we watched Gattaca in 7th grade science class and i have a vivid memory of silently weeping at my desk because i had never seen a man as beautiful as Jude Law in my entire 13-year-old life. i was so horned up for him in a way that i did not yet understand, but would come to once we rewatched it in 10th grade Biology and then again in 12th grade Human Anatomy and Physiology. always during the genetics unit,…
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Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
i interviewed new Letterboxd member Martin Scorsese about the films that informed Killers of the Flower Moon, and what’s more, i managed to not pass away while doing it. full 11-minute video here, deep-dive article here, and his official list of 59 companion pictures to his entire filmography (which he overcame his fear of e-mails to send to us) is here. i cannot believe i got to type all of that, and that i got to press post, and that the links…
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Naked Lunch 1991
great creatures, great hole horror, great psychosexual mergings of inorganic tools and organic flesh! i understand Cronenberg’s beautiful mind even if i don’t quite understand Burroughs’. “i thought you were finished with doing weird stuff.” “i thought i was too, but i guess i’m not.” is an all-timer exchange.
was only subconsciously aware that the protagonist is the same character as Daniel Craig’s William Lee from Queer (who is himself a self-insert of Burroughs) until my friend said it out loud…
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The Penguin Lessons 2024
amazing movie to see at 11:20am on a Sunday! when i first saw the trailer for this about a month ago and pledged to see it opening weekend in order to monetarily support Steve Coogan’s career, my guess was that it would be called My Penguin Teacher. so close!
the second installment in the Philomena universe (same screenwriter, same Steve), Coogan is once again playing world-weary and jaded—but this time he’s an English teacher rather than a journalist. and instead…
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Fight Club 1999
first watch: fight club is the best movie ever made
second watch: fight club is a deep commentary on the dangers of consumerism
third watch: fight club is a disgusting cesspool of toxic masculinity and it’s not as deep as its fanboys think it is
fourth watch: fight club is a critique of toxic masculinity and it’s deeper than its fanboys think it is
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The Power of the Dog 2021
the masculine urge to cope with your step-uncle’s pointed homophobia by storming outside and aggressively hula-hooping
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