Blue Velvet

' I want you to hurt me.

-No. I told you. I don't want to hurt you. I want to help you. I think I know some of what is happening to you.'

Year: 1986
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, George Dickerson, Priscilla Pointer, Jack Harvey
What is this about: Crime mystery about college student Jeffrey who returns home to visit his ill father and discovers a human ear in a field. This find leads him to romantic relationships and investigate a criminal conspiracy.

Content warnings: The movie is descriped dark, vulgar and sexual but the violence is not too brutal and k-16 is pretty accurate age limit
Best about it: Visually pleasing, dreamlike surreal scenarios and interesting plot
How did I felt: Entertained, interested anf fullfilled with art. As I'm familiar with Lynch's style of making movies I tried to enjoy the ride and not to try to understand every detail.
Goodness: 4,5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Green room

We're not keeping you here, you're just staying

Year: 2015
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Writer: Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Joe Cole, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, David Thompson, Mark Webber, Macon Blair, Eric Edelstein, Michael Draper, Brent Werzner, Taylor Tunes, Imogen Poots 
What is this about: Punk band is playing a gig in a hostile skinhead bar middle of nowhere and after wittnessing murder staying alive becomes harder

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Who wouldn't love a movie where neo-nazis are the bad guys?
How did I felt: Repulsed, scared, entertained
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 3/5

M

 My name is Marilyn

Year: 2018
Director: Anna Eriksson
Writer: Anna Eriksson
Starring: Veera Sivonen, Joni Segerroos, Dulce Rodriguez-Saldivar, Anna Eriksson, Melanie Rodriguez-Saldivar, Susana Gonçalo, Steve Remigio Delgad0, Quim-ze Grilo  
What is this about: Anna Eriksons art movie. I've seen her movie W before and I thought that these two movies are more related, but it was nice that that they were two totally independet pieces, allthought the style is similar. There really isn't a clear plot, but you can see themes of sexuality, death and motherhood.

Content warnings: Sexual and violent scenes
Best about it: Visuality, themes, nice to experience art without trying to keep on track of plot twists.
How did I felt: Ecstatic. enchanted by the film
Goodness: 4,5/5
Weirdness: 4,5/5

Sneak peek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3s9PUqChzo

Dogman

 You love dogs, more than you love your own family?

-I do

Year: 2023
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Clemens Schick, John Charles Aguilar, Grace Palma, Iris Bry, Marisa Berenson, Alexander Settineri, Lincoln Powell
What is this about: Drag queen living with their well trained dogs in a abandonned building is arrested after violent incidents and psychiatrist starts to solve the the sequence of events.

 
Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Unique plot, beautifully told brutal storya and cute dogs
How did I felt: Emotional, sad and some parts also joyful
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 4/5

Zoo

 Soon all of this will be over, everything will turn back to normal

Year: 2018
Director: Antonio Tublen
Writer: Antonio Tublen
Starring: Zoë TapperEd, SpeleersAntonia, Campbell-Hughes, Jan Bijvoet, Lukas Loughran, Klaus Hjuler, Danny Thykær
What is this about:  One room movie about couple struggling with their marriage and trying to survive zombie apocalypse

 
Content warnings: Violence and nudity
Best about it: Nice psycholical zombie movie. More romance and not as much action as there often is in this genre
How did I felt: Entertained
Goodness: 3,5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Arès

 -fascist

- faggot 

Year: 2016
Director: Jean-Patrick Benes
Writer: Benjamin Dupas, Jérémie GuezJean-Patrick Benes
Starring: Ola Rapace, Micha Lescot, Thierry Hancisse, Hélène Fillières, Ruth Vega Fernandez, Eva Lallier, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Élina Solomon, Emilie Gavois-Kahn, Jo Prestia  What is this about: Capitalist dystopian thriller in a world where big companies are ruling the world, unemployment rates are high and one way to make a living is boxing sponsored by pharmaceutical companies who are testing their drugs


Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Dark depiction where the world is going because of capitalism, but generally quite entertaining and easy to watch. Liked the plot, characters, visuality and that it was french. It has been descriped as french blade runner.
How did I felt: Interested and entertained
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Veden Vartija (Memory of water)

Maailma on tomua ja tuhkaa täynnä muttei toivosta tyhjä

The world is full of dust and ashes, but not empty of hope

Year: 2022
Director: Saara Saarela
Writer: Emmi Itäranta, Ilja Rautsi
Starring: Saga Sarkola, Mimosa Willamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Pekka Strang, Minna Haapkylä, Kheba Touray, Lyydia Mörä, Tommi Eronen
What is this about:  An other Finnish dystopian I saw during pretty short period of time (see also: The Last Border ) It's a nice change to see dystopian movies located near me as quite often they're filmed somewhere in a  more exotic locations. Nothern Finland is quite wild and bald but not as much as desserts. In the near future water is limited resourse (as it already is in many counties already) and many are suffering from the lack of. Fascist government and army are guarding citizens. Everything doesn't make 100% sense but overlall the plot and scenery are interesting.

Content warnings: Little violence
Best about it: Good minimalistic plot, little bit of action and nicely stark visuality.
How did I felt: Entertained
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Bod obnovy (Restorepoint)

You can only kill a humanbeing, not a data file 

Year: 2023
Director: Robert Hloz
Writer: Tomislav Cecka, Robert Hloz, Zdenek Jecelin
Starring: Andrea Mohylová, Matej Hádek, Milan Ondrík, Václav Neuzil, Karel Dobrý, Agáta Krystufkova, Katarzyna Zawadzka, Iveta Dusková, Jan Vlasák, Richard Stanke, Adam Vacula, Jan Jankovský, Lech Dyblik, Lucie Stepánková
What is this about: Czech sci-fi thriller taking place year 2041 when people in Central Europe have a  right to be revived if they die unnaturally: Restore Point's innovative technology resuscitates them, if the person has routinely backed up their brain data every 48 hours.

Content warnings: Violence (not much)
Best about it: Characters, scenery and nice to see sci-fi from europe
How did I felt: Entertained
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 2/5

The Last Border

 It's funny I struggle to find my past and you, to forget it

Year: 1993
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Writer: Alexandra Deman, Mika Kaurismäki, Pia Tikka

Starring: Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien, Kari Väänänen , Matti Pellonpää, Juice Leskinen, Esko Salminen, Mato Valtonen
What is this about: 90' s dystopian movie located in Nothern Finland. Finnish version of Mad Max.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: This is hillbillyish home made version on Mad Max, a bit more minimalistic and way more akward wich was etertaining. Dystopian brought little bit closer to the reality I'm living right now in Finland. Characters and visuality were also pleasant. Plot was not mind blowing but that's not something I expect from movies like this anyway.
How did I felt: Heart warming, entertained.
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 3/5