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emerald fennell's Wuthering Heights reminds me why i fell in love with movies as a child in the first place. the more i watch her films, the more i realize she makes movies for the teenage cinephiles and honestly i dig it. keep being you emerald 🖤

Directed by Gregg Bishop, The Heretiks is a wonderfully witchy little horror movie that throws several different flavors of the genre into a blender. @codieallen.bsky.social reviews out of Fantastic Fest for here: www.thecurb.com.au/fantastic-fe...

Since I saw Alice Maio Mackay’s new film Our Effed Up World ahead of its Queer Screen Film Festival run in Australia next month, I wrote a little feature on her for @thecurbau.bsky.social you can read here: www.thecurb.com.au/the-evolving...

Montreal, My Beautiful really got to me. There’s something so beautiful about watching someone finally give herself permission to be who she is. Joan Chen is phenomenal. Such a beautiful film! my review for @thecurbau.bsky.social www.thecurb.com.au/montreal-my-...

stayed up late last night writing a piece for hayden panettiere. this hurts so bad. she was a year younger than me, and i literally grew up with everything she did. she was such a massive part of my childhood. first michelle trachtenberg, and now her. this really hurts. rest in peace, queen 💔

coyote vs. acme is an absolute delight. funny, chaotic, ridiculously charming, and somehow way more heartfelt than i ever expected. i had the biggest smile on my face the entire time. one of the year’s best! my review: fadeinbreatheout.substack.com/p/coyote-vs-...

my account apparently got suspended for who knows what reason? lol

I had so much fun with Forbidden Fruits I can’t even begin to tell you! It’s one of my favorites this year so far. It’s Mean Girls, but make it witchy with a slice of slasher—an instant cult classic! My review for @thecurbau.bsky.social www.thecurb.com.au/forbidden-fr...

Forbidden Fruits is basically Mean Girls meets Free People but make it witchy and slasher, and honestly, it feels made just for me. Instant cult classic. The kills are epic. Lili Reinhart gives pure bubbly pop queen vibes, and the soundtrack slaps so hard. I’m obsessed 💅🔪

netflix is actually criminal for the lack of promotion for this film because wow, it’s gorgeous! watch it! :) boxd.it/dtNtj5

Sirāt is fascinating in its hypnotic beauty, but sadly not much beyond that. I really couldn’t get into this one—it’s one of those movies you either love or don’t. Not really my cup of tea, unfortunately. Gorgeous to look at, though! My review: fadeinbreatheout.substack.com/p/sirat-revi...

For International Women’s Day, I put together a list of films directed by women, some underrated gems, some pioneers who broke ground. These are some of the stories that have stayed with me, and I hope they stay with you too! 🖤 fadeinbreatheout.substack.com/p/happy-inte...

i have a feeling the bride! might end up being a jennifer’s body situation. i’m pretty sure it even had the same cinemascore. i remember loving that movie when a lot of people around me hated it. now my friends love it and it blew up with gen z. i’ll happily ride that same wave with the bride! lol

I absolutely adored The Bride so much. Growing up, I was always fascinated by the Bride, wondering who she really was beyond that brief moment in the 1935 film. This movie finally gives her that life. My review:

#TheBrideMovie is the film I’ve dreamed of since falling for The Bride of Frankenstein as a kid. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale burn with raw energy, every frame electrified. Costumes, cinematography, atmosphere—pure, dark magic. Movie of the year 🖤

my heart aches for all those little girls ripped from this world, all because some orange fuck cares more about power and money than human life. it’s horrifying, and honestly, it’s shameful to be an american

yep, this is truly the beginning of trump-invested hollywood. I’m so fucking tired, man

it’s always about the shareholders, never the art. this paramount/wb deal will go down as the most disastrous, soulless moves in hollywood history. it’s bigger than just movies. this is going to cause damage in ways we can’t even fully see yet. scary stuff

honestly, if this deal with paramount/wb goes through I'll never cover anything from them ever again

reposting this list incase anyone missed it. it kind of blew up on letterboxd and now has over 300 movies. enjoy! maybe you will find something you will love! #FilmSky #Moviesky 🎬 #Sapphic #WLW #Lesbian #Queer

"If you love stories about women defying the rules, queer love that burns slow and bright, and fairy tale worlds that feel alive, you need to see this movie" i adored this movie! my review: #FilmSky #MovieSky 🎬 open.substack.com/pub/fadeinbr...

