Chasing Amy is about a man pursuing a self-identified lesbian who is in the process of exploring her queer identity. It is not clear why Kevin Smith chose to explore this subject in his movie and I wish he hadn't.
There's nothing wrong with a lesbian character meeting a man that causes her to question her sexuality in a vacuum (though I'm going to be side-eyeing it in 99.9% of cases)... except that isn't really what this movie is about;…
Essential viewing for everyone. Massive breadth of topics covered, but there is a very clear string of logic connecting it all. If it has one flaw, it's the lack of depth in its coverage of these topics, but there is exactly enough information present to convey its message.
It feels distinctly bad watching this after the 2024 presidential election.
At face value, I think most people come away viewing this movie as brutal, nihilistic torture porn, but I think this movie lacks the kind of voyeuristic gaze of those films. Martyrs is an indictment of the self-serving violence of capitalism, religion, and politics. It's also an indictment of the bystanders who uphold violent systems of oppression. It's a profound "fuck you" to liberals and conservatives alike. The human world is broken and no amount of love and care after…
