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This film is, to me, perfection. Lesbian adjacent stalking, huge focus on real estate and the two GOATiest GOATS- Cate B and Judi D- going head to head at the speed of hysteria. This is what I hoped I was getting when I decided to make a home in London (every part except an affair with a fifteen year old boy. Not good!) Not only do I love the aesthetic- a kind of drab cashmere cowl-neck with a hippie skirt, the sense that everyone is ten degrees too cold, tons of crown moulding- but I love any film about our obsessive cultural interest in catching mothers stepping outside of bounds, and what that punitive glee says about us. Watch for the complex social message, stay to see a young Juno Temple whimper-cry âIâM FAT AS FUCK, MUM!" (sheâs most definitely not, but she plays it perfectly.)
Jan 3, 2023
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Look I know itâs been recâd a lot, but I watched it again last night and itâs perfect. best film ever made. Nothing has ever expressed the bisexual teen intense friendship like it. The portrayal of angry hypersexuality in girls whoâve been assaulted, the twist on the vampire genre, the villainising of indie boy bands, the line âyou give me a wettyâ. Perfection.
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đŒCĂ©line Sciammaâs queer feminist period drama about two wammin passing the Bechdel test in the Age of Patriarchy gets a thumbs up from me. I watched this movie on the plane and itâs common knowledge that flying makes you emotional/horny, which might explain why it left such a lasting impression.This film has everything you could possibly want: lesbians, nudity, costumes, art history references, vision â all while maintaining an uncharacteristic degree of restraint and not going too hard on the political statements. The casual absence of men for the most part is a nice touch. Iâd even go so far as to say that itâs up there in my hall of fame, along with Harold Pinter and Joseph Loseyâs The Go-Between, Peter Greenawayâs The Draughtsmanâs Contract and Alain Corneauâs All the Mornings of the World. The only thing that wouldâve made it better in my opinion is if they delivered on all the threats of self-immolation in the end, but endings are something that filmmakers historically seem to struggle with, so next.
Aug 23, 2022
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âHere piggy, piggy!â From a bondage-clad Emmanuelle Seigner whipping her asshole of a husband Peter Coyote, while he writhes around on the floor in a porcine mask, to an uptight Kristin Scott Thomas lezzing off on the dancefloor on a depressing New Year's Eve cruise, as a bereft Hugh Grant looks on, Roman Polanskiâs erotic thriller is basically just a study of how power works in relationships, but with potentially more drastic consequences like maiming and murder.
Mar 4, 2025
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Itâs not that easy. It takes work. And itâs a power you must not abuse. But if you can give a fuck about the right things- your loved ones, your passions, the needs of an ailing world- and not about the wrong ones- OPP aka other peopleâs perceptions- you are freed from a certain sort of tyranny and your life force will be tripled. Most people have inherited judgements about the world that even they donât understand, so why should you? Youâre stronger, smarter and chicer than that! And youâll be shocked by how much of what you thought would always be your reality can be shifted using the renewed energy that comes from DGAF.Â
Since life is not linear, sometimes youâll think youâve nailed not giving a fuck and then something anxiety inducing or unkind or even mundane but alarming will happen and you SUDDENLY really really do give a fuck. Thatâs okay. But returning to a baseline level of DGAF is a good goal, so keep your eye on the prize.Â
Actually, fuck it- who needs a prize anyway?
Since life is not linear, sometimes youâll think youâve nailed not giving a fuck and then something anxiety inducing or unkind or even mundane but alarming will happen and you SUDDENLY really really do give a fuck. Thatâs okay. But returning to a baseline level of DGAF is a good goal, so keep your eye on the prize.Â
Actually, fuck it- who needs a prize anyway?
Jul 16, 2025
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What are men good for? Singing, apparently!
Iâve always been partial to womenâs voices- Lilith Fair was my first live music experience, which tells you all you need to know about why Iâm this way- but the boys are feeling feelings this summer and Iâm okay with that!Â
Role Model, MJ Lenderman, Cameron Winter (plus Experience, a new album from my husband, Attawalpa) have been the soundtrack to writing, swimming and riding to work across the George Washington Bridge.Â
If I ever have a son, I hope we writes a song called âMama On The GW Bridge.â
Iâve always been partial to womenâs voices- Lilith Fair was my first live music experience, which tells you all you need to know about why Iâm this way- but the boys are feeling feelings this summer and Iâm okay with that!Â
Role Model, MJ Lenderman, Cameron Winter (plus Experience, a new album from my husband, Attawalpa) have been the soundtrack to writing, swimming and riding to work across the George Washington Bridge.Â
If I ever have a son, I hope we writes a song called âMama On The GW Bridge.â
Jul 16, 2025
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Last time I recommended kittens. I still recommend kittens. But Iâve expanded my roster and wow, pigs are amazing. Theyâre not easy pets- they require a lot of focus, patience and gentle discipline- but they are so fucking smart and they have wonderful senses of humor. Victor, my boy, has a passion for unplugging lamps and yanking them off the table, then running away laughing. Itâs not a bit that would work for everyone- heâs sort of an Andy Kaufman absurdist- but I think heâs hilarious.
If you are thinking you might also want a pig, Autumn Whitaker is the woman to explain their inner lives: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGue5Kp5AwOXkReCGPUyImA
There are a lot of incredible pigs who need parents at pig icon Susan Magidsonâs Ross Mill Farm: https://rossmillfarm.com/
This is Victor and Cherry:
If you are thinking you might also want a pig, Autumn Whitaker is the woman to explain their inner lives: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGue5Kp5AwOXkReCGPUyImA
There are a lot of incredible pigs who need parents at pig icon Susan Magidsonâs Ross Mill Farm: https://rossmillfarm.com/
This is Victor and Cherry:
Jul 16, 2025