happen to her early on. Despite it's slim runtime of only about 90 minutes, it felt too long. Perhaps it Video review to come shortly.
Gothix (2023)
Excellent
This documentary was fantastic. I had the pleasure of interviewing Vanessa on my channel a couple of years ago and she was in the middle of filming the documentary at that time so I've been looking forward to watching it ever since she first told me about it.
There was a lot of stuff talked about during this film that I already knew, having watched Vanessa's YouTube channel for a few years, but there was some stuff that was new to me and eye-opening. It deepened my understanding of her experiences with "cancel culture." In a lot of ways, that's what this film is about - how one person was able to emerge on the other side of it profoundly changed, and strengthened, as a result. What happened to her, however, wasn't okay. It's disheartening and disturbing to see how vile some people can be and the low levels they sink to in order to try to destroy someone they're angry at for daring to think differently.
The pacing is good and the hour and a half flew by. Would definitely watch again, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in this type of subject matter. Also recommended for open-minded individuals who are mature enough to understand and accept that not everyone is going to have the same viewpoints.
For a first-time director, this was very impressive work.
Video review to come shortly.