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Never Rarely Sometimes Always 2020
Wow. This film stands out as an incredibly accurate depiction of experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, the journey of seeking an abortion as a teenager in an unfriendly state, and navigating all of the complexities along the way. The most accurate depiction of obtaining an abortion I’ve seen in a movie, I think.
From her initial visit to a crisis pregnancy center, where self-administered tests are the norm due to the lack of actual medical professionals at these bogus centers, to…
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Nosferatu 2024
Hm. So many beautiful shots definitely, but I’m wrestling with whether the film is actually critiquing — or even just kinda sorta acknowledging— the tired idea that women’s autonomy and sexuality must be repressed and that women are destined for sacrifice. Or is this film just perpetuating it? I dunno. Even in death, women can’t just be (ugh). Still turning it over in my mind, but not in a worthwhile way. Maybe gothic horror isn’t my thing. Would be curious…
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Something Wild 1986
John Waters cameo! The Feelies playing a high school reunion where attendees wore kitschy miniature American flag hats! The delightful strangers in the back- and foreground of nearly every scene! This was a fun one, most of the time.
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Dinner in America 2020
OKAY WAIT. This turned out to actually be really fucking cute. A Rust Belt punk rock romance for the ages. 😍 A few notes:
1) I knew within 10 minutes that this was set somewhere within the Great Lakes region of America, specifically within an hour and a half of my hometown. I originally clocked it as Sandusky, Ohio, which wasn’t correct, but I was still within ~50 miles of Toledo.
2) This might be this generation’s Welcome to the Dollhouse
3) That song is a delight that I would listen to IRL???
4) “do you want to be in our riot grrrl band?” 😍Translated from by -
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 1990
Scenes from this movie pop into my mind every few years, and until now, I thought it must have been some weird recurring fever dream because it was so disturbing. It just popped into my head again, so I finally searched for "bizarro ZZ Top and Humpty Dumpty movie," and there it is. I loved this movie. I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I remember it being a dizzy, campy film that felt too adult for…
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