Incluvie Classics - 'Ganja & Hess'
'Ganja & Hess' is a 1973 experimental horror film, written and directed by the visionary auteur Bill Gunn. It was meant to be a straightforward blaxploitation film – but director Gunn had grander ambitions.

When two criminals target what appears to be an ordinary suburban home, they find themselves caught in a chaotic storm of betrayal, secrets, and deadly miscalculations. As a robbery turns into a hostage standoff, hidden affairs, drug ties, and a dark past unravel - revealing that the people they thought were victims may be more dangerous than they are. In a night filled with unexpected twists, loyalty is tested, blood is spilled, and survival is the only rule left standing.
'Ganja & Hess' is a 1973 experimental horror film, written and directed by the visionary auteur Bill Gunn. It was meant to be a straightforward blaxploitation film – but director Gunn had grander ambitions.
A young woman finds herself trapped in a crossfire of awkwardness during a nightmarish dinner party with her boyfriend's dysfunctional family.
Netflix's new thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron, puts a twist on survival horror. Despite its setting in the beautiful- yet-dangerous Australian wilderness, Apex is not a movie about man vs. nature. Instead, it’s woman vs. man. While checking out the title card and its unpretentious Netflix release might lead viewers to believe Apex is just another celebrity project churned out of the streaming machine, Apex - whether by luck or by intention - is a consistently harrowing film about the reality of being a woman in a public space.
This remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name brings a strong representative cast.
James Cameron’s “Aliens” (1986) is a pinnacle of science fiction storytelling. Within this classic monster movie lies a powerful female character, Ellen Ripley (brilliantly portrayed by Sigourney Weaver).
She is being made to justify why she doesn’t believe he’s a feminist, instead of him having to justify his choice to claim he is one.