GODDAMN

Magnificent. Still feels like the future and it was made in 1992. I’m enraptured, I’m ensorcelled, I loved this goddamn movie.

A tense, atmospheric exploration of xenophobia, hypocrisy, cowardice, and the long tail of tragedy set in a small town dependent on faith-based tourism. Shares a lot of DNA with R.M.N. 

Sought this out after seeing Reynicke’s Reinas at Sundance and I’m glad I did.

A testament to the narrative utility of a distinctive hair silhouette.

As with D1ne, Villeneuve’s D2ne isn’t super interested in storytelling as a character-driven thing and thus didn’t really grab me much, but once the edible kicked in and I just let it drift over me I had a great old time. 

Riding the worm: HELLA TIGHT

The footage of the storm rolling in… beautiful.

Actually Wild Mountain Thyme makes perfect sense when viewed as an act of vengeance by American playwright John Patrick Shanley against Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, in retribution for Three Billboards.

Super interested in what Julia Hart is doing with genre. This could stand to be just a bit leaner but it’s a sharp, thoughtful movie (with a killer soundtrack).