Dariuss

Sticks to the brain and stays there.

Guerrilla Metropolitana's latest film, "Dariuss" is an uncompromising, arthouse movie. It sticks to the brain and stays there. The structure and editing is unconventional and creative. Several moments are disturbing and difficult to watch (especially in the second half). However, the amount of risks "Dariuss" takes is encouraging. Not recommended if you havent got the stomach for it or are trying to eat, and may induce nightmares. Those warnings aside, it stands out as a truly independent vision. Rest assured, no corporate overlords were present to water down this one.

This movie tries to fight you. No sucker punch cowardly nonsense either, if you get a chance to listen to writer/director Guerrilla Metropolitana he basically tells you that the movie is coming for you. It practically dares you to defend yourself, and if we're being honest it's not even worth trying.

Full disclosure I love the bizarre. The odd, the weird, the unsung. If it's hard for normal movie goers to even fathom, I'm all in. This movie also goes all in. Metropolitana replaces dialogue with gristly sound design and camera work but filtered through a brain that has no limits. It's not an easy watch, reminding me at times of such arthouse weirdos like All Jacked Up And Full Of Worms, Skinamarink, and Gabriel Bartalos's later work. I'm not gonna spoil anything but it's basically a story about how 3 people react to a traumatic loss. But told through veins that are screaming with whatever drugs Spider Jerusalem did mid-career.

This movie is gonna fight you. Don't even try to defend yourself. Put your hands down and watch, it's the only way to get through it, and you'll be a better person for it.

Dariuss by Guerrilla Metropolitana was most disappointing movie I've ever seen. Full of sick disappointments and sexual perversions and no basis other than a sick twisted mind . I thought it would be good but it is not at all . I wanted very much to like it but it just is nothing . I would not ever waste my time or money on something like this ever again . I had a copy of it and I threw it away in a river where it belonged . There are much better films out there . It's just a sick and twisted film . I hate to be so negative about a film but there is just something not right at all about this film at all . I love horror and stuff but this is not nothing but sick sexual perversion that is just not right .

I would like to thank Guerrilla Metropolitana for giving me the opportunity to watch his new film Dariuss. This film is a one of a kind LSD induced story about the loss of a loved one, and the grief and emotional toll it takes on the surviving family. This film is not for the faint of heart, it will grab you by the throat and not let go until the credits roll. This films follows 3 family members as they try and deal with a devastating loss. You get scenes with each of the family members, and in some ways not coping with this traumatic experience. This film has no dialogue, but the director instead uses a gritty technique of having an almost asmr like sound throughout each scene. And the choices with the audio paired with the hyper stylized visuals is chilling, and scarier than any words could ever convey. Speaking on the visuals, each frame has its own way of showing the internal and external struggle of each family member. Such as one person is filmed in black and white and in close ups, which us a more claustrophobic feeling for the character. Then in the next scene, we get a day time wide shot, this helps break some of the darkness and gives a little levity but still continues to build tension throughout. The director was very deliberate and meticulous in the way he framed every scene. This movie has many of layers, and to take this film in completely, you should watch it carefully to see all of the symbolism he added into this movie. While this film will not be for everyone , I highly encourage people who enjoy cinema and have a love for seeing a writer and directors passion project come to life to seek out the movie. This is definitely a masterclass in writing, directing, and film making at its finest. Guerrilla Metrpolitana is definitely a director you should be on the look out for. All in all I highly enjoyed this movie, this is a elevated horror film on par with some A24 films, and will leave you asking the question WHO IS DARIUSS. For me this is an easy 8 out of 10.

A meta-cinema, dark erotica underground experimental indi horror. Inspired by various cinema methods such as German expressionism, but creating its own style, DARIUSS is an extremely unique bold expedition feature debut from filmmaker Guerrilla Metropolitana. Lower budget but once again demonstrating the LOT you achieve using little, with a clear artistic vision. It's unlike most any other horrors seen before and certainly not following tropes or formats of mainstream slasher. It's a journey and cinemagraphic experience, bringing an audience in as less watcher and more a witness. It's a portrait of pain, loss, voyerism, and madness. The performances were just what was needed for tone, but tone was the overall gemstone here. Combining layered visuals with an eternally unsettling soundtrack, keeps a viewer in a constant state of engagement and discomfort. No doubt this will be a polarising viewing to different extremes. Very likely not a journey for lovers of the mainstream subgenres, unless they do also house desires for the darker, deeper, madder, artistic rides. It's new, it's intense and it's out there. There is imagery that will not simply leave you after your viewing. And has an intense sometimes beautiful soundtrack to boot. If these elements appeal to you, give a watch!