Riley

Riley

Favorite films

  • Possession
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • Showgirls
  • Cure

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  • Gremlins

  • Presence

  • Sidelined: The QB and Me

  • Nostalgia

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  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

    A cycle of abuse eating its own tail. Unsurprisingly very my kind of movie. 

    Resurrection takes its time painting an increasingly surreal portrait of a breakdown. Might be a bit overwritten, but with Major performances from Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth, a truly unnerving one-take monologue and a wild climactic act… I simply have to stan!

  • Story of Women

    Story of Women

    An absolute gem of a film. I adore Isabelle Huppert’s performance in this. Grounded and humane.

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    Pretty girls should ALWAYS smile

    David Cronenberg presents Death Becomes Her: Ultimate Final Boss Edition, Now Featuring Mo(o)re Blood

    Assaults your eyes (and EARS) in every way imaginable. It hits the nail on the head, then bashes the wall down, then takes a wrecking ball and wrecks the whole damn building. Even though I tend to hate lack of subtlety in movies….. when the visual language is this audacious…..… I can’t help but stan!

  • The Zone of Interest

    The Zone of Interest

    Ice cold. Systemic violence is a routine. An administrative machine of terror. 

    It’s impossible to watch this and not connect it to the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. The oppressor sits comfortably while deciding the violent fate of the oppressed.