“Our father, king of worms, multiplier of numbers, we have made a cross-section of the facts, and come up with murder.”

Not quite as terrifying the second time around but still incredible. It’s impossible for me not to love a LSD-fueled, harsh noise, anarcho-feminist hate letter to psychiatry. This viewing really got me thinking about a close friend of mine who took her own life a few months ago. The recurring imagery of the main character as a martyr who…

It’s impossible for me to watch this film and not project a trans reading onto it. I totally understand why a lot of people call the twist cheap or say it reframes the whole film as lesbophobic, but I entirely disagree. Each time I watch this film I can’t help but read the protagonist as a closeted trans person, afraid that if they come out to the girl they love she will view them as a monster. The crippling fear,…

One of those really special films where your first watch consists of just letting the whole thing wash over you, and rewatches consist of noticing small details and trying to piece together multiple mysteries. I’m fascinated by the protagonist’s job, I wonder why she’s on the island, what she’s monitoring, what the purpose of these experiments even are. What’s with the frequent appearance of the number seven? It genuinely feels like rewatching a Lynch film, or Angel’s Egg, or some…

Hadn’t seen this since I was a kid and it’s surprisingly way better than I remembered it being. I think that’s partly because I’m currently in the middle of watching Star Trek: The Next Generation for the first time so I like, actually understand all the parody stuff for once. I think there’s also just a lot of jokes that went over my head as a kid. Apparently this was originally supposed to be an R rated film but got…

Immediately up there with Host as one of the most unique and innovative found footage films of the past decade. While it took me some time to get into the whole parody of a “cancelled” youtuber/livestreamer bit, by the time the supernatural stuff started I was completely sold on this film’s premise. Not only is this actually scary and occasionally funny, but it also satisfyingly handles all the usual problems of newer found footage films. Solid character motivation, in-universe reasons…

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Fuck this film. Far too up it’s own ass with white liberal politics to actually say anything of substance. The first half of this is a decently shot by the books single location thriller, it’s enjoyable and entertaining enough. The second half, however, is just a mess of a debate between the liberal protagonist and the far right antagonist. Almost every talking point imaginable is mentioned: anti-vax, mask mandates, school shootings, gun control, Me Too, Black Lives Matter, the…