RIP William Friedkin. This is one of the most important films of the 70's and New Hollywood cinema, when American directors started taking fearless approaches to capturing the grit, bleakness and paranoia of the era, often in a style of unvarnished realism. I missed this entry because Friedkin had done so many great films, even later in his career, that this one is almost obvious.
I was riding in a car to New York to see a movie, and the whole car ride there, I was just posting on a blog whose whole gimmick was that I would take a post and spell it backwards. Even really long posts.
"What if this is a past live as well, and we are already something else to each other in our next live? Who do you think we are then?"
"I don't know."
"Me neither. See you then."
Past Lives (2023) Dir. Celine Song
Movies watched in 2024
The casting of a new Spider-Man movie was announced and Brennan Lee Mulligan was set to play Peter Parker. All the YouTube comments were New Yorkers approving the casting.
It might seem like I’m joking when I say that Batman VS the TMNT is my favorite movie of all time but you need to understand that to me. to me? This movie has it all. The Gotham City Rogues all get fursonas. Two poorly voiced lesbians tearfully break up in a pizzeria right before Batman throws Michealangelo through the window. Donatello sees Damian Wayne and yells “What are you, five?!” Leonardo calls him “Little guy” and Damian fucking breaks his knees with a bo staff. Harley’s in her jester outfit telling Joker that eight years of college and three years of residency make her overqualified to be the sexy nurse. Raphael of all turtles lectures Batman about not being direct and trusting with his family. Leonardo kicks Ra’s al Ghul in the balls. Shredders asks Batman to say his last words and he goes, “Cowabunga”