“i am a wound, and a sword, a victim and an executioner.”
-eddie in funeral parade of roses, 1969.
in the vibrant yet perilous underbelly of tokyo’s gay scene, amidst the neon-lit streets and intimate bars where the boundaries of gender and sexuality blur. funeral parade of roses unfolds as a reimagined tale echoing the themes of oedipus rex.
the narrative centers on eddie, a young and gender-nonconforming man navigating a world steeped in both beauty…
todd solondz has a magical way of turning the grotesque into a darkly whimsical carnival, where the rides might just leave you feeling a little queasy, but you can’t help but giggle at the sheer absurdity of it all.
take happiness, for instance—a film that serves as a masterclass in irony and hilarity, wrapped in a package of deeply unsettling truths.
in happiness, we’re treated to a buffet of interconnected stories, all served up by an ensemble cast that feels…
“i’ll be taking these huggies and whatever cash you’ve got.”
-nicolas cage in raising arizona.
raising arizona, a rollicking romp that takes the concept of parenthood to dizzying new heights. imagine a bumbling ex-con marrying a no-nonsense policewoman, only to find out that their dreams of a little having a baby are dashed by a cruel twist of fate: infertility. so what’s a desperate man to do? naturally, he decides to kidnap one of a set…
maybe you, i and the fish only exist in the memory of a person who is long gone. maybe no one really exists and it's only raining outside.”
— boy in angels egg, 1985.
angel’s egg, a film that’s like wandering into a dream you can’t quite remember but feel in your bones. picture this: a nameless girl, who could easily be mistaken for an ethereal muse lost in an otherworldly landscape, cradling a giant egg as if…
“i can't understand people who say that childhood is the happiest time of one's life. it certainly wasn't for me. maybe that's why i don’t believe in a childlike paradise or that children are innocent or good by nature. i remember my childhood as an interminably long and sad time filled with fear. fear of the unknown.”
— adult ana in cría!
cría! – a film that serves up a delightful cocktail of childhood innocence mixed with a hefty…
“do you ever feel like you’re floating? like you’re not connected to anything or anybody?”
- conversation between iris and margaret in clockwatchers, 1998.
i’ll preface this by saying i’ll watch anything, queen toni collette is in. ✨🫶
clockwatchers is a delightful romp through the world of temping, where our heroine iris, played with charming awkwardness by toni collette, dives headfirst into the sea of corporate monotony. she’s that lovable lonely soul, clutching her coffee like a life…
