Tag: movies

The Metaphor of Chronic Illness in Rosemary’s Baby & Safe

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A month or so ago I finally saw Rosemary’s Baby for the first time. My S.O. had been trying to watch it with me for awhile, and I always pushed it off. (I don’t watch a lot of scary movies). This week I watched Todd Haynes’ film Safe, on the recommendation of another friend.  With… Continue reading The Metaphor of Chronic Illness in Rosemary’s Baby & Safe

Annihilation (!!!)

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I’ve been looking forward to Annihilation since before I even knew what Annihilation was. After seeing Alex Garland’s directorial debut Ex Machina I was immediately excited to see what this filmmaker would do next. Ex Machina was impressively simple and stylish. It made a dialogue driven story utterly cinematic. Annihilation‘s premise didn’t really excite me, and… Continue reading Annihilation (!!!)

Darkest Hour

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True confession time:  Joe Wright’s 2005 Pride & Prejudice is one of my all-time favorite movies.  I am in love with both Keira Knightley as Elizabeth, and Matthew MacFadyen as Darcy.  Early Rosamund Pike and Jena Malone performances are icing on this extra yummy cookie dough feast. The cinematography, production design and and all-around world… Continue reading Darkest Hour

Call Me By Your Name (Call Me When You Have A Good Opinion, James Woods)

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Moonlight and Carol of Oscar-seasons past paved the LGBT path for the cum-filled peachy delight that is Call Me By Your Name. But not everyone was as excited to bite into that decadent jizz fruit as I was. Actor James Woods, whose IMDB page inaccurately calls him “strangely handsome,” (because honestly, he’s just strange) was… Continue reading Call Me By Your Name (Call Me When You Have A Good Opinion, James Woods)