the new needs friends
one of the most thoughtful, nuanced takedowns of elitism and gatekeeping in the arts i've seen yet, it's the menu with less blood
remy, a literal rat's journey becomes a metaphor for anyone who's ever felt shut out of a creative space because of where they came from or how they look. and then there's anton ego, the critic which feels like a callout as someone who's on letterboxd: severe, joyless, and seemingly untouchable, until the…
ari aster's Hereditary is a masterclass in genre-bending horror, weaving together a raw psychological unraveling with eerie supernatural dread. what makes the film especially sososo compelling to me is its use of an unreliable narrator as our window into a world where trauma and terror are indistinguishable.
at its core, this film to me is about generational trauma and inheritable mental illness. through the eyes of annie (a career-best performance by toni collette, i love the faces you can make…
despite this having a lot of sand, excessive heat, spikes and heavy metal chains amongst other things I dislike it still manages to not displease me cause i will always show up for overthrowing a tyrannical government. the need to experience live music with a guy shredding on his guitar while driving is forever ingrained in me now.
sexual politics of meat by carol j you will always be relevant
