Art as the match that lights the fuse to the dynamite of change. This is why movies matter. Overwhelmed by the courage from the entire cast & crew, hope everyone gets a chance to see this.

Conspiracy is the new sex! Grief eats the flesh!

It’s a movie overflowing with dialogue, zero silence to sit with an image, which initially I found mildly irritating, but it’s possible that Cronenberg is exploring how we use conversation about anything (and everything) to cope and to avoid the pains of silence— and I prefer to choose this way of thinking.

The biggest downside is how much the Tesla logo is on the screen. 

Anyways, it’s one that really cooks the longer I’ve sat with it, but not shocked people aren’t vibing with it.

The hyper speed moments of youth crashing against the hurdles of adulthood. So much will be said about Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, and Nykiya Adams, and rightfully so, they are electrifying.

But add Bird to the list of movies that not only accurately captures the lives of today’s teens, but uses it as a device to shape the actual filmmaking. Interstitials of video footage captured by the characters creates such a deep layer of connectivity— I wish more filmmakers would be more playful in how they tell their narrative, but I suppose this is one of many reasons why Andrea Arnold is so special.

Anti-Australian propaganda on acid (complimentary)

Unable to tell if this movie is actually compelling or if Phosphorescent is very good at making music. 

The reality behind legend, reckoning with the ripples of our youth — it’s a surprisingly tender experience thanks to the Richard Gere performance, but its exploration is so undercooked (dare I say, rushed). The individual bones are excellent, it’s just missing a lot of connective tissue.

Something about the ending feels like boomer’s on Facebook-coded, idk I can’t explain it.

The absurd measures in which we go for acceptance, love, and community— and the people who exploit those measures. 

Dogtooth fans, we won.

Hong Kong CINEMA, baby.

If movies from the West had this much juice, the world would be a better place.