This movie is a hard watch. It’s not particularly well directed or anything, but the story is just insane. I’ve only watched it once and will probably never watch it again, but it has come to mind maybe once a week since I watched it around 3 years ago. An honorable mention would also be Donnie Darko, but I’ve watched that movie like 12 times now, so I think it makes sense. I’ll go through phases where it’s just on my mind a lot and I’ll watch it like 3 times in 24 hours lol.
Nov 20, 2024
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Movie by Gregg Araki. Maybe the most emotionally devastated I’ve been after a movie. Watched it alone one night and cried for an hour after. May need to look up some trigger warnings, but definitely would destroy you.
Apr 18, 2024
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Scrolling through some of my recently watched…Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)16th century conquistadores driven to madness in the Andes. You can tell that these dudes were in the shit while filming. Always thought of this film as the original Apocalypse Now. Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. Good stuff.Badlands (1973)Seen It many times. Timeless visual beauty and performance chemistry between Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. Terrence Malick’s directorial debut. Love it.Network (1976)This screened the other night in LA while I was out of town so I rented it for the twentieth time. As relevant now as it was then. A stone-cold masterpiece. Paddy Chayefsky won an Oscar for screenplay, but it lost best picture to Rocky. Taxi Driver was also nominated. What a year!Tess (1979)Just saw this for the first time. One of Polanski’s best. Feel like he was inspired by Barry Lyndon.Year of the Jellyfish (1984)A French friend recommended this one. I think it’s kind of cherished by some as a trashy cult classic. But if you’re looking for a film full of gorgeous, topless French women on vacation in San Tropez in the 1980s, this is for you!The West (miniseries) (1996)I rewatch Ken Burns documentaries all the time. Jazz, Country Music, Baseball, Lewis & Clark, all of them. I’ve seen each one multiple times. The West is remarkable. A comprehensive deep dive into 19th century American history. 20-hours replete with unmistakable, soothing Burns-esque narration and somber songs of the old American frontier. Fascinating, harsh and profoundly sad.
May 30, 2023
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This is my all time favorite movie by one of my favorite directors and mad genius Alejandro Jodorowsky. It’s an insane movie: crazy cast of characters, outlandish plot, trippy cinematography, circus freaks. It starts somewhere you wouldn’t expect and ends somewhere completely different. It’s an odyssey. The beautiful insanity is both awe inducing and artistically refreshing. I couldn’t recommend it enough.
Sep 11, 2023
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Almost Famous, Boogie Nights, Licorice Pizza, The Holdovers, Dazed and Confused, etc. This is my favorite genre of movie. I will eat this up every single time. Masterpieces. All of them.
Nov 14, 2024
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It’s a wet and gloomy day. My hair is frizzy, my tea is ginger and peach flavored. I used lipstick on my lips and cheeks today and nothing else. The shoes I’m wearing are not made for the rain. This morning I was reading East of Eden. Frazzled is how I would describe myself right now. I feel like your favorite English professor who’s always running late. Highly recommend.
Nov 18, 2024
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Normally, I’m a big album person, but lately my roommate got me into listening to my liked songs. It’s amazing. You get the best of all worlds, Nirvana into Clairo into Caroline Polachek into Talking Heads into Andre3000… How spectacular that we have all of the music in the world just at our constant disposal.
Nov 12, 2024