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This is what it’s like to be a man in woke America.

I am verklempt. That is a bona fide masterpiece.

I would like them to discuss this on The View. 

This is what happens when you don’t stay for breakfast with your one-night stand…..

JASON SCHWARTZMAN EATATHON.

Philip Seymour Hoffman steals the entire film with one shot. Immense man.

A little on-the-nose, but, of course, so is war.

KEVIN WILLIAMSON WE NEEDED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pointless, predictable, and devoid of suspense or heart, but I love a film on a secluded island where it rains the whole time.... And Jack Black came, served cunt, ate the scenery UP, then died, etc.

I understand your pain…

My mom and I started yelling about Amanda Palmer afterward because I said Anthony Weiner was the Amanda Palmer of politics and she said “who is Amanda Palmer”

Almost an anti-thriller in the sense that it sets up the tropes we expect from this sort of story and then refuses to fulfill them! Shocking that no one got murdered. Commentary on class went deeper than anticipated, and loved the balance of melodrama/ comedic elements with strong characterization.

Found it refreshing to see a male horror protagonist who is not remotely heroic, but in fact a total coward with realistic survival instincts… Donald leaves his wife for dead and I understand him… Think they could’ve probed this more before he was infected (or even embraced him as a flawed central character), but there there are still some compelling themes going on here. Jeremy Renner’s soldier served as an excellent foil to our scaredy-cat father, and the storyline continues a tradition of its predecessor in trashing the military/ institutional control.

Not as gritty and raw as the first, but certainly has merits!! It forgoes the ridiculous, forced love story that the 28 Days Later lost me with. I will say that Rose Byrne is not slightly convincing as a military official, but okay. Love the fact that this is post-pre-apocalypse film, with a slow burn and the illusion that things are now under control. Of course they aren’t.

I will settle for naked Cillian Murphy if I cannot have naked Christopher Eccleston…

Deliciously textured, patient, and heart-wrenching, despite the fact that my mother fell asleep 30 minutes in… ScarJo and Travolta are surprising and wonderful scene partners. This is Southern Gothic brilliance. 

I don't think they'll teach Burroughs at Catholic school.

Well, they ought to.

Adrien Brody creates something out of virtually nothing-- this would be god-awful without his complementary performances (although I wish the Vincent Gallo version had been actualized)! What a beautiful, beautiful man. I meowed several times. Anyway, this is poor man's Argento, and yet he directed it...

Watched on Saturday May 24, 2025.

I AM DOLL EYES, DOLL MOUTH, DOLL LEGS. I AM DOLL ARMS, BIG VEINS, DOG BEG. 

Soderbergh veers into territory reminiscent of Dogme 95 with his grim take on rural America and working-class existentialism, set within the milieu of a sparsely populated doll factory. I was transfixed by the improvised dialogue and visceral yet elegant storytelling— incredible characterization and a restraint in exposition that makes everything feel so much more… raw. But also shockingly rich! Possibly my favorite use of non-professional actors.

ENDING HAD ME SCREEECHINGGGG!!!!!!!!!! 🙀

Monumental to finally see in a theater… Foundational in every stage of my life… Tell me why I’m so touched when Sidney lets Cotton get interviewed at the end 🥹 fame-hungry king 🫶

Prior, longer review here. SCREAM 2 SUPREMACY!

“I’ll probably get blamed for that.” 

New York Yuppie Josef K I could be your next unbalanced blonde chick…..

New favorite Scorsese.

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS EMERALD GREEN!!!!

“I’ve been trying to kill myself all day.”

Things I loved:
-Opening sequence. Holy shit. Sets an exceedingly high bar for the rest of the film, which alas doesn’t do it any favors… 
-Backstory for Tony Todd’s character! A rare instance of retcon I can get behind! Makes perfect sense as an origin story, too!
-Many of the comedic elements land, especially related to sexy tattoo artist Erik. His death scene is the best of the bunch. 
-Does not pull punches with that final scene! 
-Log throwback OMG 🪵

Things I didn’t love:
-The excruciatingly dull main protagonist.
Stefani gave me nothing whatsoever. Laziest inherited trauma device imaginable. I wish we had stayed in the 50s for a Final Destination period piece!! Really loved what Bree Bassinger was doing as young Iris. 
-While the family tree element is fresh, I think it creates a lack of cohesiveness with the current victims— even if they are related. I do prefer it when we follow those who would have been the original casualties. 
-The moments of self-seriousness just did not work for me (many of these scenes revolved around Stefani, shocker!). Trauma, trauma, trauma, blah blah blah… none of the characters are developed enough for this to work.
-Again, why wasn’t it set in the 50s!!!????

