Halloween

1978

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

👹hey lonnie, get your ass away from there...😌😙

franchise binge/rewatch (including a tentative first-time dive into the Zombie-verse) to finally solidify my official Mikey rankings (+ Season of the Witch because obviously) has officially begun. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper is currently the only song i’m contractually allowed to listen to btw

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

Luke is such a dorky little nerd in this one i love him so severely 

in contrast, name a character in the entire history of film who instantly emenates as much aura and raw sex appeal as Lando Calrissian. i’ll wait.

Sinners

2025

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

when the dj hits that Rocky Road to Dublin (Remmick’s Remix) at the club 😈🗣️🔥💃🏻🍻🧛‍♀️

needed to see The Scene + Pearline singing Pale, Pale Moon synchronized with that one guy getting his ass stomped once more in imax for good measure <3

American Psycho

2000

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

I'm on the verge of tears by the time we arrive at Espace☹️🥺since I'm positive we won't have a decent table😔😢but we do.🥲😙 The relief washes over me in an awesome wave.😌😛

Donnie Darko

2001

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

Frankie Feedler. You him? He died. On his way to the prom. ? They said he was doomed. Jesus. They could have said the same thing about Donnie. 

wrote an ekphrastic poem for my advanced poetry course in college, that was formatted (roughly) like a script, where two friends discuss the ending of donnie darko in an empty theater after a repertory screening. i desperately hope i’m at least a bit less insufferable now.

Black Christmas

1974

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

perfect in every conceivable way — down to the disclaimer card at the beginning explaining that this particular film transfer retains the (beautiful) grain and softness of the original 1974 negatives 

not just a top 10 horror film, a top 10 film for me at this point — gorgeous, atmospheric, truly terrifying, and decades ahead of its time

Challengers

2024

kels
★★★★★ Liked 2

have really been trying to mentally prepare myself for what is beginning to feel like the somewhat real possibility that this is almost or entirely shut out at the Oscars in order to prevent myself from doing something reactionary which i can not take back but like — the thought of Luca not getting the director nom makes me genuinely sick to my stomach. feeling both incredibly blessed to live at a time where that guy is putting out multiple…

The Batman

2022

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

wracking my brain for a reason this falls short of perfect/doesn’t deserve the full five stars and i just … can’t think of one. forget CBMs, this is a generational MOVIE imo

when it comes to the most impactful superheroes of my media-driven life, i’ve always considered myself a spider-man girlie through and through, but when i really think about it, batman might just give that little rascal a run for his money. i was raised on campy technicolor Adam…

Star Wars

1977

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

i’d like to issue the biggest possible shoutout to my dad, who bought me a boxed set of these circa 2008 that includes the theatrical cuts🤩

yeah it only filled a small ish rectangle of my TV screen for some reason but guess what? Han shot first, I didn’t see even a centimeter of that nasty slug, and absolutely NO maclunkey❤️

leave them alone george! leave. them. alone. 

my favorite parts during this rewatch: 
-“That wizard’s just a crazy old…

Heathers

1989

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

okay FINE i’ll listen to Heathers: The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording) again

Hereditary

2018

kels
★★★★★ Liked 1

today i got to see the film that truly made me fall in love with being terrified — in imax, in a packed theater, on the big screen for the first time — and it was pretty cool! 

it’s hard to say if there’s much horror out there that looks better than this (miniatures, anyone?), that sounds better (“Reborn,” my beloved❤️), that is more expertly plotted or capably acted (the things alex woolf is doing with his eyes, body, and…

Suspiria

2018

kels
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched by kels

no i am not totally aping the vibes of this (more specifically the final act) for my current WIP! next question!