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pegs my beloved could i please request a list of top canadian cinema in ur opinion (no rush ofc, just when u get the chance !! ) thank u 💘 & if that's too vague, just horror would also be dope :-)

YES ... YES I WOULD LOVE TO 🤩💘💘💘

disclaimer that i'm not all-knowing and i probably left a bunch of good shit off of here (& i Know you've already seen a bunch of these), but here we go:

HORROR

The Mask (1961) - evil mask commands the wearer to kill people ...... this movie FUCKS. super psychedelic. do not watch it while high, u will have a bad fucking time

Black Christmas (1974) - possibly THE best slasher film ... basically the prototype for "killer hunts group of sorority girls!" trope, but super witty & unnerving & not even that sexist

The Brood (1979) - demon children yeahhhh!

The Changeling (1980) - man loses wife & child, moves to new home, gets haunted

Scanners (1981) - uhhh ... telekinesis! the last 10 mins make the entire thing worth watching

Videodrome (1983) - mind-infecting torture porn, debbie harry is there for some reason

Cube (1997) - 6 strangers wake up in a room, then have to get thru puzzle rooms & death traps. sorta Saw-ish, but more sci-fi

Subconscious Cruelty (2000) - indie film comp of several "vignettes" ... real weird & gross tbh :-)

Ginger Snaps trilogy - teenage sisters & werewolves, duh. the quality drops significantly after the first film, but 2 & 3 are filmed in my city so they're fun for me to watch >:-)

Les sept jours du talion (2010) - a dad tortures the guy who killed his daughter, that's the plot

American Mary (2010) - body horror & r*pe revenge that's not just ... actively misogynist at every single turn

He Never Died (2015) - henry rollins is a cannibal, among other things. the last half is kinda hilarious

Les affamés (2017) - québécois zombie movie, kinda got panned by critics but it's beautiful !!

What Keeps You Alive (2018) - lesbian couple on vacation, one tries to murder the other

Possessor (2020) - cronenberg jr.'s second full-length film endeavour! corporate assassins use brain implant shit to control & kill other people, the gore is fuckin unreal ... also themes of motherhood, family etc

NOT HORROR

C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) - québécois movie abt a gay kid growing up in a french catholic household with his brothers, trying to like girls & failing

Eastern Promises (2007) - all actual russians hate this movie, but it's visually stunning

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010) - as a canadian i'm legally obligated to promote Rush at every turn :-) also i've seen this doc over a dozen times & it's just .... brilliant, RIP neil

Goon (2011) and Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017) - hockey bro comedies, main character is THE ultimate himbo <3 (yes these are comfort movies for me)

The Twentieth Century (2019) - i still don't even know what this is. it's a fictional user biography of one of our former prime ministers except there's. a cactus & some foot fetish shit & a seal clubbing contest ....?? it's just fucked lol

hope this is an ok list !!! i've rlly been making a conscious effort to watch more cancon & québécois film this past year or so, but it can be hard sometimes cuz uh. Yknow . americanization .... :'-) & if anyone else has any other fav canadian films, by all means drop them in the replies !!

#sorted by year cuz i can't rank anything ! #i almost included Hard Core Logo (1996) but i took it off cuz it's not that good . i just enjoy it #asks #metallicasbian #long post - #sorry this took so fucking long to compile skfnskndjdjs for some reason it was insanely difficult to narrow down :'-)