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Written and directed by Annie Baker, Janet Planet has settled in my mind as the best movie I’ve seen this year. It’s sort of a slow burn, but it keeps burning in your heart months and months after you finish watching. It’s slow and highly visual, but doesn’t feel tone poem-y at all. The performances are extraordinary. And the way that Annie uses the camera to convey emotion is like a master class. You never feel the director, only the story. But if you analyze the film later, you realize how gracefully you were guided through.
Aug 20, 2024
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The best $25 I spend every month. Literally pays for itself if you see one movie
plus if I see a bad movie I don’t feel like I wasted money
Jan 30, 2024
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or maybe Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
I saw hella movies in theaters last year on the AMC stubs membership but it was CGI monkeys carrying heavy emotions ftw
Apr 10, 2025
I recently watched The Monkey for free at Chicago's Music Box Theatre — and even stuck around for Perkin's Q&A session. I have to say, it was the best movie-going experience I've ever had. An organist played the score with diabolical cymbals in the background — come on! And the movie was hilarious and equal parts gory!
Feb 11, 2025
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is like a Vaseline-ish product…my understanding is it's like French Vaseline. Sometimes I get dry skin above my eyelids and around the corners of my mouth, and it helps a lot and doesn't do any damage like cortisone cream which can weaken the skin if overused. My brain used to be so susceptible to expensive “beauty” product advertising, but then I started getting really bad acne in my early 20’s, so now I see a dermatologist and use some medicated skin care, which helps so much and outside of that I love finding pharmacy or grocery store solutions to my skin issues. Like the aforementioned Homeoplasmine, coconut oil as body lotion, and icing my under eyes in the morning. This is all really obvious stuff, so I'm putting it under the umbrella of Homeoplasmine. (I do, however, still buy pretty lux moisturizers because the meds dry my skin out soooooo much.)
Aug 20, 2024
People will tell you to eat spinach or kale, but arugula is even better for the skin and I kind of like the spicy flavor with the little mango pineapple lime juice and a half a banana… So good…also, if you want to, sometimes I add some frozen wild blueberries and a splash of olive oil. I don’t recommend a protein powder in this unless it's flavorless.
Aug 20, 2024
Honestly, I may have replaced my love of random creams and serums with my love of what i call “drink-ys” Which here means: non-alcoholic flavored sodas. I do love all the crazy LA ones that have, like, mushroom adaptogens and promise to improve your mood. Though, thus far, nothing improves my mood like a lime yuzu Fever Tree poured over ice. Totally satisfies a craving for a cocktail or a dessert.
Aug 20, 2024