dir Mel Brooks Something really changed for me when I realized that Mel Brooks is just John Waters for heteros. Their sense humor is exactly the same: campy, loud, brash,

dir Mel Brooks Something really changed for me when I realized that Mel Brooks is just John Waters for heteros. Their sense humor is exactly the same: campy, loud, brash, dirty. Oh, Mel. Oh, John. Everything reminds me of him. The jokes about the brain being from “Abby Normal”? Hello?

dir David Ottenhouse I love a ~30 minute short film. Perfect length for round storytelling. Okay let’s get into it. Discovered this one via some Charlie Day fans online who

dir David Ottenhouse I love a ~30 minute short film. Perfect length for round storytelling. Okay let’s get into it. Discovered this one via some Charlie Day fans online who were bemoaning the fact that his appearance in Late Summer is too short. Many fans also complained that the story

dir John Waters “You think just because I’ve known you for six years that I won’t suspect you of trying to get on my nerves?” The amount of people I

dir John Waters “You think just because I’ve known you for six years that I won’t suspect you of trying to get on my nerves?” The amount of people I wish I could say that to…

dir Susan Seidelman Once I knew a girl who was adamant that a cool jacket could totally transform your life, and you know what? She was totally right. I hope

dir Susan Seidelman Once I knew a girl who was adamant that a cool jacket could totally transform your life, and you know what? She was totally right. I hope she’s seen this movie. I feel like Susan Seidelman has the same thing going on as Gregg Araki where she

dir Mel Brooks Ohhhh I get it. Mel Brooks is like John Waters for straight people. Not that there’s anything wrong with it! Straight people are just like us. Love

dir Mel Brooks Ohhhh I get it. Mel Brooks is like John Waters for straight people. Not that there’s anything wrong with it! Straight people are just like us. Love is love, after all, even if it does gross me out a little to see them kiss in public. I

dir Richard Quine Everybody seemed to get together at some point and decide that Gillian must be the witchiest name of all time. Maybe this was the first occurrence, it

dir Richard Quine Everybody seemed to get together at some point and decide that Gillian must be the witchiest name of all time. Maybe this was the first occurrence, it sure predates the other occurrence I can think of off the top of my head, Practical Magic. Really, what’s the

dir George A. Romero Making my way through Anna Biller’s list of film inspiration for The Love Witch. Aside from The Birds and Psycho which I’ve seen many times before,

dir George A. Romero Making my way through Anna Biller’s list of film inspiration for The Love Witch. Aside from The Birds and Psycho which I’ve seen many times before, this is my first feature off the list. Thoughts I had while watching:

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 culture: LUSH,

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 culture: LUSH, fish and chips, Shakespeare, tea, trains, British Hairdressing Awards, The Smiths, Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptations of books

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

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 the idea of a Netflix original movie, for my eyes

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

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…

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…

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

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 that Ms. Grace Kelly looks absolutely stunning in that Santa-red dress. Ah, yes, Fred Hitchcock’s wonderful

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

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 trash we are pumping out currently. They couldn’t make Heathers today…not because of woke or whatever

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

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 weed and get a snack. Ooooh, and a Diet Coke.

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.

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

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 forgot just how slick this movie is. It’s bleak in a way that’s anything but

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

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 basically to watch as many 80s teen movies as possible. This was still

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

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 really love to bully Guadagnino, but who cares, really? I don’t feel bad

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

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 wedding party scene where everyone sings to bring Cleo into the family, only for her to

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

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 lead instead of some white lady! Oh, the 1930s. This actually felt like a very