i interviewed new Letterboxd member Martin Scorsese about the films that informed Killers of the Flower Moon, and what’s more, i managed to not pass away while doing it. full 11-minute video here, deep-dive article here, and his official list of 59 companion pictures to his entire filmography (which he overcame his fear of e-mails to send to us) is here. i cannot believe i got to type all of that, and that i got to press post, and that the links…
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Dead Ringers 1988
“In October 1982, David Cronenberg was reading the daily paper when he stumbled across a Far Side cartoon called 'Cow Tools'. He was so perplexed and inspired by the enigmatic panel, that he decided to make a live-action feature exploring the psyche of a cow driven mad by a need to recreate the aforementioned tools. Realizing the difficulties of working with an actual cow, Cronenberg shifted the story to focus on a pair of twins (Jeremy Irons) who dress in…
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Love Actually 2003
to me, you (Love Actually) are (so egregiously flawed that you swing back around to) perfect. on one hand, it is a horribly written trainwreck that finessed its way into the holiday canon through sheer star power and a grand total of 3-5 charming moments in a 136-minute movie. on the other, i need to rewatch it every December or risk septic shock. more urgently, i need to smoke three fat blunts with Hugh Grant (sativa), Colin Firth (indica), and Emma Thompson (hybrid)
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May December 2023
a beautiful venomous butterfly of a movie! my Portland pal Todd Haynes' latest is a probe into the delusional denials of perpetrators, their abject refusals to take culpability, their banning from entry even a germ of the thought that maybe, just maybe, they did something wrong. it's also about how Julianne Moore's character might not have enough hot dogs for their cookout and this is the worst thing that has ever happened to her, much worse than anything she might…
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Fight Club 1999
first watch: fight club is the best movie ever made
second watch: fight club is a deep commentary on the dangers of consumerism
third watch: fight club is a disgusting cesspool of toxic masculinity and it’s not as deep as its fanboys think it is
fourth watch: fight club is a critique of toxic masculinity and it’s deeper than its fanboys think it is
fifth watch: fight club is the best satirical gay romcom ever made -
The Power of the Dog 2021
the masculine urge to cope with your step-uncle’s pointed homophobia by storming outside and aggressively hula-hooping
