Half ๐บ๐ธ, half ๐ซ๐ท, all-around opinionated. Hitchcocko-Hawksienne. Mostly film but also books, bears, national parks, and opera.* *everything's politics
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Itโs #FemaleFilmmakerFriday! As I did last year, Iโm beginning my new #DirectedByWomen thread with an Indie Spirit contender. And, since itโs Christmastide, I'm bearing witness to the religious musical bio-pic THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (2025) by Mona Fastvold. #52FilmsByWomen #1
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If you live in New York and youโre dating a British guy named Eli whoโs a copyeditor, let me tell you: he spent the entire time at my coffee shop today telling everyone who would listen about how much he loves watching your cranky dog and his floofy cats interact now that yall live together. He was out here acting like he has the best life in the world. What an adorable keeper.
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The Marie Kondo takes is where I started realizing we donโt actually process or understand the things we read, because she said if it sparks joy and has real meaning to you keep it but if youโre just hoarding things with no emotional value to youโฆmaybe declutter your space a bit
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This is one of the most ridiculous things Iโve heard. A woman going through agonizing pain to have children is not a sacrifice. But a man sitting on his ass typing on a keyboard is.
And these people wonder why women want nothing to do with them!
A manโs labor is a sacrifice, but a womanโs labor is not.
This is how little they think of women and how much they think of themselves.
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I've been informed that federal election monitors are expected at three sites in Dallas County: a mosque in Richardson, a historically Black church, and a library in the epicenter of LGBTQ culture in Dallas.
The first of my #Noirvember #NoirDoubleFeatures comes ready-made straight from the recent Criterion flash sale: THE KILLERS (1946) & THE KILLERS (1964)
"I did something wrong... once."
โBurt Lancaster as The Swede in THE KILLERS
#NoirDoubleFeatures #Noirvember #1-2
ALT Movie posters for THE KILLERS (1946) & THE KILLERS (1964)
The second of my #Noirvember #NoirDoubleFeatures also comes ready-made, this time from the fine folks at Flicker Alley: THE GUILTY (1947) & HIGH TIDE (1947)
"Might as well be hung for two murders as one, is that your idea?" โMike in THE GUILTY
#NoirDoubleFeatures #Noirvember #3-4
Top 5* new-to-me watches in October:
MANAS (2025)
SPIRITED AWAY (2002)
THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1935)
CASSE-TรTE CHINOIS (CHINESE PUZZLE) (2014)
SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN (1929)
*Since I spent most of the month in France, and didn't watch any new films there, I only have a Top 5.
ALT Letterboxd posters for (left to right) MANAS, SPIRITED AWAY, THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN, CASSE-TรTE CHINOIS (CHINESE PUZZLE), SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN
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Itโs just crazy how literally nothing can break the perception that republicans are fiscally conservative. It does not matter that republicans have exploded the debt and deficit every time for the last 50 years, people still insist theyโre fiscally conservative
When you can't sleep and have an 11-hour plane trip
#LastFourWatched
ALT Letterboxd posters for ANTOINETTE DANS LES CรVENNES, CASSE-TรTE CHINOIS, TOUT CE QUI BRILLE, and PARTIR UN JOUR
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Sesame Workshop mourns the loss of Sir Patrick Stewart. Thank you for being our friend and for sharing your brilliance, joy, and kindness with the world. ๐๐
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noticing that no one thinks the dad is narcissistic for being the main characterโฆ.itโs just moms who are expected to fade away into frumpy side charactersโฆ.โฆ.#interesting
James Bond is dead, long live #FemaleFilmmakerFriday! Tonight's selection is MANAS (2025) by Marianna Brennand. A Portuguese drama set in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Available on Kanopy. #DirectedByWomen #52FilmsByWomen #45
ALT Kanopy thumbnail for MANAS featuring the film title in mauve and a young woman's face looking out from jungle foliage.
Though I didn't see any movies while in France this month, I did catch 3 #DirectedByWomen films on the plane: PARTIR UN JOUR (2025) by Amรฉlie Bonnin, TOUT CE QUI BRILLE (2010) by Gรฉraldine Nakache, and ANTOINETTE DANS LES CรVENNES (2020) by Caroline Vignal. #52FilmsByWomen #46-48
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Fun fact: in 2020 Florida Republicans paid (illegally) a man with the same last name as the Democrat incumbent to run in an effort to confuse voters and they actually succeeded. The Democrat lost by 32 votes and the sham candidate received 6,000 votes. Election was not overturned.
My favorite horror per decade
1900s: Barbe-bleue
1910s: Suspense
1920s: The Cat and the Canary
1930s: The Old Dark House
1940s: Spiral Staircase
1950s: Them!
1960s: Psycho
1970s: Jaws
1980s: The Fog
1990s: Fire Walk withย Me
2000s: Am.ย Psycho
2010s: Getย Out
2020s: The Substance
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