Years from now, a class of ninth-grade students are captured by a Japanese government and forced to fight to the death.
Why is Grindhouse, AKA exploitation-cinema, back in vogue? Undoubtedly it has something to do with the influence of cinematic maverick Quentin Tarantino. But perhaps it's also because Hollywood has realized all people really want is explosions, nudity, and chicks with machine guns for legs!
Tarantino isn't the only one with an interest in reviving the glory days of grindhouse cinema. These Japanese directors have taken up the torch to produce some blood-soaked neo-grindhouse flicks that marry heinous subject matter with traditional Japanese themes and aesthetics. Tanoshimimasu!
Movies in the vein of 'Hunger Games': YA sci-fi adventures set in dystopias that are often weirdly concerned with the romantic affairs of tweens. Well, to be fair they do seem to be the ones regularly taking down governments.
Horror movies that feature sickos forcing unwilling victims to play a variety of twisted games to survive, including the 'Saw Franchise' and underappreciated British flick 'Truth or Die. You'll never be able to look at puppets riding around on bicycles the same way again!
This Japanese horror movie collection comprises the darkest horror from the land of the rising sun, with modern gems like 'Ringu' and 'The Grudge' alongside seminal classics like 'Onibaba' and 'Kuroneko'.
Looking for a little culture in your life? Try these hand-picked contemporary foreign-language horror flicks, including critically-acclaimed Swedish chiller 'Let the Right One In' and definitive New-French-Extremity exemplar 'High Tension'. Remember: you don't need subtitles for a scream!
Sci-fi movies produced by Hollywood, which question the very systems that underprop Hollywood? We don't really understand it either... but there you have it. Snowpiercer, District 9, The Purge, etc.
Action-packed movies where the contestants (typically unwilling) are forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of twisted spectators. Includes YA blockbuster 'The Hunger Games' right alongside cyberpunk classic 'The Running Man'. So, who are you betting on?
Thanks Obama! Ponder what society could be if controlled by a government who hated free-speech, listened in to your conversations at all times, and patrolled the skies with unmanned robots. Oh wait...thanks Obama!
