Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980

  ★★★★★ Watched 29 Jul 2024

  It's a march to the beat of a drum, slowly towards the end. R.W. Fassbinder never gives an inch, this is his story to tell, his point to make.

  At the height of the great depression in Germany, over 6 million people were unemployed. This is where Franz Bieberkopf (played in an incredible performance by Günter Lamprecht) finds himself after being sentenced to four years in Tegel for murdering his mistress. An act the viewer will go on to witness…

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  Hellraiser 2022

  ★ Watched 07 Oct 2022

  There are reviews that just hurt to write. The original Hellraiser is incredibly personal to me. It was an awakening about my body, both queer and distorted. Things finally clicked about what I wanted to experience. It helped shape my queer identity early on. During Covid it helped shape my thoughts about the pain and depression as I finally came to terms with the damage done to my body by a hit-and-run at a young age. Everyone does not know…

Recent reviews

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  Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story 1987

  Rewatched 20 Mar 2025

  Multiple moments where my own body came into focus. A stunning restoration of a brilliant piece of filmmaking.

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  Deep End 1970

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 18 Mar 2025

  Perceived material and physical ownership of the body as a sexual entity/experience. Everyone is a pervert here, Skolimowski knows to explore each interaction with a god like eye. Never condemning sexual experiences, just the failures to respect them.

Popular reviews

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  Wild at Heart 1990

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 10 Mar 2025

  comforting.

  Unfortunately, I am discovering I have largely fallen out of love with Lynch. His films are incredibly well made but elicit no emotional resonance for me. Yet Wild at Heart is special, I feel safe in the American pastoral it creates. It's beautiful, sad and horny. A good reminder to be hopeful and patient within a messy human body.

  "If you are truly wild at heart, you'll fight for your dreams."

  So the dark side of the American road…

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  MaXXXine 2024

  ★ Watched 03 Jul 2024

  lol. Okay.

  Slight expansion of thoughts:
  I actually liked X and Pearl, I have also been known to defend The Innkeepers but jesus christ this was… pathetic.

  If you are deadset on referencing the religious exploitation films alongside the Giallo films of the 70’s/80’s, you need to have a distinct perspective to build off those references. You can’t do whatever cheap fucking copy this was, just because you know the references doesn’t mean you have the talent to expand on them.