Ten Impressively Nihilistic Movies

(Movies I admire for how black they allow their blackness to be, and how much they make you feel it. Arranged chronologically.)

 

  • Belladonna of Sadness (directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, 1973)

  • The Rapture (directed by Michael Tolkin, 1991)

  • Welcome to the Dollhouse (directed by Todd Solondz, 1995)

  • Cube (directed by Vincenzo Natali, 1997)

  • Elephant (directed by Gus Van Zant, 2003)

  • The Mist (directed by Frank Darabont, 2007)

  • No Country for Old Men (directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)

  • Cold Fish (directed by Sion Sono, 2010)

  • Oslo, August 31st (directed by Joachim Trier, 2011)

  • It’s Such a Beautiful Day (directed by Don Hertzfeldt, 2012)

— February 9, 2021


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