It’s been over two years since the last time I wrote one of these, but I feel I have to talk about this one.
Aki Vs. Evil Special – El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast)
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My Favorite Directors… or something, it gets complicated, but I tried
I doubt it will ever happen, but I do think about making a movie quite frequently (and I do have pretty good plans as well, at least from the point of view of feasibility financially, because of extremely tight budgeting). I would really like to make a movie like the last two movies by Celine Sciamma. Both Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Petite maman are very cozy and secure. At the same time, I realize where my mind goes when working on ideas, my movie would end up more like one by Gaspar Noe, who makes movies about his own nightmares.
The Death of Judge Academy
Jawan Review
Jawan apparently means “soldier”. Why this is the name of the movie is not immediately obvious.
An Ode to James Gunn
Somehow it feels like James Gunn is a true veteran director, but actually he has only directed six feature films in seventeen years. That’s not nothing and is in itself impressive (how many people have actually directed six features?).
[RPG] Player Mistakes 3 – Undermining Emotional Moments
This had been saved in my drafts for five years with just the title. However, I still do remember the original motivator for this piece.
My Top 10 Favorite Elevated Horror Movies
Let’s start of with this: I hate the name elevated horror.
What Is Good Taste?
There’s a 90 minute video essay by CJ The X called Subjectivity In Art. At one point they have a discussion with Fantano (a well-known music YouTuber) on what is taste anyway. There’s a point there I found interesting.
The New Movie Going Experience in 2023
As someone who still regularly goes to movies, I’ve seen things change recently.
Why Aren’t We More Like Wednesday?
I had plans for today, but I got a cramp in my leg despite imbibing plenty of liquids, so I returned to the AirBnB to nurse it, which lead to me writing this, because I wasn’t able to walk very much. Therefore, here I am, lying in bed, writing this. And don’t worry, the cramp does have a very strained connection to what I’m writing about here.