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An Oscar worthy performance that pulls back the curtain for its fans and gives us the rare, quick glimpse into Malkmus’ mouth.

It’s a shame that the Stephen Merchant doppelgänger brother had his time cut short. I think he was onto something with his rants about daylight savings time and cemetery flowers.

The best part of post-watching a Final Destination movie is thinking of all the Rube-Goldberg ways to die on the walk home.

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

Watched on Sunday May 18, 2025.

Why can’t a girl just have a peaceful cup of tiger bone wine and a good nights sleep without having to be rudely interrupted by some egotistical, drunken men and loud children with weird hairstyles.

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

I love Michelle Yeoh so much. I love her 1 long, wispy strand of hair out. Her ability to fight with any kind of weapon. The way it looks like she is half-filled with helium delicately flying across the roof. Her equal balance of elegance and badassery. Her sisterhood.

The day after I watched this, I came across a children’s Little Golden Book about her life and it included a page about CTHD. A few pages later was about her Best Actress Oscar win. I tearing up watching her name being called and listening to her speech. Ugh, I’m so proud of her.

Reminded me a lot of The Idiots but Swedish and tapping more into second-hand embarrassment. 

In the end, maybe it’s ok to just lose all inhibition and dance to Le Sport’s Tell No One About Tonight. 

Watched with my male friends, pals. The funnies were definitely elevated with a crowd. Gotta respect Craig’s loyal devotion to Ocean View Dining. They can make a hell of a pair of earth tone slacks and sensible shoes. Perfect for work and adventures.

Watched on Sunday May 11, 2025.

*Make sure to watch the Criterion release. The included special features are a must-watch. The featurette about the restoration process was so interesting!

Stunning. The deepest pitch of black contrasting with the ever so delicate of whites had me hypnotized. And feel chills. I’ve only ever seen Onibaba from Kaneto Shindō which also has Cinematographer, Kiyomi Kuroda, behind the lens. The two make an excellent pair. Kinda slow burn but silently and atmospherically impactful.

I want to devour you. I want to chew you up and consume you.

Yes, puppets, headstands, and don’t forget the Sunkist!

* that early cringe interview and Gary interjects saying “they” were influenced by the song I’m Telling You Now by Herman’s Hermits..? The song was actually by Freddie and the Dreamers. 🫣

Is it a requirement that every parent in the Ghibli world has to drive like a maniac?

*B*U*G*O*F*F**B*U*G*O*F*F**B*U*G*O*F*F*

This movie has an endless supply of ambushes and torture via snakes and stinky shoes.

I have such a soft spot for French Black Comedy. This one was: short, absurd, surreal, with several twists and turns that had me guessing what was going to happen next.. Annnd my guesses were never correct.

As an OG CSI viewer, I appreciate Gil Grissom's beachwear 👀.

There was a time where I consumed everything that involved Greta, Baumbach, a Duplass bro, or anything heavy on improv/mumblecoreesque dialog. Haven’t rewatched since that time and the Modern Love run-dance has still lived rent free in my head for over a decade. ❤️

If there’s a robot movie involving a teenage boy, you just knnnow there will be a scene where he tries to sneak it into the girl’s locker room.

Bullseye!

Setsuko Hara is such a beauty. I love that every line she delivers she does with a smile. So happy. There are a few times when she gets upset, so her smile fades and your heart just shatters to pieces. Ah, quick, what can we do to make her smile again..

Watched on Wednesday April 30, 2025.

Ok. I’m torn on this one. Nicole, always great. Soundtrack was aamazing. Nothing is sexier than Robyn’s Dancing On My Own blaring while watching your work crush dance from across the room. Thenn.. an INXS drops and Samuel fucking appears in the door during the lyric “You Were There” I cackled. So cheesy but silly good. Love that song.