Mary Elizabeth Winstead??? Twin tanning bed to coffin cut??? 9/11 mentioned??? Sharp as hell??? Female/male leads actually have chemistry??? ✅✅✅

People all over the world (Everybody)
hands ()
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world (All the world, now)
hands (Love ride)
Start a love train (Love ride), love train

The characters are considerably less interesting than those in the first + dialogue lacks the previous installment’s wit… The link they share to the plane crash survivors is clever, though, and the death scenes RIP (pun intended😔).

The voices of those in pain reverberate through her.

I stand with Gus Van Sant and his Death Trilogy. Gerry, Elephant, and Last Days excel in their profound ability to speak softly and carry a big stick. All of three of them should be much more revered. Ricky Jay is a HOOT in this. Wish I had Yellow Pages representatives, Mormons, and Kim Gordon visiting me… 💔

Good for him. I understand him. He did nothing wrong. Etc.

Love that neither lead is the archetype we initially expect them to fulfill for the story — both Craig and Austin are varying levels of kind, cruel, sympathetic, pathetic, and thoughtless. You will see what you want to see in a person, and your idolization or demonization of them follows— this captures that brilliantly. Facades, fantasies, friendship. I would say that, for me, this was not just about platonic male relationships (and infatuation generally!), but also the human tendency to grasp for something you can’t have. Pre-recorded Q&A was almost as hysterical as the film…

SLIPKNOT FEATURED!

Should be requisite exposure therapy for OCD girlies… Kerr Smith is a SNACK, Seann William Scott is a SNACK, and bf/gf getting matching bleach blonde dye jobs is the most disturbing thing that happens in this… SHOUTOUT “INTO THE VOID” BY NINE INCH NAILS 💅

I’m a simple girl… just give me bottle blonde Josh Hartnett hacking up people with a chainsaw whilst high off toad venom and wearing purple pajamas…

CELLO PLAYER/PIANO TEACHER GUY PEARCE IN AN AGE-GAP AFFAIR…YEAH HUH. I really do relate most to DILF white men fixated on the disappointments in their life </3 Pissed at his bitch-ass wife!

This is how I imagine the of Talking Heads spoke to one another…

This is the revolution. And you are the mockingjay.

UNBELIEVABLE WORK OF ART. GENUINE EPIC. UNRELENTING GOOSEBUMPS.

A many-splendored thing… ✏️📑💌

Sheer magic all around. The power of the whole is anchored by an exquisite first hour, which allows us to sit with these characters and their lives before the supernatural elements start — a masterclass in patient, elegant storytelling that doesn’t compromise character for plot. (Robert Altman, and I do not say this lightly, is clapping in his grave.) I wouldn’t have complained if a vampire never materialized, although give me 1930s True Blood any day. What a transcendent score, cinematography, and collection of moving performances; everything really and truly shines here. The past/present/future musical sequence brought me to tears, as it’s one of those treasured cinematic experiences where you just feel in your bones you’re watching something colossal and unforgettable. Long live Chicago Sammie.

Excels when it leans into the more absurd elements of its premise — observing Nic Cage become increasingly detached from sanity is always a delight. I’m not sure how inventive or thematically effective I found the whole, but some intense performances (shoutout to Julian McMahon, who holds his own up against Cage!) sustained my engagement. Being locked out from the life you want, from the home you wish you had — that was a bit more interesting to me than the meditations on masculinity. Although I suppose it’s all connected. 

I have a car. I have a job. I have a name. I have a son.

Pitch-perfect satire. Insightful without being didactic, in large part due to an eclectic ensemble cast and delightfully subversive character dynamics. Incredible editing and use of color. It has been said innumerable times, but Chloë Sevigny’s legs truly just don’t quit. Amalia Ulman, I’m watching you!!!

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Needed more Jew jokes

Anakin Skywalker is the Jimmy McGill of Star Wars

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

GUY PEARCE! GUY PEARCE! GUY PEARCE!

Expected this to be a grave meditation on grief and mortality (and it is, at times), but there is a sharp sense of humor that drives Cronenberg’s cemetery tech tale. Conspiracy theories, pornographic AI, incestuous family dynamics, Guy Pearce nerding out with his Diet Coke and STEALING THE WHOLE DAMN SHOW…. Even reminded me of Six Feet Under in certain moments, with the skillful intersection of comedy and dead bodies. Plus, Cronenberg finds a way to make video calls intriguing on screen (Atom Egoyan watch out!). Wasn’t sold by the ending at first, but it keeps growing on me. Pleasure in spite of grief, grief in spite of pleasure.

Retconning my cow tattoo Bernadette to be named after the First Lady of during 1995-2007 (but specifically the fictionalized version played by Catherine Deneuve)

Pete Davidson’s lips look sumptuous and ruby red

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Wiped the floor with Clerks… Delightfully nonsensical and offbeat, with a pretty precious meditation on storytelling. Mos Def MVP

Watched on Thursday April 17, 2025.

