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norwegian jack antonoff

“thank you for putting up with me” “i love you”

chapter 11

goddamn i was glued to the screen

these are officially my favorite zombie films 

i love the moments Boyle and Garland capture where the characters are still seeking and yearning for their humanity before infection!! this installment had more tropes but still so well done. i think they took the increased budget and gave us some really jaw droppingly bleak scenes. specifically the code red call to the snipers. the only scene that took me out of it was the car because in the first film the infected had no problem breaking through car glass.

if only rose byrne had told those kids why they were important smfh

holy shit i am so happy i got to see this in theaters for my first watch 

men made it 3 weeks before the loneliness epidemic kicked ins and decided they needed to start imprisoning women.

i wish she would’ve blown them all up.

this one hit me where i liiiiiiiiive. i went to catholic school through 8th grad and was in a YMCA youth group in high school. i was gonna say it’s not like this but it truly is.

the shame projected onto Alice is palpable. she is a true Hester Prynne and i love the realism presented by Karen Maine. this is exactly how it is. in catholicism you’re constantly under the guiding eye of “God” but when the hypocrisy starts to show and the rules are bent for men or anyone else it’s truly enraging. 

lesbians are our only saving grace

i’m feeling a little pressured into giving this a higher rating because i expected to like it a lot more but i can see how iconic it is

as a movie… 2 (maybe 2.5) stars BUT the one liners, aesthetics, and campy/ raunchy pushes were fantastic. hard to watch the m*rylin m*nson scenes knowing what we know now…. 
if rose mcgowan, judy greer, and carol cane didn’t carry the acting this would be a total miss.

I decided to revisit this because some people I really like enjoyed this movie and I felt maybe I was harsh the first time because quite honestly I wasn’t really paying attention

I completely missed the lake scene the first time I watched and I have to say that was the best moment of tension throughout the entire movie. I really enjoyed that it felt more like a survival horror video game than a movie. specifically in the ranger station where he collects his mask & weapons.I appreciated its commitment to simplicity in an age of more more more. the gruesome, unique, and practical kills are still the highlight for me. gorgeous lighting and setting. the shift in tone from johnnys serenity to the final girls fear was fantastic as well. 

i still have to knock it for the acting from everyone besides johnny. the mannequin they used for ehren was sooo not believable. and i stand by saying nothing happened lol

corny boots. devout christians are dangerously susceptible to being stupid.

fantastic. a slow and painful exploration of grief. i enjoyed the dynamics and true documentary feel of seeking everything explanation with no real resolution. the final consultation overlaps were a great touch. only mothers and teenage daughters know what that first real feeling of distance is like, and how impossible it is to navigate when you’re still at an age where you ultimately need your parent. i would say it’s one of the most elevated found footage films i’ve seen tbh

they don’t make dudes like this anymore.

does daniel day lewis ever play someone who isn’t an abhorrent person?
cool setting and story. leo isn’t my favorite as an “underdog”. the push and pull between Amsterdam and Bill as almost father and son added a lot to the first half of the movie. that almost kin like relationship with Jenny also adds a good bit of tension that i think releases too early on. 

growing up only seeing john c reilly in Talladega Nights and Step Brothers really convinced a whole generation he’s not an extremely multifaceted actor. 

trans representation that isn’t violent or exploitative or used as a punch line 🙂‍↕️

if a movie was a warm hug

cute, fun, gay, and good kills!!

today i will wear my white button down

he turned out like that because they raised him in that ugly modern house. dope soundtrack.

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holy shit!!! a movie whose premise is about men dismissing and silencing women’s emotions and intuition that is actually successful!! louises character goes from overly worrisome to totally physically dominating in the final act. ben’s “your being dramatic” dad character (that would normally be killed off) also steps up and has his own redemption after listening to his wife and daughter. don’t forget we know he was emasculated and yet he doesn’t let his hurt ego lead him. and a bleak as fuck (yet rewarding) ending where we see the violence of men ed down to the next generation. 

i know why people were happily surprised when this came out and i am too!!

YOU WANNA KISS MY BUTT

it really went there and i’m glad it did

best vampire hoard movie in recent memory!!! fantastic performances, especially from Sammy.

the score accompanying the first half of the film was my faaaaaavorite. so moving. i really wish it had stuck to that bluesy feel throughout. i felt the shift in tone left me with a more lukewarm ending than i had hoped. 

the message of the dangers of religious or social hive mind and not carving your own path landed really well. 

tongue in ear representation ✅

i implore any french film to have characters that wear makeup and don’t have fuck ass haircuts 

anyway this was fantastic 

snoooooooooop

there was straight up a “halt who goes there?” and a secret age by way of pushing a stone into a wall. i fear ridley is losing the sauce but i will continue to watch anything he touches.

paul mescals nose 🙂‍↕️

strength and honor 🙂‍↕️💯

joaquin ate that shit up tbh

Queening Out: With Hugh Grant™️

the conclavity of it all. 

roman catholic mean girls.

