Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Mommie Dearest was a film that made me feel much unease as the events in the film unfolded. The portrayal of Christina’s traumatic childhood was unsettling, to say the least as the audience caught a glimpse into the strained relationship between Joan Crawford and her family and the alleged abusive behavior Joan displayed towards Christina. My initial reaction to the end of the film was one of indignation as it was revealed that even in death, Joan got the last…
My initial reaction to the end of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar was one of awe and admiration. To Wong Foo is a lighthearted comedy which has a mix of humorous and heartfelt interactions between the three drag queens–Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes), Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze), and Chi-Chi Rodriquez (John Leguizamo)–and the other characters they encounter as they travel from New York to Los Angeles. On their journey, the crew passes through a small conservative town, where…
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Predestination is one of those films that will make you pause at the end of the movie, ask yourself if that all really just happened, rewind, and be completely stuck in awe as yes, the character that we were following throughout the movie was in fact the same person the whole time. After the first watch, I was left very confused and wondering how someone could have come up with such a convoluted plot line. But then I remembered that…
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My initial reaction to the end of the film was one definitely not of surprise. Given the fact the film has an entire franchise, I could definitely predict that the ending of the movie would not be a happy one. However, I think it is interesting that the group presenting NoES2 in class brought up the ending scene and how it may relate to the queer subtext of the film. I personally don’t think that the direction that Jesse and…