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REVIEW: Companion
Sophie Thatcher is brilliant as “Iris,” a robot designed to be the perfect girlfriend in Drew Hancock’s 2025 film Companion. Companion starts off with a simple enough premise of a young couple spending a weekend with a group of friends at a remote cabin in the woods. Although it can definitely be argued that the
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REVIEW: Queer
This is my spoiler-free attempt to organize my thoughts about this complex, beautiful, and deeply human film. In Luca Guadagnino’s newest book-to-film adaptation Queer, Daniel Craig portrays Lee, a middle-aged gay man living a relatively peaceful, if a bit lonely, existence until he crosses paths with Eugene (Drew Starkey) and is inexplicably drawn to him.
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REVIEW: The Substance
THE SUBSTANCE, written and directed by mastermind Coralie Fargeat (Revenge, 2017) explores themes surrounding beauty standards, how the general public views aging, how women are treated based on their level of desirability, addiction, and the self-destructive nature that all of this internal conflict creates.
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SXSW 2024: Recap – Part 2
Better late than never, right? Last month I attended SXSW 2024, spending each day surrounded by hundreds, if not thousands, of other film enthusiasts and industry professionals. The energy of a place like that is incomparable, and I treasure the time I get to spend there. I saw some truly amazing films, and my Part
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REVIEW: Love Lies Bleeding
My spoiler-free review of Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian’s modern neo-noir queer romance! (I loved it)
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SXSW 2024: Recap – Part 1
First weekend of SXSW 2024 has been so much fun! I’ve gotten to see some amazing films and hear some incredibly talented people speak. Here’s a recap of the films I’ve seen so far!
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new release roundup: january & february 2024
the early months of the year are known for being slow and sometimes disappointing in terms of quality when it comes to new movie releases. for my “monthly” roundup i’m combining the couple i saw in january with the february releases.
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valentine’s day watchlist 2024
in honor of the holiday, i’ve put together a list of some extra-special romance films that i think would be perfect to watch alone in your room while eating the chocolate you bought for yourself (or with a significant other, i guess).
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REVIEW: Lisa Frankenstein
The coming-of-age genre gets a fun, colorful, and occasionally bloody twist with Lisa Frankenstein, a feature directorial debut by Zelda Williams.
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a love letter to Lady Bird
one thing that is important to know about me: greta gerwig’s Lady Bird (2019) will forever be my favorite movie of all time. it was the first film i ever saw that i really felt understood by, like maybe i had a place in all of this mess. Lady Bird came to me at a…
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Priscilla, and Sofia Coppola’s Portrayals of Loneliness
Sofia Coppola’s recently released Priscilla was one of my favorite films of 2023. I think Coppola creates such special work, and I am admittedly a huge fan of The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. She is great at depicting loneliness and isolation, especially the kind of isolation that can look so glamorous from the outside.
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my favorite watches of 2023 <3
this year was an AMAZING year for film!!!! so many incredible directors and creators released highly anticipated work and there was also a lot of really great work from the indie scene too. i discovered so many amazing works and really connected to some of them in particular.
“guess i'll see you in the movies” 