(HORROR) Sisters - 1973 ****

Quite a shocking film for it's time, mostly for the purely psychological tension and panic that it creates for the viewer. One of those situations where the audience knows what's going on and feels like they want to scream at the screen to stop the following events from happening. Margot Kidder gives quite a haunting performance, mainly I think it's because she's obviously not English, and her slightly stilted accent is a bit eerie. I wouldn't say it's quite as terrifying as Hitchcock but it still packs a punch, and the ending is very odd. A woman is accused of murdering her date after he is found dead in her apartment. A reporter and a neighbour witness it happen. The trouble is the woman is one half of Siamese twins and she fears her sister may have something to do with it.
There are some genuinely tense moments here, and for those who have seen 'Dressed to Kill' this is a must-watch.

Martha Marcy May Marlene - 2011 **

I had been wanting to watch this movie for ages. I love things about cults added to which it had been nominated for various awards. What could possibly go wrong? Well, pretty much the whole movie that's what. Elizabeth Olsen isn't a good actress, (following in suit with her two sisters I assume) and so having to focus on her for the entire movie as she painstakingly dragged herself through each scene was rather like watching paint dry. I suppose she did portray a post-cult member rather well, doing inappropriate things like swimming naked, wetting herself after having nightmares and walking into her sister's room in the middle of the night when her sister is having sex with her husband.
Not a brilliant movie, with a totally ambiguous ending which ruined it even more.

Hiroshima Mon Amour - 1959 *

I know this is supposed to be a masterpiece but I found the entire concept of the movie very upsetting. The footage of Hiroshima was too much and made me feel quite distressed. I remember studying Hiroshima at school and the impact it had on me then was tremendous. The actors did their best with what they had and I appreciate it was a tricky idea to execute but I found the film matter a bit much and it left me feeling very unsettled for hours afterwards.