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fig on film

some sick pervert’s idea of a good time

By figonfire

The 39 Steps (1935) cover

The 39 Steps (1935)

dir Alfred Hitchcock Awful parts of British culture: colonialism, bland food, narrow streets, modern TERF-ism, The Beatles, lack of fluoridated...

Jan 7, 2026
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) cover

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

dir Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham If all I had to show for my life’s work was even just one singular...

Jan 6, 2026

a year in review (2025)

1/1 Mean Girls 1/3 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 1/6 Blue Velvet

Jan 1, 2026
Shiva Baby (2020) cover

Shiva Baby (2020)

dir Emma Seligman The Horrors of family gatherings that are basically a bunch of strangers… The Horrors of being pitied...

Dec 26, 2025
Dial M for Murder (1954) cover

Dial M for Murder (1954)

dir Alfred Hitchcock Someone recently told me that she likes to watch Hitchcock films around the holidays. I have to...

Dec 24, 2025
Heathers (1989) cover

Heathers (1989)

dir Michael Lehmann Can everyone get more camp with it, right now, immediately?! We are in an artistic DROUGHT! Heathers,...

Dec 15, 2025
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) cover

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

dir Danny Leiner This is the perfect movie to watch if you’re in the 20s and your doctor dad is...

Dec 14, 2025
Smiley Face (2007) cover

Smiley Face (2007)

dir Gregg Araki How did you get here? The place where you are right now at this very moment.

Dec 3, 2025
Smithereens (1982) cover

Smithereens (1982)

dir Susan Seidelman Amazing little indie film. Honestly I picked this for today’s watch because I was feeling nostalgic and...

Dec 2, 2025
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) cover

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

dir Amy Heckerling When I was a teen, I was in this long form improv class where we were studying...

Nov 30, 2025
After the Hunt (2025) cover

After the Hunt (2025)

dir Luca Guadagnino What the hell is going on with academia? Why do people desire this for their lives? Many...

Nov 27, 2025
Freaks (1932) cover

Freaks (1932)

dir Tod Browning A beautifully layered emotional parfait, here to warm your heart and then tear it in half (and...

Nov 24, 2025
Thirteen Women (1932) cover

Thirteen Women (1932)

dir George Archainbaud Ursula Georgi, a mixed race woman, excluded and ostracized by her peers, back for a revenge written...

Nov 23, 2025
Diabolique (1955) cover

Diabolique (1955)

dir Henri-Georges Clouzot Une baignoire? Diabolique! Un costume d'homme? Diabolique!

Nov 19, 2025
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) cover

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

dir Dan Gilroy Continuing my tradition of watching semi-shitty movies whilst recovering from a stress-induced illness, and what can I...

Nov 14, 2025