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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 434045" data-attributes="member: 8">Sick Of Myself (2022)[ATTACH=full]58041[/ATTACH]Body Horror is not a new sub-genre but it seems that the modern body horror has a specific, ambition-driven angle.How far will they go to become a successful actress or athlete, or a beautiful and beloved stepsister, or to be that young sexy TV fitness person again.I think all these stories hark back to the Dorian Gray classic, but combined with social media self-worshipping and also the extreme pressure of the various audition TV programmes that started with Idols.When I noticed the thumbnail for Sick Of Myself&nbsp; on prime (the English title) I instinctively hoped it would be a Scandinavian film.And that&#039;s what it is, from Norway to be exact.I&#039;m going to avoid the plot because you really need&nbsp;&nbsp; to see it for yourself, but I will say that (thankfully) it&#039;s not as ghoulish as The Ugly Stepsister, but it&#039;s much nastier and more fun than The Substance.It&#039;s vile and hateful and hilarious and just like Speak No Evil&nbsp;&nbsp; it only works if you&#039;re willing to surrender yourself unconditionally. The Scandinavians appear to be the masters of modern social commentary and super-dark comedy. Force Majeure&nbsp;&nbsp; and the brilliant The Square are similar in cringe-value but without the bloody horror.One minor spoiler: the fake allergy. I&#039;m sure we all know someone who claims to have a certain (food) allergy* and I know&nbsp; that you&#039;re all saying &quot;she just wants the attention and special treatment&quot;. Yes, for whatever reason it&#039;s always a she.Anyway, Sick Of Myself&nbsp; may not be a &quot;great&quot; film but it is an awesome guilty pleasure.*disclaimer: I know, well believe, that food allergy is a real thing and should not be ignored when a person makes it known. But you are very much allowed to bitch about it andnowI&#039;mgoingtotalkreallyfastbecauseI&#039;veonlygot2secondstoreadoutthe75possiblesideeffects.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 434045, member: 8"] Sick Of Myself (2022) [ATTACH type="full"]58041[/ATTACH] Body Horror is not a new sub-genre but it seems that the modern body horror has a specific, ambition-driven angle. How far will they go to become a successful actress or athlete, or a beautiful and beloved stepsister, or to be that young sexy TV fitness person again. I think all these stories hark back to the Dorian Gray classic, but combined with social media self-worshipping and also the extreme pressure of the various audition TV programmes that started with [I]Idols[/I]. When I noticed the thumbnail for [I]Sick Of Myself[/I] on prime (the English title) I instinctively hoped it would be a Scandinavian film. And that's what it is, from Norway to be exact. I'm going to avoid the plot because you really [I][B]need[/B][/I] to see it for yourself, but I will say that (thankfully) it's not as ghoulish as [I]The Ugly Stepsister[/I], but it's much nastier and more fun than [I]The Substance[/I]. It's vile and hateful and hilarious and just like [I]Speak No Evil[/I] it only works if you're willing to surrender yourself unconditionally. The Scandinavians appear to be the masters of modern social commentary and super-dark comedy. [I]Force Majeure[/I] and the brilliant [I]The Square[/I] are similar in cringe-value but without the bloody horror. One minor spoiler: the fake allergy. I'm sure we all know someone who claims to have a certain (food) allergy* and I know that you're all saying "she just wants the attention and special treatment". Yes, for whatever reason it's always a she. Anyway, [I]Sick Of Myself[/I] may not be a "great" film but it is an awesome guilty pleasure. [SIZE=2]*disclaimer: I know, well believe, that food allergy is a real thing and should not be ignored when a person makes it known. But you are very much allowed to bitch about it andnowI'mgoingtotalkreallyfastbecauseI'veonlygot2secondstoreadoutthe75possiblesideeffects.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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