I know it’s from Romy’s perspective but was Samuel ever turned on? We see him dominating but did it really turn him on? No (shown) boners or cry's of ecstasy on his end..? I feel like he seemed to be in a constant state of boredom. Also, she’s a CEO of some robotic automation company… Umm girl, get yourself a few nighttime automation toys…

*Possibly unpopular opinion… but I think the hype of it being so hot and horny was overplayed a bit.. Was left a bit disappointed.. 😬

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

Had a lot of fun watching this. If you forget where it takes place… they remind you every 10 minutes that you’re…in… the… Walled City…

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

I. Just. Can. Not. Stop. Dancing.

I loved the dueling shot of the log swing and the forest sexy time. Even if you’re all horned up from funerals.. don’t stick it in crazy.

Not my favorite Quentin Dupieux film but the man can make a weird, interesting short flick. Killer Style.

Elated to see another movie that can be added to Sex Doll Movie That Has Heart list.

[Plastic creaking]

Accttion packed! Even through the duration of the credits I was still hypnotized with Chan’s moves. What a funny guy. Here’s a list of all the silliness that brought me joy:

Flutey upbeat buddy cop music, pastel wardrobe, chunky jewelry, all the various posters around town, courtroom wigs, endless smash cakes, butt cactus, pencil ramen, intruder mask, poop moonwalk, escalator squeeze, 3peat fireman pole, and the absurd made-no-sense mall store layout.

Now give us the prequel! Michael B Jordan would be a shoe-in for an Oscar.

Proof he can achieve compelling cinema on a shoestring budget and with HBO money.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Objectively bad, nostalgically ok-good? Couple things I picked up on this rewatch.. John Goodman was severely underbid his worth and sex appeal in that cabana shirt. Awooga! Where was Kaitlin Olson during that bidding war? And no one wants your songs when you hand them cassettes; you gotta buy a computer and make cds to be taken seriously.

Let the phone ring 3 times, cue noodle alley theme song, and only touch pinkies. Love. We’ve all been doing it wrong, people.

Watched on Tuesday April 15, 2025.

I like the idea of slowly infiltrating yourself in your crush’s life and when he finally pays attention you just pretend you can’t hear him and go back to snapping your tongs to your favorite song.

Watched on Sunday April 13, 2025.

I think most of the dialogue came from a found notebook of insults from an edgy teen. Not sure I feel about this yet.

What a rollercoaster of emotions with waterworks galore. Had some major self reflecting after this.. It pains me knowing that I’m the child that lives in the big city that doesn’t get visited often from my parents. And when I do, all they really want to do is just be with me instead of trying to visit all the tourist spots. It’s starting to sink in that my parents are not immune to aging and to all the normal medical struggles we get as we grow older. I carry a deep sadness knowing that they no longer can do all the things they used to do with ease.

I often toy with having age identity dissociation. I never had the motherly desire to have kids, I feel like I’m way too young.. Like maybe it will hit me when I’m older..(?) thus thinking that I’m not as old as I really am? Therefore, thinking my parents aren’t as old as they are either? Anyways, this movie really hit me in the feels. And all I want to do right now is give them a hug while I can❤️

Watched this late Friday/early Saturday. I honestly forgot what fucking year it was. In 2005, I waited a lot of tables to save up and buy a Sony Handycam only to record the most dumb, teenager shit in high school. I felt like I was just staying up late rewatching all my old, cringey movies especially all the night car scenes! What a time!

2006 or 2025. Doesn’t matter. If I listened to Eric Prydz’s Call On Me it would still pump me up.

That being said, this movie has a lot of divisive opinions once the credits rolled. That’s the beauty of movies; we enter and exit differently, pick up and interpret differently. Some people think it’s one big Call of Duty recruitment jerkoff or exploitation. That’s like their opinion, man… Our group took it as there was no real point and that is the point.. At the beginning it tells viewers that it’s based on a true story pieced together only by memories.. I thought it was really well done, dull and chaotic just like in real life. Take into that this unfolds in almost real time. The sound was great, jumped out of my seat more than once. Like most war movies, brutal and most likely a one time watch from me. 

Also, happy to see D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai get more movie roles! Kinda wild to see he was born 8 days after 9/11 and star in this movie 24 years later..

