*the substance* because it was the one 2024 film that crawled under my skin and stayed there
*aftersun* bc of its quiet yet soul crushing portrayal of familial bonds and mental illness, all through the lens of a coming of age story
*jackie brown* bc of the soundtrack and pam grier (duh!)
*black swan* bc a cunty schizophrenic ballerina changed the course my life in a cinema when i was 18
Jan 10, 2025
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Aug 26, 2024
first is mulholland drive— a movie that i just adore to my bones. everything about it feels like it captures the contradictions and dream logic of being a human being.
next is cassavetes’ opening night— probably the best on screen performance ever given. after a certain point, it felt like I was going through the scenes with gena rowlands.
the conformist— beautiful, obscene, strange, kinda sexy? truly unique movie.
close-up— never have i ever cried as hard to a movie as i did to this final scene. it makes you question what’s real and isn’t, and then say you don’t care. such a beautiful thing.
Jan 7, 2025
my top 4:
Moonlight (2016)
Rye Lane (2023)
Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994)
Happy Together (1997)
honorary mention - Nowhere (1997) which could be my 4th depending on the day.
Mar 23, 2024
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this is one of my all-time favorite albums and is def a no skip. the way kelela moves through a devastating break up and finds power in her vulnerability and sadness is genius. i will never stop rinsing this idfcccc
Jan 10, 2025
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swapping out the instant gratification of tiktok for the more personal and meditative feel of perfectly imperfect just feels ~ right ~ for 2025.
also i feel like the right people will just *get* this platform, while bigots and basics will steer clear from it. here’s to hoping 🤞🏽
Jan 10, 2025
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i’ve grown to really value my alone time, and i was able to reach that point once i started to associate time spent alone with peace, grounding, and recovery. when you’re alone, do things that bring you peace and inner joy so that over time, you begin to look forward to being alone. whether it’s self-care, reading a book, discovering films, or playing your favorite album, etc, learn to enrich yourself during your alone time. essentially, @ the end of the day we have to be able to depend on ourselves for a lot, so using alone time to ground yourself and learn self love is of upmost importance.
Jan 13, 2025