![]() ![]() I’ve watched this film about once a year for the last twenty years. Set atmospherically amongst fields of whistling reeds in 14th century Japan. I’ve loved this one for decades (it’s in my top 100 films), a dark, erotic and symbolic horror film about a woman and her daughter-in-law who kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. ![]() Off-beat, anarchic feminist Czech film featuring two girls and a lot of food.Īnother Japanese film. Other Kurosawa on the Archive include Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, The Lower Depths, Drunken Angel and Stray Dog. I could do a top twenty films just on Japanese cinema on the Internet Archive – there’s a bunch of Kurosawa, Ōshima and Ozu – but this influential classic is a good place to start. This comes in at number one partly because it’s a very creepy and atmospheric psychological vampire film, but also it’s been hard to find for many years, only turning up recently on Blu-ray (which costs £30 to buy). Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (Hancock, 1971) Internet Archive isn’t perfect it’s a bit clunky, films are uploaded by users so the quality is variable – there might be several versions of the same film lurking around, so it’s worth searching to find the best copy.ġ. Go free and watch some classics instead it’s doubtful Netflix will have any of these (some are still free on YouTube). And so are all the streaming services you pay money for. I feel a bit bad for Netflix – it’s losing customers by the millions, and I feel like I’m somewhat to blame by continually highlighting how crap it is ( here, here, here, oh and here). ![]() All films are public domain and free to stream or download, with no registration required. It might not look too slick but the Internet Archive has a ridiculous amount of free books, movies, software, photos, music and websites (yes, you can even find early versions of on the ‘Way Back Machine’). ![]()
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