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Censor
2021
Horror
1h 24m
After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.
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Censor
2021
Horror
1h 24m
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Avg Percentile 43.12% from 295 total ratings
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Rated 09 Jul 2021
50
33rd
Stylization of the video nasty era is cool, with some beautifully put together homages to giallo, exploitation horror and 80s gore -- the thing with the ratio aspect in the climax is nicely thought, despite not bringing much to the table --, but I guess I wanted more of the Cigarette Burns, weird, explicit grindhouse potential it flirts with and less of the sister's mysterous disappearance that unfolds perhaps in too familiar fashion. Algar is just awesome.
Rated 09 Jul 2021
Rated 01 Feb 2022
75
72nd
I rather enjoyed this. I felt there were some aesthetic and thematic parallels with Berberian Sound Studio; I really liked the styling of each film. Algar was great in the lead and handled the various aspects of her character most effectively. This was quite creepy and unsettling, and made good use of the video nasty moral panic as a background. A couple of touches felt underdeveloped and ambiguous, but this was another fine example of an imaginative modern horror film. Worth a look.
Rated 01 Feb 2022
Rated 05 Jul 2021
70
53rd
I hated back in the 80s when it would be neon pink out. My grandparents were on a film ratings board and got to see some wild stuff, but nothing like this happened to them that I know of Went on a video nasty hunt awhile back and watched some absolute nonsense but it led me to discovering Possesion so thank you cry baby British people oi this movie is too spooky
Rated 05 Jul 2021
Rated 01 Nov 2021
70
46th
Anyone who loves film and genre film is going to be tickled at the concept of Censor. Putting the 'Video Nasty' censoring program of the 80s and 90s into your horror film is a great idea. While it may not come all together in the most satisfying manor, I had a good time and the film looks great.
Rated 01 Nov 2021
Rated 09 Jan 2022
81
74th
A nice companion piece to Berber Sound Studio and Antrum. It doesn't do anything dramatically novel, but it still is a very tight piece of meta-horror that is just a fun, compelling watch. Great soundtrack, too!
Rated 09 Jan 2022
Rated 21 Jan 2022
75
64th
Cool concept, well executed. Great lead performance. Really brought back memories of the old days of horror movies feeling like truly dangerous contraband. Used to see a little screenshot of a banned movie in a UK magazine and it was more powerful than the inevitable hokey movie could ever be. Excellent at quickly and subtly getting its themes and concepts across as well.
Rated 21 Jan 2022
Rated 30 Jun 2021
30
12th
A Goosebumps short story stretched out to feature length.
Rated 30 Jun 2021
Rated 09 Jul 2021
70
69th
Well, that was pretty neat. Eerie and captivating, especially niamh algar's performance and...unusual looks. It doesn't hand things on a silver plate, but it's not that hard to decipher, either. Luckily, the human mind can be a censor, too. But the original cut might just be waiting to reappear. Nice debut, prano.
Rated 09 Jul 2021
Rated 05 Nov 2021
60
35th
It's got its moments and it definitely gets better and creepier towards the very end, but it takes way too much time to get there. Despite that, I give it a lot of credit for simply looking awesome. Loved the 80's moods and the colors and lighting in this one.
Rated 05 Nov 2021
Rated 28 Oct 2021
79
74th
I had a really witty remark about Niamh Algar but my wife won't let me post it here.
Rated 28 Oct 2021
Rated 14 Jun 2023
100
0th
its a unique horror among all the same modern horror they produce now and it has a retro feel to it but it will make no sense for ones who dont get it at the end of it also its meaningful and lets you do the guessing rather than explaining it
Rated 14 Jun 2023
Rated 23 Jun 2022
54
14th
Frustrating horror effort manages to build an atmosphere of unease in its opening passages, and as a loving tribute to 80s slasher horror incorporating story elements and design of the “classics” of the era, it is fun for a while. By the mid-point, the underdeveloped screenplay becomes irritating, as intriguing story threads are completely discarded in favour of an opaque journey through Algar’s obsessive mind which dominates the narrative. A superficially stylish effort, but lacking substance.
Rated 23 Jun 2022
Rated 30 Aug 2022
50
27th
This should be so perfectly up my alley but it just did nothing for me
Rated 30 Aug 2022
Rated 01 Nov 2021
67
53rd
Hey, it's the Evil Ed remake we never knew we wanted! Censor does a lot of things right in its use of video nasties and Thatcher-era paranoia, and I love the concept of censorship paired with refusing to look at things we can't bear... but the script feels undercooked; at just over 80 minutes it could have given us more than just vague flashbacks and fill-in-the-blanks to work with.
Rated 01 Nov 2021
Rated 25 Jun 2021
65
33rd
It's not a bad movie, but there's nothing in it to make it stand out. Some parts of the plot never quite make sense, but it's short and entertaining enough.
Rated 25 Jun 2021
Rated 28 Dec 2021
74
57th
Beautiful art direction and acting, a one-woman show (maybe too much?).
Rated 28 Dec 2021
Rated 11 Jul 2021
87
75th
Insane movie.
Rated 11 Jul 2021
Rated 30 Jun 2021
75
67th
Çok etkili bir karakter çalışması, en cazibeli 80li video yılları, daha ne olsun. #istanbulfilmfestivali #istfilmfest40 #filmgibi40yıl #iksvseveseve
Rated 30 Jun 2021
Rated 04 Feb 2022
50
48th
Great premise and it has a vibe similar to Bandersnatch, but it doesn't come together in a compelling way in the end. The main thing is I just didn't really care that much about the central mystery of the sister's disappearance.
Rated 04 Feb 2022
Rated 04 Apr 2022
3
24th
Of course it has to end up actually being about ~trauma~ but its an interesting idea and it at least has a pretty decent look to it. Saw a scene from Driller Killer in it and thought this movie could use a bit more nastiness in it all things considered.
Rated 04 Apr 2022
Rated 16 Jul 2022
65
62nd
RTÜK'te çalışan güzel kızımız, korku ve cinsellik içeren filmlerin kontrolünü yapmaktadır. 1 filmde, kaybolan kız kardeşinin anıları olduğunu görür. Korku filmleriyle eleştiri yapan film, seyircilerin sinirlerini de bozmayı biliyor. Niamh Algar'ın harika oynadığı film, Kubrick'ten Lynch'in filmlerine de gönderme yapıyor. Filmin sonunda, kızımız aklını kaybediyor. Aklını alırım senin aklını.
Rated 16 Jul 2022
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