I went into watching the 2020 remake of The Grudge knowing not to have my expectations too high. With how recent remakes of the Ring have been, I didn’t expect them to capture what worked about the original movies and translate that into what works from horror now. In The Grudge (2020)’s defense, I haven’t… Read More Why I didn’t like The Grudge (2020)
Maybe I’m projecting, but after watching Mio’s Cookbook (2020, dir. Haruki Kadokawa), as much as I enjoyed the movie for what it was, I ended up feeling like there was a connection between the two main characters that wasn’t addressed or played out to its fullest. Mio’s Cookbook is a Japanese period film based on… Read More Mio’s Cookbook could’ve been gayer
Notable early lesbian film, Mädchen in Uniform is an important film in LGBTQ film history released in pre-WWII Germany by a Jewish female director. I have read in some places that this film was banned during the Nazi regime due to its lesbian themes, but then also have read that that might not have been… Read More Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
Daria is a US TV show that aired originally from 1997 to 2002 on MTV. I remember watching it as a kid when it was aired here in Australia, but at that point I feel like only really got the takeaways of surface level humour and thinking the characters were cool. I don’t think I… Read More Daria: The Misery Chick
I had more time to watch movies December due to taking time off around Christmas to see my family and wanting to make the most of it, so this is by no means an exhaustive list fortunately. I haven’t included Christmas rewatches of Happiest Season, The Santa Clause 1 and 2 and It’s a Wonderful… Read More December Watches: Not Quite Dead Yet; Phantom of the Paradise; Tokyo Godfathers; City of Trees; V/H/S/94, Mary
Really outdoing myself with how much later I’m posting this than what I intended to. I’m still busy, but I feel like I tend to intend to write more for this blog than I actually do writing lately. Not included here, but these last couple of months I’ve also watched Squid Game (which I enjoyed,… Read More October + November Watches: Cathy’s Curse; The Amusement Park; Censor; The Conjuring 2; Sleepy Hollow; The Ring Virus; The Last Duel; Sleeping Beauty
Happy Halloween! My introduction to The Ring was also my proper introduction to horror movies as a genre when I was 10 and watched the US adaptation of The Ring for the first time. My friend explained the premise and thinking I could handle it, I convinced my parents to let me watch it with… Read More The Ring: influences and inspiration
I feel like when I get busy watching movies is one thing that I end up doing less and less because I start to feel guilty about how I’m using my spare time. Here’s a few movies from August and September. I didn’t intend to do a double month post again, but time got away… Read More August + September Watches: Alien; The Night of the Hunter; The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf; The Vanishing
These days I tend to have a lot that I want to do and can’t seem to get all of it done. I hadn’t intended to make another two months in one post, but here we are. Not included here is: The Way of the Househusband – I watched the Netflix anime series and really… Read More June + July Watches: Gypsy83; First Love; A Fool There Was; City of Lost Souls; NiNoKuni; Permanent Vacation
Last month I went to see a small screening of the silent film I Was Born, But… directed by Yasujiro Ozu. I really enjoyed the movie and the experience of going somewhere new to see it. I’ve seen multiple Ozu films before, but this was my first time seeing one at a screening rather than… Read More I Was Born, But … & Some Other Yasujiro Ozu Films
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