something weird cinema - Filmreihe Hexen hexen #07
Vorführung am Sa 11.05.24 um 22.30 Uhr !

In Salem, Massachusetts, bekommt Radiomoderatorin Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie) eine Platte der ominösen Band "The Lords" zugespielt. Sie gerät in den Bann eines vor gut dreihundert Jahren ausgelöschten Hexenzirkels...

"Rob Zombie lovingly guides us back into the womb of genre film. Like many classic horror films, THE LORDS OF SALEM is more concerned with a woman's mental health than what's coming for her. It takes great pains to show us the tragedy of her closest friends' devotion which she rejects, believing as so many of us do that she's unworthy of care and attention. That is more horrific than any witch or demon, that help is reaching out for us and we don't reach back because we don't think we can." (--- Scout Tafoya, rogerebert.com (2016))

"THE LORDS OF SALEM sees Rob Zombie at his auteur peak, crafting the arthouse meltdown he was always destined to make. It's somewhat of an ambient horror film, eschewing traditional plot for a slow-burn buildup of noise and surreal imagery. Sherri Moon Zombie walks through a nightmare for its full runtime, unsure of what's happening to her, slowly uncovering a much larger conspiracy. Witchy, chilly, full of amazing knitted sweaters and walks through cobblestone streets as leaves fall from the trees, THE LORDS OF SALEM is this programmer's ultimate Autumn film." (--- Evan Schwartz, IFC Film Center)

"THE LORDS OF SALEM is a genuinely nasty and disturbing piece of work, but its cumulative nerve-shredding effect is not just the product of effective direction. Sheri Moon Zombie delivers her best serious dramatic performance yet. Character actors Davison, Ken Foree, and Jeff Daniel Phillips also make it easy for viewers to hope for the best while praying for the worst to happen to their impotent, inconsiderate characters." (Simon Abrams, rogerebert.com (2013))

Mit THE LORDS OF SALEM stellt Rob Zombie erneut unter Beweis, dass er kein Interesse daran hat, Filme von der Stange zu drehen. Stattdessen riskiert er lieber, beim Beschreiten neuer Wege auch mal zu scheitern. Trotz einiger Schönheitsfehler geht diese Rechnung erneut auf: THE LORDS OF SALEM ist faszinierende Horrorkost irgendwo zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn." (-- Robert Cherkowski, Filmstarts)

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