“Leave it to the Catholics to destroy existence.”

One of those movies that felt like it was made for me.

The Criterion Challenge 2025 Week 21. 1990s

“You're all free now!

92 minutes of brilliance.

“Hi. We need to get Rusty a girl.”
“There's a women's prison down the road.”

“When I told you when I had to work late? I really went to go see the new Twilight movie by myself, and it was so bad.”

Good call on my friend’s part to put this on. Funnier than I expected and that reveal was so well done.

The Criterion Challenge 2025 Week 20. Spine #451-499

“Some people, were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people, dance.”

The length got to me at times but I bought into the story pretty hard. It was easy getting lost in Cate Blanchett’s performance. Brad Pitt is really good as well, but she steals the show.

2025 Cult Movie Challenge Week 20: Lance Henriksen Week

“Wow, you mean there were dinosaurs here in Brooklyn?”
”Relax, Luigi. There used to be Dodgers here too.”

Spent a lot of the run time thinking “huh” but also “hell yeah” so that’s a win. 

Had to take a breather after the Twin Towers scene lmao.

The Criterion Challenge 2025 Week 18. William Friedkin’s Closet Picks

“Nobody escapes. Nobody ever really escapes.”

I did not expect this to get so violent but that’s not a complaint. It does get slow at times but all in all it works for me. Good pick, William.

“I watched you very carefully. Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast.”

Asked my brother “is this a horror movie?” right before we started so you can imagine how surprised I was discovering it’s a sci-fi romance movie! Something different from Carpenter but he nails it. Karen Allen is brilliant and Jeff Bridges plays his part perfectly. Great stuff all around.

“Well, perhaps the laws of physics cease to exist on your stove. Were these magic grits? I mean, did you buy them from the same guy who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?”

The Criterion Challenge 2025 Week 17. 1970s

“Deprived of lessons, I decided to run away.”

Can confirm this is a great movie to watch accompanied by an edible but also a terrible movie to watch accompanied by an edible.

“All in all, it wasn't a bad first day.”

Christine putting herself back together that first time looked so fucking cool. Carpenter really nailed this whole movie.

2025 Cult Movie Challenge Week 15: Park Chan-wook Week

“Confuscious said: wise men like the water, benevolent men like mountains. I am not benevolent, I like the Sea.”

Every element of filmmaking is on display in Decision to Leave. It captivates you from the jump and takes you on a journey that sticks with you long after the credits roll. On top of that, it looks and sounds stunning. The use of music takes these well written scenes and great performances to another level.