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JW: Blood Simple (1984)

Still from the film Blood Simple (1984). Dan Hedaya illuminated by red stripes of light.

This week's #LastFourWatched includes a giallo adjacent thriller, Nordic noir and double ninja action. #LetterboxdFriday

Last four watched: Matador, Girl with Hyacinths, Ninja, Band of Assassins and Shinobi No Mono: Revenge.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 13h

Watch Day of the Beast or Day of the Locust. Trash Day of the Dead (2017).

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

JW: Shinobi No Mono: Revenge (1963)

Still from the film Shinobi: Revenge. A ninja lights a fire under a building.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Daughters of Darkness is fantastic so a definite watch. Trash The Dark Tower.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Watch Dark Intruder and trash The Dark Half. I feel I should like The Dark Half, but it's never gelled with me.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

JW: Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)

Still from the film Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962). Raizō Ichikawa as the ninja Goemon dressed in ninja disguise and standing in a smoke filled room.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have to choose the Argento collection because Inferno is my favourite of his films. Dangerous Liaisons or a Dangerous Method would be my next choice. Trash Elekra - I've seen it but remember absolutely nothing about it!

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

JW: Girl with Hyacinths (1950)

Still from the film Girl with Hyacinths (1950). A man and woman look at the rain through a window.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Boris Karloff! The Black Cat is my second favourite Edgar G. Ulmer film. Detour is at the top.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Watch Danger: Diabolik but I'm also interested in Damaged Lives because I like Edgar G. Ulmer. Trash The Dallas Connection.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Watch The Curse of Frankenstein and trash Benjamin Button.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Agreed. I love the gloomy atmosphere and the first section builds up the feeling of dread perfectly. I'm definitely going to rewatching sometime this month!

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pulse is great. Hope you like it!

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Criss Cross. Crimson Peak has never clicked with me.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've only just found out that there is a third Tetsuo film. I'll be interested to see how it compares. Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a recent discovery. I enjoyed Before We Vanish but I think I prefer his darker films (Cure and Pulse).

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Four films from Japan for this week's #LastFourWatched. An 80s synth-pop musical satire, two doses of industrial body horror and a new take on body snatcher sci-fi. #LetterboxdFriday

Last four watched: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer and Before We Vanish.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

JW: Before We Vanish (2017)

Still from the film Before We Vanish (2017). A young man and woman raise their fingers to touch a man's forehead.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Watch Creepshow or Cries and Whispers. I can't pick one to trash.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Favourite first-time watches of September: ⌛The The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) 🍖Le Boucher (1970) ⭐The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985) 🐺The Wolf House (2018)

Favourite first-time watches in September: The Hourglass Sanatorium, Le Boucher, The Legend of the Stardust Brothers and The Wolf House.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Watch Crash (1996) and trash Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Watch Cosmopolis and trash Courage Under Fire.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

JW: Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)

Still from the film Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992). A man's head is intertwined with metal wires.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Watch The Conversation and trash Cop Out.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's a very intense scene! I'm about to watch the sequel which I've heard is just as wild.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

JW: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

Still from the film Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989). A close-up of a mouth biting a thick metal cable.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watch Come and See or The Company of Wolves and trash The Comedian.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thanks! Recommendations are always welcome. There are quite a few films on the list that I haven't seen. I'll look out for them.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

JW: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)

Still from the film The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985). Two men wearing silver jumpsuits sing into microphones.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A varied #LastFourWatched for this week's #LetterboxdFriday. Looker is fun and oddly prescient. Plot of Fear is one of the strangest gialli I've seen. Smithereens is a fantastic snapshot of early 80s NYC. Le Boucher is superb and my first Claude Chabrol film.

Last four watched: Looker, Plot of Fear, Smithereens and Le Boucher.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks! A few of these are on the BFI player so I'll check them out.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Watch coma and trash Collateral.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This was my first Chabrol film. I'm definitely going to be watching more!

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm drawn to Cobra Woman but will go with C'mon C'mon to watch. Trash The Cobbler.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind and trash Clash/Wrath of the Titans.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

JW: Smithereens (1982)

Still from the film Smithereens (1982). Susan Berman and Brad Rijn talk amongst rubble and a scrap car.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Watch Clash of the Titans or The Church. Trash City Slickers.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

JW: Plot of Fear (1976)

Still from the film Plot of Fear (1976). Two policemen stand in the fog near a car with a blue beacon on the roof.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Watch Chinatown but it's difficult to pick one to trash. Chronicle appeals the least, so I'll go with that.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I watched it on DVD (bought from eBay). I've done this with a few films that aren't streaming anywhere and are out of print on physical media. I've covered my Guy Maddin blind spots this way (Keyhole, My Winnipeg, Twilight of the Ice Nymphs and Brand Upon the Brain).

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watch Charley Varrick and trash Chappie.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I saw the Abyss on home video in the early 90s so it was a long time ago. I've always wondered if Leviathan is any good. I'll check it out.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've only seen a few of them but I quite like the genre. Something to catch up on over Halloween!

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Almost picked Cat's Eye, but I'll go with Cemetery Man to watch. CBGB to trash.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week's #LastFourWatched features 80s aquatic horror, a film noir Odyssey, an experimental haunted house movie and one of the best horror anthologies. #LetterboxdFriday

Last four watched: DeepStar Six, Keyhole, House of Dreams and Creepshow.

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Ben @mrbenjm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Watch the De Palma double bill of Carlito’s Way and Carrie. Trash Career Opportunities.

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