Indie Gems: Raw

-
That's one hell of an allergy.

Justine (Garance Marillier) is a young vegetarian who is attending her first year of vet school. Her older sister Alexia (Ella Rumpf) already studies there as well. During a hazing, she's forced to eat raw rabbit kidneys, and Justine learns the hard way that her appetite for raw meat is not easily satiated.

Man, I could never try to be a part of anything that involves hazing. I would've lasted approximately 30 seconds at this school. The minute someone threw my mattress out a window I would've punched somebody in the dick and left. Justine is more determined than me though, so she sticks it out. What she thinks is a severe allergy to the kidneys she's forced to eat ends up being so much worse.

There's something fun about being grossed out during body horror films. That's not a label I expected to use going in but after the gore seen in this it's very fitting. It's not for you if you have a weak stomach. The part that made me squirm the most didn't even have to do with blood. You'll know when you see it.

Mariellier was perfect as this naive bookworm of a girl with Rumpf being her foil as the outgoing sister. I waited a long time to watch this, and it was worth the wait.

Grade: A

Watched on: Netflix DVD

Memorable quote: "I can't. I'm a vegetarian." - Justine (Garance Marillier) 

Comments

  1. thevoid99October 3, 2017 at 4:04 PM

    I've heard so many great things about this. I hope it comes on TV soon. Never do that shit to a vegetarian. Especially if they have a food allergy.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamOctober 4, 2017 at 6:35 AM

      I know you can red box this and rent it from Netflix. It's definitely worth it. I hope you see it soon.

      Delete
  2. Candice FrederickOctober 3, 2017 at 10:22 PM

    Gahhhh! I am uncomfortable about this based on your review but i also really wanna see it!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Paskalis DamarOctober 5, 2017 at 2:34 AM

    It's an intriguing film. It's wickedly good but I couldn't stomach it as a whole. But, it'll leave audiences traumatized in some ways. Phew.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamOctober 5, 2017 at 7:23 AM

      I'm sure I made some cringey faces during it. There were parts that were just gross. Still loved it lol

      Delete
  4. s.October 5, 2017 at 6:51 AM

    Yeah I can't with this stuff. Bunny kidneys? Nooope.

    ReplyDelete
  5. m.brownOctober 12, 2017 at 10:43 AM

    Do you think my wife would divorce me if I somehow got her to watch this with me? Sounds like this could be fun...but I'm not too psyched about living in an apartment and sleeping in a racecar bed.

    That said, I never would have heard about this w/o you!! So stoked!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamOctober 26, 2017 at 7:56 AM

      I'm not sure how I missed this comment - but yeah, Mrs. Two Dollar Cinema probably won't like this one. I think it's an "after she goes to bed" type film. lol

      Delete
  6. Alex WithrowOctober 25, 2017 at 4:35 PM

    I LOVED this movie and I'm so happy you did too! I can't wait to watch it again actually. So happy Netflix picked it up

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamOctober 26, 2017 at 7:56 AM

      Same here! I've recommended it to nearly every person I've talked to since then.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Thanks for stopping by, let's talk movies!
(comments are moderated to reduce spam)

Popular posts from this blog

Random Ramblings: The Radio Flyer Conundrum

-
Image
Recently, I was talking to someone about who I thought were the best child actors when I was also a child.  Two that really stood out to me were Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazello, and one film those two were in together was called Radio Flyer.  Then I was reminded about the uniqueness of this film. Instead of reviewing the film, I wanted to have an open discussion about the ending. It deals with a tough issue; child abuse. What I’ve noticed is the way that the film ends is interpreted many different ways, and the filmmakers never came forward to say what was right and wrong. I’m interested in hearing everyone’s opinions on it. How did you interpret the ending? Obviously spoiler alerts will follow.. For those of you who haven’t seen the film, the basic premise is this: Two young boys, Mikey (Wood) and Bobby (Mazello) move in with their single mother and her boyfriend, who refers to himself as ‘The King’. It doesn’t take long for The King to start physically abusing Bobby, and the
Read more

Indie Gems: Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

-
Image
Passionate about your profession? I had never heard of this film until it ended up on one of Jason's favorite horror movie lists around Halloween. It immediately sounded interesting to me, so of course I threw it in my Netflix queue. (and if I'm just now watching it after adding it around Halloween, you know how ridiculous my queue is) Taylor (Angela Goethals) is a journalist who, along with a film crew decides to follow around a serial killer named Leslie Vernon. (Nathan Baesel) He plans on doing the typical slasher thing - getting a bunch of drunk teens in an abandoned house and knocking them off one by one. He gets advice from a retired serial killer, Eugene (Scott Wilson) and is threatened by a man who's on to him, Doc Holloran (Robert Englund) Taylor and crew are there capturing it all. Leslie Vernon is fucking hilarious to start with, and clearly very passionate about what he does. He tells Taylor all of his secrets and can barely contain his excitemen
Read more

Please join me in my Favorite Movie Titles Blogathon!

-
Image
Earlier this week I made a post where I ran through the letters of the alphabet with my favorite movie titles. There were a few people that suggested I turn it into a blogathon, and I've never done that before. So here goes nothing! Since this is my first attempt at a blogathon, it's all pretty simple, and it's hopefully a quick post that everyone can join in. Rules: 1) Going through the alphabet, list your favorite movie title beginning with each letter.  2) You don't have to necessarily  like the movie to use it's title.  3) Use the banner at the top of this post in yours. 4) Please have submissions in by Friday, May 30th*. (But I'll be honest, if you send them to me after that date, I'll still add them to my post.) You can either leave a link to your post in the comments here or tweet it to me, ( @ramblingfilm )  Thanks everyone! :)  *I had to move the date back a week due to Photobucket threatening me with bandwidth issues. But
Read more