I think I might have bought this on its terms—that is, as a film with a fundamentally conservative view of sexual pleasure that nonetheless gets and concedes the allure of "wrong" sex, and is more interesting for that than an outright sex-positive film might be—if Jeffrey ever showed even an inkling of being into the violence. My problem with Blue Velvet is not that it equates virginal blondes giving speeches in front of churches to good and horniness/promiscuity/BDSM to evil;…
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Sans Soleil 1983
Chris Marker knows, to his immense chagrin, that no "objective reality" can ever really be unearthed by a filmmaker. He's suspicious of himself, unsure of whether he can say anything of value about the popular experiences and the esprit du temps of Japan and Guinea-Bissau or really any other place. He lives in a world where 1968 has been autopsied, autopsies of 1968 have been autopsied, and the leftist drive to perform autopsies of autopsies has been autopsied—and he doesn't…
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Bohemian Rhapsody 2018
I want to say something to this film's young queer fans. (Buckle up, 'cause this will be long and full of links.)
I see you. Your love for this movie is valid. Never before in history has a movie with an openly queer protagonist played on 3000 screens in the US, let alone grossed over half a billion dollars internationally—that we've gotten this far is momentous and worth celebrating. I see your admiration for Freddie and his artistry; I'm just…
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2 or 3 Things I Know About Her 1967
I need all lefty philosopher bros to watch this so they know how embarrassing they're capable of being
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