A personal favorite from Argentos oeuvre, and one of my comfort movies. Jennifer Connelly (a year before she starred in LABYRINTH) stars as an American attending a girls school in the Swiss Alps. Turns out, a serial killer is targeting young women in the area. Fortunately for her, though she is bullied and alienated by her classmates, Jennifer shares a telepathic connection with insects. I know, right? PHENOMENA is a gorgeously filmed and anarchic tale of hideous evil and unnatural good. It helped inspire EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, it is a great portrayal of a brave young woman, and its got a haunting soundtrack. Oh, yeah: a chimp wielding a straight-edge razor may even make an appearance.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:53:13 +0000