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

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...
dir Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham If all I had to show for my life’s work was even just one singular Wallace & Gromit film, alas, I could die not just happy, but proud. I can’t even roll my eyes at...
a year in review (2025)
1/1 Mean Girls 1/3 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 1/6 Blue Velvet
1/1 Mean Girls 1/3 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 1/6 Blue Velvet

Shiva Baby (2020)
dir Emma Seligman The Horrors of family gatherings that are basically a bunch of strangers… The Horrors of being pitied...
dir Emma Seligman The Horrors of family gatherings that are basically a bunch of strangers… The Horrors of being pitied in the name of love…

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...
dir Alfred Hitchcock Someone recently told me that she likes to watch Hitchcock films around the holidays. I have to admit that Dial M was appropriately festive, if not for any other reason than...

Heathers (1989)
dir Michael Lehmann Can everyone get more camp with it, right now, immediately?! We are in an artistic DROUGHT! Heathers,...
dir Michael Lehmann Can everyone get more camp with it, right now, immediately?! We are in an artistic DROUGHT! Heathers, baby, sit down, I’m not talking about you, honey. I am talking about the...

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...
dir Danny Leiner This is the perfect movie to watch if you’re in the 20s and your doctor dad is making you feel like a failure but you low key don’t want to do anything other than smoke some more...

Smiley Face (2007)
dir Gregg Araki How did you get here? The place where you are right now at this very moment.
dir Gregg Araki How did you get here? The place where you are right now at this very moment.

Smithereens (1982)
dir Susan Seidelman Amazing little indie film. Honestly I picked this for today’s watch because I was feeling nostalgic and...
dir Susan Seidelman Amazing little indie film. Honestly I picked this for today’s watch because I was feeling nostalgic and my mind has tricked itself into thinking I grew up in the 80s, but I...

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...
dir Amy Heckerling When I was a teen, I was in this long form improv class where we were studying how to improvise 80s teen movies a la John Hughes and Cameron Crowe. Our weekly homework was...

After the Hunt (2025)
dir Luca Guadagnino What the hell is going on with academia? Why do people desire this for their lives? Many...
dir Luca Guadagnino What the hell is going on with academia? Why do people desire this for their lives? Many questions that really have nothing to do with how I feel about the film. I think people...

Freaks (1932)
dir Tod Browning A beautifully layered emotional parfait, here to warm your heart and then tear it in half (and...
dir Tod Browning A beautifully layered emotional parfait, here to warm your heart and then tear it in half (and then staple/ tape back together at the end). It’s honestly horrible to watch the...

Thirteen Women (1932)
dir George Archainbaud Ursula Georgi, a mixed race woman, excluded and ostracized by her peers, back for a revenge written...
dir George Archainbaud Ursula Georgi, a mixed race woman, excluded and ostracized by her peers, back for a revenge written in the stars. It would’ve been great if they let an Asian actress play the...

Diabolique (1955)
dir Henri-Georges Clouzot Une baignoire? Diabolique! Un costume d'homme? Diabolique!
dir Henri-Georges Clouzot Une baignoire? Diabolique! Un costume d'homme? Diabolique!

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...
dir Dan Gilroy Continuing my tradition of watching semi-shitty movies whilst recovering from a stress-induced illness, and what can I say other than JEEZ! 21st century films sure are ugly. If this...