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