yes, i gave this 5* and i don't care, this absolutely rules. give me more please!!! boxd.it/dinRFD

so, i spent hours curating a list of over 200 sapphic films directed by women. stories about women loving women just hit different when women are behind the camera. i would love for you to check it out or maybe recommend anything i’m missing. :) letterboxd.com/caonfilm/lis...

i love mubi's short films. jokes aside this is beautifully animated. boxd.it/deOzBB

for those who don’t know: ALYSA LIU literally retired after the 2022 olympics, left skating for two years, went to college, lived her life, then came back, won worlds, and just won olympic gold. a comeback for the ages. i love seeing women win. i love figure skating. absolute cinema ✨

finally caught up with falcon lake (2023) earlier today, and all i have to say is: someone PLEASE, for the love of god, put sara montpetit in more movies. this girl channels anna karina, man, she’s so, so good. watch this if you haven’t! it's on tubi! :)

SAY IT LOUDER SO THEY CAN HEAR YOU IN THE BACK! i hate this so much lol

it’s insane, i’ve had people tell me i’m a terrible person because i loved wuthering heights. like, what are we even doing anymore, man? take me back to the early days of social media, or none at all lol

a week hasn’t gone by that i haven’t thought of the film sorry, baby. ugh, it’s honestly one of the greatest debuts ever made. eva victor is so special

Lauren Bacall could even make a cigarette look cool

A Family quietly captures the world of kids caught in the middle of divorce. Nina and Eli navigate love, loyalty, and loss with heartbreaking honesty. Tender, intimate, and unforgettable. #Berlinale My review for @thecurbau.bsky.social: www.thecurb.com.au/a-family-rev...

Rewatched The Big Sleep and, ugh, Lauren Bacall was so fucking cool, man

i get the criticism, valid criticism for this movie, totally fine, but that’s not what i’m saying at all. i just think people get so caught up in their analysis that they’ve forgotten what it was like to be a kid 🤷‍♀️ that’s where i’m coming from when i watched this movie lol

this interpretation reminds me of being a teenager, reading late into the night until the words blurred and sleep quietly took over. it feels like something pulled from that half dream state, soft, strange, and untethered from time or reality, existing in its own delicate, floating world

this may shock the world but as an english major i enjoyed the hell out of wuthering heights lol

Did you know Humphrey Bogart was buried with a tiny gold whistle from a charm bracelet he gave Lauren Bacall before they even married? It was engraved: “If you want anything, just whistle,” echoing her line in To Have and Have Not: “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve?”

Rewatched To Have and Have Not (1944). Lauren Bacall was the queen of cool, smoky voice, effortless slouch, a glance or whispered line that could cut through the room. She embodied danger, mystery, elegance. Not to mention her wardrobe in this movie was god-tier 🖤

The first episode of What Would You Like to Tell Me About? is now live with a conversation with Virat Nehru. Listen here: www.thecurb.com.au/what-would-y...

dude hasn't been in the mood for like 15 years now. this book is never coming out lol

not your typical review with this one, more like a personal reflection, but needless to say, i loved it 🖤 #FilmSky #WutheringHeights

New Sean Baker movie announced, and people are still on the Baker “this is porn” discourse lol. We need to move away from Anora being called porn, y'all

i enjoyed emerald fennell's wuthering heights, and that’s coming from someone who’s read the book many times throughout my life and even written papers on it 🤷‍♀️ it's one of my favorites lol

Need a movie to watch on valentine’s day? I wrote about a few of my favorite ones to fall in love with over on my substack. #valentines #filmsky fadeinbreatheout.substack.com/p/movies-to-...

to celebrate friday the 13th, here’s my ranking of the films 🔪🩸

Need a movie to watch on valentine’s day? I wrote about a few of my favorite ones to fall in love with over on my substack. #valentines #filmsky fadeinbreatheout.substack.com/p/movies-to-...

I’ve been a fan of Charli xcx since the early MySpace days (yeah, I’m that old), and I’m just happy this movie exists and happy for her and how far she’s come. The Moment is a glittery farewell to the Brat era, and I’m excited to see where she goes from here. My review:

Ah fuck. This is really fucking sad. In high school, I got called 'Dawson' a lot because, for some reason, folks thought I looked like James Van Der Beek. I followed his career after that, by osmosis and actively, and grew to love it. A great loss. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...