Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977

★★ Watched

forget all currently known methods of torture. simply force your victim to listen to the soundtrack of this movie for 95 minutes and they will do anything you ask to get it to stop.

A Clever Crook

2018

★★★½ Liked Watched

I relate to him because I also love reading at cafes, rock climbing, punching myself in the face, and setting things on fire.

The Time That Remains

2009

★★★★½ Liked Watched

me go home? YOU go home.”

a masterclass in visual storytelling. sometimes you can make your aggressor look like a fool with a simple reverse shot. you’ve got your shiny big tanks and your huge spotlights but I’ve got this particular spot of the ocean where I can fish as long as I want and there’s nothing you can do about it. elia suleiman champion pole vaulter!

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

1989

★★★★ Liked Watched

a spectacle! but why is no one talking about that guy who just randomly went bald in the middle of a scene??

La Ciénaga

2001

★★½ Watched

made my tummy hurt 💔

The Celebration

1998

★★★½ Liked Watched

horrifying, but it all becomes very funny if you watch it as if the event is being filmed by a videographer they hired for posterity

Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

2021

★★★½ Liked Watched

her calling her daughter “mamita” and telling her cat her mommy would be home soon…this movie really broke my heart and then sewed it back up again

DIVE

2022

★★★½ Liked Watched

big movie for people who don’t talk to anyone and listen to music while looking out the window on public transport

Il Posto

1961

★★★★ Liked Watched

perfectly captures the palpable awkwardness of being in a room full of people you don’t know and the furtive glances you share with the one person who’s the same age as you. also excellently showcases the teenager/forty year old coworker dynamic. no one will ever look out for you like that one old lady at your first job who knows everyone and always has an umbrella.

Charulata

1964

★★★★ Liked Watched

love is you hearing me humming in another room and then a few hours later I catch you humming my song and I smile softly to myself

The Girls

1968

★★★★ Liked Watched

this kind of made the perfect accidental double feature with MARIE ANTOINETTE as that movie is all about a woman whose useless husband refuses to fuck her and this movie is all about women who refuse to fuck their useless husbands. highly recommend!