Watched on Wednesday February 19, 2025.

this movie would be a solid 45 minutes if every trick wasn’t shot from 5 different angles in slow motion. hatebreed mentioned. if skate movies got a blockbuster budget.

julia roberts is the most beautiful woman on the planet
more comedy than rom but a cute message. bring back chemistry in movies !!!

deserves an award for making one of the most romantic scenes in a romcom take place in a bathroom on staten island

2 words “straight fucking edge”

“I forgive you” FUUUUCK YOUUU

i cheered when the mom punched him in the face

cool concept!! it went one too many places but i like the use of all the different found footage styles.

made me really happy i stopped trying to make content lmao

austin’s acting was atrocious but i enjoyed the performance from the investigator/ implied stalker

no notes

“You’re not a messiah. You’re a movie of the week… a fucking t-shirt, at best.”

top 10 foot chase scene

worth seeing in IMAX

flawless, tense, gut wrenching at every turn. daniel day lewis is the most attractive and the most diabolical i’ve ever seen him. paul dano’s first sermon jumps off the screen. 

greed is the most american thing there is.

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first time seeing this in years!!

some genuinely funny performances from the cast. fincher always does a good job with that dichotomy.

i love that after the cab scene we never see Zodiac kill again because is shrouds the entire remaining 3/4 of the film in mystery and leaves the audience open and welcome to participate in their own manhunt. our uncertainty is just as potent as MR, JG, and RDJ. 

laughable efforts by the police make the search all the more frustrating.

could’ve cut 15 minutes off the length but overall a super fun thriller.

not my favorite eggers

the core 5 actors give incredible performances (with the exception of some of lily’s work). hoult carried the entire first 3rd.

eggers never disappoints on imagery, historical accuracy, or emphasis on how practical investments (makeup, costuming) elevate the experience.

let it be appreciated that Ellen is the hero of her own story.

worst day EVER

movie packs a punch and gets just the right amount of weird. more samara weaving fight choreo please.

alan cummings flamboyant hotel receptionist flirting with tom cruise easily the best part 

realizing nicole kidman is on the cover of one of my favorite albums also cool

once my mom told me you can tell tom cruise is a bad kisser and now it’s all i can ever see when he has a kissing scene and it ruins everything

they don’t make them like this anymore.

would’ve watched this a lot sooner if someone told me it was a cautionary tale about capitalist greed and animal exploitation

i was on fb marketplace for most of this but i caught the important parts and the soundtrack was so good and dev patel can do no wrong and i loved that the final confrontation was brief and brutal

original music was actually good!! good jump scares and will be seated for the 3rd one and the lead carried it sooo well

coming back to add that i enjoy the perspective of the female pop star who is clearly being used by those around her while actively struggling with the ramifications of addiction. this is the horror movie version of amy winehouses life.

beautiful and bleak

to be seen not ogled

well that was deeply upsetting… dylan o’brien i am free tonight and every night.

“If I threw myself at your feet and yelped, would you still walk over me?”

“Yes.”

freaky ahhh amish girl.

a great rewatch knowing the twist. the mirror room scene will always give me the chills. luca loves to let his films fizzle out….

“I don’t have any friends, Dr. Kimber”

the first hour of this movie is a doctorate lesson in gaslighting. pod birth scene 10/10. i’m so happy the tinfoil hat girlie was the last one standing.

sam raimi understood that the grossest thing that can happen to a person is ingesting foreign bile and then made a whole movie around that.

fell asleep for like 30 minutes but it made me wanna be a sexy late night radio host

“lick my plate, you dog dick!”

underwhelming ending but i like Stretch as a final girl!! theres a certain shot where the chase choreography with Strech and Chop Top was perfection. oh, and leatherface has a praise kink too i guess.

freaky ahh law office

james spades acts his ASS OFF. love wins 🫶

Atlanta Murder Kroger origin story.

DUUUUUUDE. i’m obsessed. the fact that this maintains originality 35 years later is a testament to how well it’s done, and, sadly, how much we’re in need of better slasher flicks. will be adding it to my yearly horror movie rotation.

• Before Sunrise
• Before Sunset
• Before Midnight
• Like Crazy
• In the Mood for Love
• About Time

• Pitch Black
• Valentine
• Jawbreaker
• Phantoms
• Blast from the Past
• Death Proof
• Planet Terror
• Constantine
• Josie and the Pussycats

• Intruder
• The First Omen
• Tenebre
• Suspiria
• Braindead
• The Innkeepers
• Friday the 13th
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
• The Last Exorcism
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Possession
• The Witch
• Thelma
• Under the Skin
• Promising Young Woman
• The Nightingale
• Revenge
• Suspiria
• Ginger Snaps
• You Won't Be Alone

31 horror films to watch in october

• Oddity
• Suspiria
• Tenebre
• Don't Breathe
• The Void
• Possession
• Dawn of the Dead
• Night of the Living Dead
• Get Out
• American Psycho

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.