Favorite films

Recent reviews

• 

  Hercules 1997

  ★★★★ Watched 23 Nov 2024

  "Pfft Hercules didn't shape me that much as a person," I mutter as I eat off my vintage melamine McDonald's Happy Meal Hercules plate and quote every word of the movie and repress the funny feelings I had about my Meg doll as a kid and how I also believed that if I was simply a good enough person that I could find my place in the world and not feel like an awkward weirdo

• 

  I Saw the TV Glow 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Nov 2024

  I've been down with a cold for five days now, and the fog in my brain has finally lifted, leaving me with only the restlessness and self-loathing that comes with being "unproductive" while resting. I knew I needed a movie, something from my backlog, maybe give me a little cry to help loosen up the rest of my congestion.

  Ten minutes passed after the credits rolled before I could finally wipe my eyes and blow my nose. I guess the…

Popular reviews

• 

  Last Night in Soho 2021

  ★★½ Watched 29 Oct 2021 4

  CW: Discussions of themes related to this film, including assault, trauma, being followed, and mental illness

  I was 12 years old the first time I was followed, by two teenage boys as I was out trick-or-treating. I was 15 when a man caressed my knee in a packed movie theater. I was 16 when a drunk man grabbed me on the sidewalk when I was out with a friend. The first memory was apparently repressed, but dredged up as I…

• 

  Asteroid City 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Jul 2023 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.