Astounding in every way and so deeply moving.

Like if Todd Haynes was dumb but I found myself gagged nonetheless. #gaylordi #gaysyedgarjones

And what if I told you this is the second greatest musical ever made… (Nashville is #1, Velvet Goldmine is #3. Okay maybe this is actually #3. Or #4 after Phantom of the Paradise. The point is I love it!) 

Joe Anderson should’ve become a superstar!!

First films are current top four. Rest are not necessarily ranked in any particular order.

• Nashville
• Seconds
• Speaking Parts
• Southland Tales
• The Trial
• To Die For
• Body Double
• Velvet Goldmine
• Phantom of the Paradise
• Brewster McCloud

...plus 170 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

First time participating in “Honey I Shrunk the Watchlist"! (Click here for Nina’s original list.) 

"Tag your films and lists with watchlist challenge and/or histwc2025. You can also tag each individual film and match them with a prompt by using histwrompt1 through histwrompt30 and histwc2025prompt31 through histwc2025prompt35, so we can see what everyone watched for each prompt!

Prompts
1. Watch the movie that was added first
2. Watch the movie that was added last
3. Watch the movie that is the longest
4. Watch the movie that is the shortest
5. Watch the movie that is rated highest
6. Watch the movie that is rated lowest
7. Watch a movie from the 1950s
8. Watch a movie from the 1960s
9. Watch a movie from the 1970s
10. Watch a movie from the 1980s
11. Watch a movie from the 1990s
12. Watch a movie from the 2000s
13. Watch a movie from the 2010s
14. Watch a movie from the 2020s
15. Shuffle your watchlist and watch the first movie that appears
16. Watch a movie from a director you haven’t watched anything from
17. Watch a movie that stars one of your favorite actors
18. Watch a movie that stars one of your favorite actresses
19. Watch the movie that is the most popular
20. Watch the movie that is the least popular
21. Watch the movie that was released the earliest
22. Shuffle your watchlist and watch the first movie that appears
23. Watch a movie from your favorite genre
24. Watch a movie from your least favorite genre
25. Watch the movie with the most beautiful poster
26. Watch the movie you have been anticipating watching most
27. Watch a movie from before you were born
28. Watch a movie recommended to you by someone
29. Watch a documentary
30. Shuffle your watchlist and watch the first movie that appears

Bonus
31. Watch a triple F-rated movie (directed by, written by, and led by a woman) (thank you kawada_kun for submitting this prompt!)
32. Watch a cult classic/movie that just seems bonkers (thank you Lisa for submitting this prompt!)
33. Watch a movie by (one of) your favorite directors that you haven't seen yet (thank you Ansem for submitting this prompt!)
34. Watch the movie at the halfway point of your watchlist. Round up or down if needed. (thank you Benjamin Baron for submitting this prompt!)
35. Watch a film from a country you've never seen films from (thank you kawada_kun for submitting this prompt!)"

1. Legend
2. Out of the Blue
3. Heaven's Gate
4. This Is How the World Ends
5. A Woman Under the Influence
6. S. Darko
7. Magnificent Obsession
8. Seconds
9. Deep End
10. Bad Timing

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

ordered chronologically by watch date! 🎭

• The Room
• The Brutalist
• Nosferatu
• A Clockwork Orange
• Hard Truths
• Nickel Boys
• The Last Showgirl
• The Room Next Door
• Better Man
• Flight Risk

...plus 54 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Dedicated to Courtney Love

• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
• Valley of the Dolls
• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
• Deep Red
• Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
• May
• Bubble
• Annette

• Zee and Co.
• Luv
• Night Tide
• Nadine
• Under the Yum-Yum Tree
• Leaving Las Vegas
• Angel, Angel, Down We Go
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
• Forever Mine
• Candy

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

1. Final Destination 3
2. Final Destination
3. Final Destination 5
4. Final Destination Bloodlines
5. Final Destination 2
6. The Final Destination

listed in alphabetical order :-)

1. 3 Women
2. 25th Hour
3. The 39 Steps
4. Absolute Beginners
5. Across the Universe
6. Adaptation.
7. Affliction
8. Amadeus
9. American Beauty
10. American Gigolo

...plus 251 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Joker: Folie à Deux
2. The Brutalist
3. Kinds of Kindness
4. Queer
5. Megalopolis
6. The End
7. A Different Man
8. Trap
9. Love Lies Bleeding
10. Anora

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

If you can’t see a better future, build one.

