This was a very interesting one, and admittedly maybe not for the reason De Palma intended. You can clearly tell this film was directed by a man, as it employs several shots and moments that objectify its women, but in many ways, that puts you inside the heads of the two female leads. The men of this film are almost all dangerous and seedy, and this style of filmmaking causes the audience to be even more sympathetic and fearful for…
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Cecil B. Demented 2000
From the intro, I knew this would be my favorite John Waters film. Waters lovingly pokes fun at people who would use the word cinephile in conversation, and puts together his usual wild cast of characters to preach his insanity. If only Divine could’ve been around to be in this.
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Breathless 1960
My French classmate assured me that the dialogue was even more stupid in its native language than in the subtitles.
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Smoke Signals 1998
I liked when they got on the bus, a clear reference to Spike Lee’s 1996 film Get on the Bus.
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The Tortured and the Hare 2023
I liked it, but I wished the director had done something at the end, maybe with a post-it note, where the final survivor finds a kind of message that reads “you could have all escaped if you just used the power of friendship”
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Pink Flamingos 1972
“Watch as he not only commits another act of indecent exposure, but adds to this social horror by making his wife wait in the car! Is there no shame?!”
Definitely the most uh…filthy thing I’ve seen from this man. I don’t know if it’s the fact that I built up to this, or just that I’m not overly disturbed by the filth, but I actually laughed a good amount at this instead of recoiling in fear. More than anything, I…