Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  I Saw the TV Glow 2024

  Watched 19 May 2024 62

  Watched this with some friends and acquaintances, all of them outside the binary gender constraints of capitalist society, so some of my review may reflect the conversation we had afterward.

  There are few films that I have related to more.

  At times, it was painful to experience. The feeling of fear as you hear someone (your parents, your abuser, your siblings, your bullies, your best friend, your worst enemy) come into the house, forcing a scramble to hide whatever thing…

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  BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes, and Sadomasochism 1995

  Watched 13 May 2020 8

  Not enough films feature dykes talking about fisting.

  There's a special feeling when someone in a film, or the film itself, gives voice to your thoughts or feelings. When those thoughts and feelings come from someone real, someone who was speaking to a camera 25 years ago, it brings a sense of history. When those thoughts and feelings come from someone who shares identities with you, it brings a sense of community. We have always been here. I'm not alone.…

Recent reviews

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  Hen, His Wife 1990

  Watched 14 Mar 2025

  She did everything for that lazy jerk and he had the temerity to throw her out? I hope his human-worm-dog eats him, to be honest.

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  Cold Comfort Farm 1995

  Rewatched 07 Mar 2025

  Apparently, I mixed this up with another film, because while rewatching, I felt like this was leading toward some sort of unpleasant doom, so when it didn't turn out that way, I had a nice moment of relief. It works because it's not so much about this outsider telling people how to be, but rather, about her encouraging them to simply be themselves. It removes the condescending tone you might expect and makes it far more enjoyable.

Popular reviews

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  Howl's Moving Castle 2004

  Watched 04 Jul 2015 7

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  But I'm a Cheerleader 1999

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 28 Jul 2020 35

  I take a special pleasure in knowing how uncomfortable this movie makes straight people.