Yes, yes to all the 90s Hong Kong fashion! If those are their work uniforms, sign me up!

I learned a lot of from this movie! Never insult a woman in the daytime, make delicious rotisserie chicken if you want free kung fu lessons, the weakness of the armpit, how to master the buddha’s finger, and if you sit close enough to the screen you might feel their eyebrows tickling you.

I liked the beginning scenes with the secret mind talks and the inclusion of claymation. But if you must choose a movie starring a thirsty Rachel Sennott at a funeral pick Shiva Baby.

Watched on Sunday April 6, 2025.

Fun time! Much better then that Sandra Bullock ripoff.

• Legend of the Mountain
• Irma Vep
• 2046
• The River
• As Tears Go By
• Infernal Affairs
• In the Heat of the Sun
• A Touch of Sin
• Hero
• To Live

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Just a place to easily find them all for a Movie Madness run and minimize my watchlist.

• Ichi the Killer
• Happy Hour
• Funeral Parade of Roses
• Ran
• The Taste of Tea
• The Blue Sky Maiden
• Harakiri
• Marebito
• Shin Kamen Rider
• Demons

...plus 36 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Just a place to easily find them all for a Movie Madness run and minimize my watchlist.

• My Sassy Girl
• Save the Green Planet!
• Lady Vengeance
• The Chaser
• The Yellow Sea
• The Quiet Family
• The Tiger
• Sunny
• Midnight

...plus 12 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Underground and waaay above ground themes. Most new to me and a few much overdue rewatches.

• Save the Green Planet!
• Fantastic Planet
• Solaris
• Sunshine
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space
• Hard to Be a God
• Silent Running
• Alien
• The Right Stuff
• Starship Troopers

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Cooking, baking, food appreciation, and taste curiosity have to be a major theme. Ranked based on the aforementioned traits, more food scenes the better.

All movies ranked are recent watches. Will fill in accordingly as I rewatch older seen movies.

• The Taste of Things
• Little Forest
• Tampopo
• Sweet Bean
• Eat Drink Man Woman
• Babette's Feast
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
• The Menu
• The Lunchbox
• Ratatouille

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• The Exorcist
• From Beyond
• Onibaba
• Death Becomes Her
• Sisters
• The Incredible Shrinking Man
• The Skin I Live In
• The Brood
• The Monster Squad

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Cold and Christmas themed. Mixed bag of never before watched and haven’t seen in a long time.

• The Apartment
• Black Christmas
• The Hateful Eight
• Krampus
• Lethal Weapon
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• The Shop Around the Corner
• White Christmas
• Batman Returns

...plus 46 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1- 3+ Hours Long
2- 80s Action Movie
3- 5* Star Movie From a Friend
4- A24 Movie
5- Animated Movie
6- Apocalyptic Movie 
7- B-Movie
8- Biopic Movie
9- Centers Around an Animal
10- Childhood Rewatch
11- Filmed/Set in Ireland
12- Heeeaavy Vibes
13- Movie Based on a Book
14- Movie That Will Make You Cry
15- Movie w/ a Motorcycle 
16- Movie w/ a # in the Title
17- Movie Watched in a Theater
18- Movie Madness Miniplex
19- Musical/Music Themed
20- Ocean Theme
21- Oscar Best Picture Winner, Any Year
22- Road Trip Movie
23- Space Themed
24- Super Scary!
25- Western Movie

1. Killers of the Flower Moon

   1- 3+ Hours Long

2. Terminal Exposure

   2- 80s Action Movie

3. Sweet Bean

   3- 5* Star Movie From a Friend

4. C'mon C'mon

   4- A24 Movie

5. Kiki's Delivery Service

   5- Animated Movie

6. 4:44 Last Day on Earth

   6- Apocalyptic Movie 

7. The Giant Spider Invasion

   7- B-Movie

8. Napoleon

   8- Biopic Movie

9. Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire

   9- Centers Around an Animal

10. The Wizard of Oz

    10- Childhood Rewatch

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.