Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
I dunno… I think trying fit history into art is really hard bcuz art is inherently romantic and history is nearly impossible to romanticize. However, history is also riddled with stories of human excellence and triumph and inspiration which deserve to be portrayed artfully.
Hidden Figures is pretty conventional in its approach to the period piece biopic. I think the script could’ve used a lil more TLC bcuz all of the performances are done really well, there’s just not too…
part of a long cinematic tradition of proving that metalheads are in fact the most pure, the most wholesome lil guys. and you know wut the worst part is? i never learned to read
The horror trope where an intricate yet nefarious plan ensnares an unwitting victim until it’s horrifyingly too late (Wicker Man, Rosemary’s Baby, Midsommar, and yes, The Menu) is one of my absolute favorite tropes of all time!
But… Project 2025 kinda ruined that trope for me among other things I guess 🍔
Jane Schoenbrun really excites me as an up-and-coming director. I watched I Saw the TV Glow last year on my birthday and have not been able to get it out of my mind since. I think it’s one of the seminal queer films of all time.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair definitely showcases some of their dynamite strengths as a director: capturing atmospheric mood, transporting one (particularly the millennial) back to a particular time and place in memory,…