Edward Scissorhands, 1990

Edward Scissorhands is a work of visual excellence and stylistic beauty that can scarcely be described in writing. Director Tim Burton soars past the brilliance of his other films to bring us this touching story of a man created by an inventor and raised in isolation from the surrounding town. The artificial man, Edward, played [...]
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Black XXX-Mas, 1999

Written and directed by Belgian film-maker Pieter Van Hees, Black XXX-Mas tells a surreal horror story of a hodgepodge of fairy-tales set in a bizarre world that seems at once in the future and in the present.  The overall narrative and plot most closely follows that of Little Red Riding Hood.  Be warned it’s very [...]
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The Cat With Hands, 2001

I came across this years ago, but it’s always been very impressive to me.  I’m a fan of surreal film and this is certainly that.  It’s a short clip told in the style of a narrated legend with some horror themes and a definitely creepy vibe, but I think you’ll agree it’s quite well done [...]
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The City of Lost Children, 1995

The City of Lost Children was the second movie of Jeunet’s which I watched and was one of the first movies I sought out specifically because of the director.  It has since become one of my all-time favorites movies.  It can best be described as an adult fairy tale with vivid imagery of mechanisms reminiscent [...]
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