Nowhere has been a film that been important to my life for the strangest reasons. I discovered this film around the age of 10 and it's actually how I discovered what being gay actually was. Of course around the school yard people would make homophobic jokes but personally I never really got it, as in I didn't know what people meant. One night when my parents weren't home I went to their bedroom to watch TV (the one in their…
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The Last Emperor 1987
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Tough to effectively tell a story of one of the most interesting lives of the 20th century, but Bertolucci mostly does it. John Lone is great (albeit way more handsome than Puyi). Puyi may have suffered from a lacking childhood but that's not excuse for being a major asshole as an adult. Joan Chen gives the best performance though. Wanrong's life is such a tragedy it felt at times almost invasive watching Chen.…
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The Doom Generation 1995
I spent 200 fucking dollars on the Sundance SLC pass but this week I've been either insanely busy or sick and have been unable to go to any films until tonight. I've joked before that my ticket to see The Big Lebowski in 35mm cost a thousand dollars, because I had stayed a few extra days in Boston just to see it. In all seriousness, this here was a $200 ticket. And it was totally worth it.
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