from Douglas Gordon's 24 Hour Psycho BEN SMITHS MIGHTY GOO VIDEO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SOCIALLY BASEMENT RIDDEN BY BENJAMIN ASA SMITH what was the last Ti ] m you Saw that A film that blew you away, blew you sideways, left you in hysterics, turned cats into dogs, psychically fucked you, anally raped you, made you physically made you question ill? If you answer The Matrix, well, that's not good. . I'm not the kind of sanctimonious idiot who would suggest_a film like your hu manity? The Matrix isn't worthwhile. Hell, | love it. It occupies a spot on my video shelf right beside The Fifth Element and Alien. | love Disney cartoons, at that (check out The Fox And The Hound). But, | mean, come on. Films like these should not be considered the ultimate in mind-reeling. Films that actually challenge our sensibilities are few and far between. It is important, to avoid stagnancy (hope- fully), to be shocked, questioned, prodded, and poked. Here's a list of films that can poke you in various areas... @ Cannibal Holocaust Starring hapless victims, directed by Ruggero Deodato. (1979) With the exception of a sleep-deprived, 4:00am viewing of Naked Lunch, | have never seen a movie that made me cover my eyes. Not only did Cannibal Holocaust have me regularly slapping my hands to my face, | had to fast forward past whole sections, and when I'd finished the movie | felt such a strange array of guilt and shame that | fully expected the police to burst from Douglas Gordon's 24 Hour Psycho BEN SMITH’S MIGHTY GOO VIDEO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SOCIALLY BASEMENT~ BY BENJAMIN ASA SMITH what was the last film YOU SAW that — Atiim that blew you away blew you sideways, lft you in hysterics, turned @ cats into dogs, psychically fucked you, anally raped you, made you physically made you QUESTION _ il? Ifyou answer The Matrix, well that's not good. ee I'm not the kind of sanctimonious idiot who would suggest a film like your humanit y? The Matrix isn't worthwhile. Hell, | love it. It occupies a spot on my video shelf right beside The Fifth Element and Alien. | love Disney cartoons, at that (check out The Fox And The Hound). But, | mean, come on. Films like these should not be considered the ultimate in mind-reeling. Films that actually challenge our sensibilities are few and far between. It is important, to avoid stagnancy (hope- fully), to be shocked, questioned, prodded, and poked. Here's a list of films that can poke you in various areas. @-=4 RIDDEN Cannibal Holocaust Starring hapless victims, directed by Ruggero Deodato. (1979) With the exception of a sleep-deprived, 4:00am viewing of Naked Lunch, | have never seen a movie that made me cover my eyes. Not only did Cannibal Holocaust have me regularly slapping my hands to my face, | had to fast forward past whole sections, and when I'd finished the movie | felt such a strange array of guilt and shame that | fully expected the police to burst