Santa Sangre (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1989)

8/10
I liked this probably a lot more than I should have. Made in 1989 and more straightforward (though that's not saying much) than Jodorowsky's classic stuff, Santa Sangre plays almost like his take on a Dario Argento giallo. And like Argento's movies, Santa Sangre's failings are similar - spotty acting, corny dialogue, unintentionally funny special effects, etc. But the core of the movie is so earnest, so honest, and so foolishly charming that it won me over. Although my friend hated it and would have walked out if he went alone, so that gives an idea of the dividing power it has...