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Eraserhead 1977
When I was first getting into Twin Peaks in high school, my dad told me, “Whatever you do, never watch Eraserhead.” When I asked why, he said that it’s “like walking into someone else’s nightmare.” Tonight I got the chance to see this film for the first time on the big screen and that is what it feels like. In Eraserhead, the cold manmade world is natural and all organic matter is grotesque — the baby and its endless fetus…
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Poor Things 2023
Delighted by this film. The world of Poor Things comes to us filtered through the eyes of a child, captured with fish-eye lenses, dollhouse sets, high color contrast, fanciful costuming, and unnaturally direct dialogue. Bella Baxter’s state of half-child-half-woman makes for a coming-of-age narrative with the opportunity to uniquely navigate both stages of life simultaneously — exploring masturbation while fielding marriage proposals, engaging in prostitution to understand sex. Emma Stone’s performance is funny, earnest, and ever-evolving. Concerns around the ethics of…
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Blade Runner 1982
This has been my go-to answer to “What’s your favorite movie?” for going on five years at this point (though The Holdovers may have taken that top spot, sorry). I believe that Blade Runner: The Final Cut is one of the best films ever made. The outstanding cinematography and soundtrack (God bless you, Vangelis) immediately pull you in, but the meat of this film is its interrogation of human nature, ever more relevant as artificial intelligence technology continues to advance. I…
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Priscilla 2023
Honestly, I don’t have much to say about this one. It’s well-acted and looks great and exposes the exploitative nature of Elvis and Priscilla’s relationship, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it again. A good biopic, I guess, and I’m glad Priscilla’s story got told on the big screen.
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