Controversy can sometimes be enough to peak interest in a film. I would be lying if I said that reports of walk-outs and nauseous patrons didn’t get me interested in what is now known as 2016’s “Swiss Army Man.” The same goes for last year’s wider release of “Raw,” a French coming-of-age film about a veterinarian student finding out that she has a craving for human flesh. Reports of sick audiences at the film’s festival showings intrigued me to the point that I watched it as soon as it was readily available. However, it’s not always the weirdly grotesque films that peak my interest. Sometimes another country’s controversy involving a film with a political tilt is enough to grab my attention.
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
Controversy can sometimes be enough to peak interest in a film. I would be lying if I said that reports of walk-outs and nauseous patrons didn’t get me interested in what is now known as 2016’s “Swiss Army Man.” The same goes for last year’s wider release of “Raw,” a French coming-of-age film about a veterinarian student finding out that she has a craving for human flesh. Reports of sick audiences at the film’s festival showings intrigued me to the point that I watched it as soon as it was readily available. However, it’s not always the weirdly grotesque films that peak my interest. Sometimes another country’s controversy involving a film with a political tilt is enough to grab my attention.