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Under the Silver Lake (2018) cover

Under the Silver Lake (2018)

dir David Robert Mitchell “You ever feel like you fucked up a somewhere a long time ago and you’re living the wrong life, like a bad version of the life

May 26, 2026
A Dirty Shame (2004) cover

A Dirty Shame (2004)

dir John Waters B-O-N-E-R You think your day was bad? Somebody wrote the word boner on my blog :-(

May 25, 2026
The Living End (1992) cover

The Living End (1992)

dir Gregg Araki Journal entry for May 14th: Day like any other. The first day of the rest of my life. I had coffee for breakfast, hung with Siouxsie, and

May 15, 2026
Forbidden Fruits (2026) cover

Forbidden Fruits (2026)

dir Meredith Alloway Here we go again. Upon second viewing, there’s two things at the forefront of my mind.

May 14, 2026
White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) cover

White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)

dir Gregg Araki White Bird in a Blizzard…good film, bad poster. This is a book I definitely judged by its cover. But am I wrong? Everything about it is boring

May 1, 2026
Ghost World (2001) cover

Ghost World (2001)

dir Terry Zwigoff Ghost World is one of my all time favorite movies. The first time I watched it, I watched it again just a few days later. It quickly

Apr 30, 2026
Party Monster (2003) cover

Party Monster (2003)

dir Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato In the beginning, there was Marlon Brando. Then there was Macaulay Culkin. And then, there was Nevel Papperman of Nevelocity.com, apparently. Seriously though, they clearly

Apr 23, 2026
Magnificent Obsession (1954) cover

Magnificent Obsession (1954)

dir Douglas Sirk Don’t worry, folks. They do indeed say the title multiple times in this film. Magnificent Obsession, indeed. Well I’ve been curious about Douglas Sirk ever since I

Apr 19, 2026
iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008) cover

iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)

dir Steve Hoefer The rule is as follows: if you can log it on Letterboxd, it counts as a movie. Where is Gibby? I miss Gibby. Why doesn’t Gibby get

Apr 18, 2026
Mysterious Skin (2004) cover

Mysterious Skin (2004)

dir Gregg Araki So. I finally watched Mysterious Skin after literal years of avoiding it because everyone promised that it would ruin me. Given my fragile mental state, I figured

Apr 18, 2026
Drugstore June (2024) cover

Drugstore June (2024)

dir Nicholaus Goossen Was this improv? I’ll change my mind about the film if it was improv. It felt like improv. Specifically it felt like an improv troupe’s attempt at

Apr 17, 2026
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) cover

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

dir Thor Freudenthal Person revisiting a piece of media from their youth: this is a modern classic! No but I really don’t know what possessed me to watch this movie

Apr 14, 2026
Nowhere (1997) cover

Nowhere (1997)

dir Gregg Araki So much happens in the first 5 minutes. Dreamy shower masturbation montage, brilliant red and green contrast, and that haunting shot of James Duval as Dark Smith

Apr 14, 2026
Honey Don't! (2025) cover

Honey Don't! (2025)

dir Ethan Coen Rewatch. Am I the only one who actually liked this film? I honestly love Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke collaborations. Drive Away Dolls was such a fun

Apr 14, 2026
D.E.B.S. (2004) cover

D.E.B.S. (2004)

dir Angela Robinson If you’ve ever watched Spy Kids and wished that it were gayer and made for adults, this is the film for you. D.E.B.S. rules. Let’s goooo lesbians!

Apr 2, 2026
Forbidden Fruits (2026) cover

Forbidden Fruits (2026)

dir Meredith Alloway Instant cult classic and unfortunately the most relatable film I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I really liked this one. Like, a lot. Like I’m sitting

Mar 29, 2026
Kaboom (2010) cover

Kaboom (2010)

dir Gregg Araki Currently I’m marinating in 2000s nostalgia loop. Maybe it started with Hannah Montana, I don’t know. But here we are: Kaboom! This was my first Araki feature

Mar 28, 2026
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special (2026) cover

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special (2026)

dir Sam Wrench Miley Cyrus is that bitch. She’s always been that bitch. Part of it is that you can so clearly tell that every Disney exec behind the scenes

Mar 26, 2026
9 to 5 (1980) cover

9 to 5 (1980)

dir Colin Higgins Ladies and gentlemen, Dolly Parton! Lily Tomlin! Jane Fonda! Best fantasy sequence of all time and that’s because these ladies were rolling up and lighting up, not

Mar 24, 2026
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) cover

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

dir Russ Meyer The best decision I ever made for myself was to overpluck my eyebrows. How else was I to signify that my beauty should be regarded as a

Mar 24, 2026
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