1. Joker: Folie à Deux
2. The Brutalist
3. Kinds of Kindness
4. Megalopolis
5. The End
6. Queer
7. A Different Man
8. Anora
9. Better Man
10. Conclave

1. Speaking Parts
2. The Adjuster
3. Next of Kin
4. Exotica
5. Family Viewing
6. Calendar
7. The Sweet Hereafter
8. Adoration
9. Chloe
10. Felicia's Journey

ordered chronologically by watch date! 🐶

• The Apartment
• Showgirls
• The Sweet East
• Ferrari
• All of Us Strangers
• Cure
• Female Trouble
• Badlands
• No Country for Old Men
• The Zone of Interest

...plus 132 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Jackie
• Blonde
• Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
• Maria

1. Nowhere
2. The Doom Generation
3. The Living End
4. Totally F***ed Up
5. Mysterious Skin
6. Smiley Face
7. Kaboom
8. Splendor
9. White Bird in a Blizzard

First time participating!
FINISHED 11/4/24

Cinemonster's list this year: letterboxd.conexionsite.com/cinemonster/list/hooptober-11-the-return-to-texas-because/detail/

There must be 31 horror films:
6 countries
8 decades
ALL of the films from a horror franchise with at least 4 entries (if there is a hard reboot, you can choose whichever has 4+ that you prefer)
1 film by Wes Craven
1 film caused by/worsened by weather
1 film starring a Black woman
1 Donald Sutherland film
3 films from New World Pictures.
2 Indian films.
4 Italian films
2 Horror comedies
2 films made primarily or entirely in Texas
1 film that exists in at least 2 available cuts (you just have to watch one. Bonus if you watch them all.)
1 Robert Wiene film
1 Michele Soavi film
1 film from 2011
1 film from 1984
1 Tobe Hooper film 

Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.

1. Demons

   Italian film #1

2. The Stendhal Syndrome

   Italian film #2

3. Tenebre

   Italian film #3

4. Cemetery Man

   Italian film #4 + Directed by Michele Soavi

5. Spontaneous Combustion

   Directed by Tobe Hooper

6. Cursed

   Directed by Wes Craven

7. Deadly Blessing

   Filmed in Texas #1

8. My Boyfriend's Back

   Filmed in Texas #2

9. Angel

   New World Pictures #1 + released in 1984

10. Hellraiser

    New World Pictures #2

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

1. Scream 2
2. Scream
3. Scream 3
4. Scream 4
5. Scream VI
6. Scream

• Prêt-à-Porter
• Joker: Folie à Deux

Films with music by Nine Inch Nails!!

-includes feature-length films only 
-in chronological order
-songs must be released under the name NIN
-includes pre-existing NIN songs OR songs composed for the film

• Class of 1999

  Features "Head Like a Hole"

• Prayer of the Rollerboys

  Features "Head Like a Hole"

• The Young Americans

  Features "Gave Up"

• The Crow

  Features "Dead Souls"

• Natural Born Killers

  Features "Something I Can Never Have," "Burn," and "A Warm Place"

• The Doom Generation

  Features "Heresy"

• Se7en

  Features "Closer (Precursor)"

• The Fan

  Features "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One," "Closer to God," and "Closer (Further Away)"

• Lost Highway

  Features "The Perfect Drug"

• Nowhere

  Features "Memorabilia"

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

ordered chronologically by watch date ✝️

• The Whale
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• The Fabelmans
• A Man Called Otto
• Barry Lyndon
• Triangle of Sadness
• M3GAN
• Shadows
• 80 for Brady
• Sabrina

...plus 100 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

each De Palma film to grace my voyeuristic eyes 📸 👀 — ordered by release date

• Murder à la Mod
• The Wedding Party
• Hi, Mom!
• Sisters
• Phantom of the Paradise
• Carrie
• Obsession
• The Fury
• Dressed to Kill
• Blow Out

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every film in the Legends Series - Alfred Hitchock DVD set

• Blackmail
• Champagne
• Easy Virtue
• The Farmer's Wife
• Jamaica Inn
• Juno and the Paycock
• The Lady Vanishes
• The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
• The Man Who Knew Too Much
• The Manxman

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

ordered by release date!
(doesn't include shorts/miniseries/made-for-TV productions)

• The Delinquents
• The James Dean Story
• Countdown
• That Cold Day in the Park
• M*A*S*H
• Brewster McCloud
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller
• Images
• The Long Goodbye
• California Split

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

each Altman film to grace my eyes, ears, and soul 💖 (listed in order of release date)

• The Delinquents
• The James Dean Story
• Pot au feu
• Countdown
• That Cold Day in the Park
• M*A*S*H
• Brewster McCloud
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller
• Images
• The Long Goodbye

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Magnolia
• mother!
• Cléo from 5 to 7

Will you eat the crumbly remnants of a stray dog or discover your $5,000 prize?

• The Out-of-Towners
• The Long Goodbye

• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
• When in Rome