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“We’re not like those Forrest Gump inspired uplifting dramas, we’re the cool Forrest Gump inspired uplifting drama”

I feel like this movie leans into tear jerking schmaltz while also trying to avoid it at all costs and sometimes that works wonderfully (Karen Gillan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Lillard, Mark Hamill) and sometimes it extremely does not (the ending and sorry but Nick Offerman). Parts feel so smug and full of itself.

I think overall it’s fine but not great and does not inspire me in any way.

(and separate note, why even have an 80s period piece if you were just gonna go down to costco and buy a 2024 Coke can to give the kid… really awful production design in those scenes)

Pretend It’s an Alley

love the Gary Panter, Lynda Barry, Richard Sala, Raw magazine scratchy art style

the best michael cera film i’ve seen today

This one feels like 2 steps forward one step back for Wes but the overall balance pushes me towards liking this one. I need to rewatch.

a beautiful light and spirit in this world who should have lived forever… love you Paul

Watched on Sunday May 25, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 24, 2025.

best spaghetti scene since Gummo best ending since The 400 Blows

as someone who spills shit on themselves then has to call it out with anger, i relate to this movie

Alice in Americaland

cubist amour fou

Watched on Thursday May 8, 2025.

ACAB

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 3, 2025.

masterful

Watched on Tuesday April 29, 2025.

as a mean person who doesn’t like meeting new people, i relate 🩷

Watched on Friday April 25, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday April 23, 2025.

Joan Chen MVP

ACAB

There’s always going to be queer subtext to any Vincent Price movie but the phallic nature of the stuff coming at camera was a bit much.

Horse in the house and i’m in the house horse

Watched on Thursday April 10, 2025.

Watched on Saturday April 5, 2025.

never wanted characters to actively die more than watching this movie

when I first saw this at 16, I thought it was the coolest movie of all time and now 20 years later, it’s still the coolest movie of all time

Watched on Wednesday April 2, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday April 1, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 29, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 20, 2025.

like a well oiled clock

tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

They couldn’t build a prison strong enough to stop me from saving Robot.

Watched on Tuesday March 11, 2025.

Watched on Monday March 10, 2025.

gen z Baby Jane

Watched on Friday March 7, 2025.

Watched on Friday March 7, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 6, 2025.

fuck him up Claire

A noble project but the movie itself is an hour too long. The same beats get repeated too many times and there are some bits that are so staged. But there are also moments of genuine artistry and camaraderie that make this movie worthwhile.

besties <3

gobble gobble gobble

Watched on Saturday February 15, 2025.

Watched on Friday February 14, 2025.

Watched on Thursday February 13, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday February 12, 2025.

the little flower was like an arrow thru my heart

• Poor Things
• American Fiction
• The Zone of Interest
• The Hunt for Red October
• Gangs of New York
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• Sunset Boulevard
• Burning
• Light Sleeper
• Bringing Out the Dead

...plus 24 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Communion
• Doppelganger
• The Psychotic Odyssey of Richard Chase
• Uncle Sam
• Zodiac
• Dirty Harry
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man
• Lake Mungo
• Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
• Snowtown

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Slumber Party Massacre
• The City of the Dead
• The House on Sorority Row
• The Blob
• The Demon
• Beyond Dream's Door
• Parents
• Thirst
• Def by Temptation
• Frankenhooker

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Rushmore
3. Asteroid City
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
5. The French Dispatch
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel
7. The Darjeeling Limited
8. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
9. Bottle Rocket
10. Moonrise Kingdom

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Movies I’m watching for the Xmas season

• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• The Nice Guys
• The Long Kiss Goodnight
• Blood Beat
• Claymation Christmas Celebration
• Morvern Callar
• Ben Is Back
• Carol
• Tangerine
• Christmas Cracker

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

Watchlist for Halloween 22

• Night of the Living Dead
• Psycho II
• Maniac
• Graduation Day
• The Amusement Park
• Daughters of Darkness
• The Velvet Vampire
• Fright Night
• The Midnight Hour
• The New York Ripper

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

My personal ranking of the brothers Coen.

1. Fargo

   It’s a classic for a reason.

2. Miller's Crossing

   A Dick Tracy cartoon and a tragedy put together.

3. Inside Llewyn Davis

   One of the best films about artists ever made.

4. No Country for Old Men

   Tommy Lee Jones makes me want to cry.

5. Raising Arizona

   A good comedy is hard to find and one that has this much heart and screwball energy is special.

6. A Serious Man

   Don’t expect a reward for being good but definitely expect a punishment for being bad. A film that shows that the 60s hysteria in this country is as old as Biblical times.

7. The Big Lebowski

   Lovable to the last minute.

8. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

   “We thought you was a frog” is the funniest moment in all of their films.

9. True Grit

   Just an enjoyable 10/10 across the board movie.

10. The Hudsucker Proxy

    Jennifer Jason Leigh is a national treasure.

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Christmas and/or snowy movies I watched in December 2021.

• The Santa Clause 2
• Robin Robin
• The Family Stone
• Christmas, Again
• Gremlins
• Jingle All the Way
• Metropolitan
• Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
• Black Christmas
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
• Seed of Chucky
• Titane
• Prince of Darkness
• House on Haunted Hill
• Society
• The Little Shop of Horrors
• Night of the Demons
• Mystery of the Wax Museum
• Muppets Haunted Mansion

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