A Christmas Carol 1935
The Thing 1982

THE THING! Hell yeah.

Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979

One of the few Christmas movies I can bear. But that's underselling it. It's bloody brilliant. Such a raw and compassionate experience. Gets better with each viewing. I love how it traverses that thin line between tragedy and comedy with ease. And it's among the few movies that manage to portray the concept of a found family with such finesse. RIP Satoshi Kon.

The Devil's Rain
Demon Seed

Longlegs. It was good. Maybe not as good as people in horror communities are making it out to be, but creepy as fuck and definitely worth a watch.

Watched A Christmas Story over the holiday

Queer (2024)

It was my first time to the theatres in years. I oughta see more movies.

How was it? I really like what I’ve seen of the director’s work.

I really enjoyed it (as a white gay guy), but I think certain audiences may not. I think the title "Queer" may mislead people unfamiliar with Burroughs to expect more inclusivity. But I thought the acting and overall atmosphere of the film were great. The Nirvana tunes seemed like an odd choice to me but somehow worked.

Nirvana made an EP with Burroughs so it makes sense for them to be on the soundtrack

Classic

Last film I watched was Red Beard. If you aren't familiar: it's a period drama about a doctor from a wealthy background, going to work in a poor neighbourhood, set in 19th century Japan. It was made in the mid 60s and was directed by Akira Kurosawa, and it is one of his best.

Asylum 1972 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068230/

Westworld 1973

a christmas trio

"Butt Boy" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7879442/ as odd as it no doubt sounds, but there is plot.

A mix of time off from work for the holidays as well as a wrist injury that has resulted in surgery has given me a lot of movie time lately.

Adaptation

Need to rewatch it at some point. I think that's one of the last movies in which I found Nic Cage unironically good and moving. I'm barring Into The Spider-Verse here, because it's a voice-only performance and a decidedly comedic one at that. Uh, maybe Lord Of War too - but I haven't seen it in ages. Anyway, he was pretty damn amazing in Adaptation. Great movie to watch if you're struggling with the artistic process too.