Half ๐บ๐ธ, half ๐ซ๐ท, all-around opinionated. Hitchcocko-Hawksienne. Mostly film but also books, bears, national parks, and opera.* *everything's politics
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Itโs #FemaleFilmmakerFriday! As I did last year, Iโm beginning my new #DirectedByWomen thread with an Indie Spirit contender. And, since itโs Christmastide, I'm bearing witness to the religious musical bio-pic THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (2025) by Mona Fastvold. #52FilmsByWomen #1
The first of my #Noirvember #NoirDoubleFeatures comes ready-made straight from the recent Criterion flash sale: THE KILLERS (1946) & THE KILLERS (1964)
"I did something wrong... once."
โBurt Lancaster as The Swede in THE KILLERS
#NoirDoubleFeatures #Noirvember #1-2
ALT Movie posters for THE KILLERS (1946) & THE KILLERS (1964)
In honor of the South getting it done, #NoirDoubleFeatures goes Southern Gothic: DARK WATERS (1944) & AMONG THE LIVING (1941)
"Must be awful drowning in quicksand. Much worse than water. Water's cleaner at least, faster." โElisha Cook Jr. in DARK WATERS #Noirvember #5-6
ALT Movie posters for DARK WATERS (left) & AMONG THE LIVING (right)
In the spirit of the 2026 midterms, it's time to clean house! So I rewatched these blind buys and confirmed that even Joan Bennett can't save them: WOMAN ON THE BEACH (1947) & HOLLOW TRIUMPH (1948)
"Do you love him?"
"Love him? I hate him."
#NoirDoubleFeatures #Noirvember #7-8
ALT Movie posters for THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH & HOLLOW TRIUMPH
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
Wave so blue that Democrats who dropped out and don't even want to be there are still getting elected
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
If you live in New York and youโre dating a British guy named Eli whoโs a copyeditor, let me tell you: he spent the entire time at my coffee shop today telling everyone who would listen about how much he loves watching your cranky dog and his floofy cats interact now that yall live together. He was out here acting like he has the best life in the world. What an adorable keeper.
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
The Marie Kondo takes is where I started realizing we donโt actually process or understand the things we read, because she said if it sparks joy and has real meaning to you keep it but if youโre just hoarding things with no emotional value to youโฆmaybe declutter your space a bit
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
This is one of the most ridiculous things Iโve heard. A woman going through agonizing pain to have children is not a sacrifice. But a man sitting on his ass typing on a keyboard is.
And these people wonder why women want nothing to do with them!
A manโs labor is a sacrifice, but a womanโs labor is not.
This is how little they think of women and how much they think of themselves.
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
I've been informed that federal election monitors are expected at three sites in Dallas County: a mosque in Richardson, a historically Black church, and a library in the epicenter of LGBTQ culture in Dallas.
Top 5* new-to-me watches in October:
MANAS (2025)
SPIRITED AWAY (2002)
THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1935)
CASSE-TรTE CHINOIS (CHINESE PUZZLE) (2014)
SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN (1929)
*Since I spent most of the month in France, and didn't watch any new films there, I only have a Top 5.
ALT Letterboxd posters for (left to right) MANAS, SPIRITED AWAY, THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN, CASSE-TรTE CHINOIS (CHINESE PUZZLE), SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
Itโs just crazy how literally nothing can break the perception that republicans are fiscally conservative. It does not matter that republicans have exploded the debt and deficit every time for the last 50 years, people still insist theyโre fiscally conservative
When you can't sleep and have an 11-hour plane trip
#LastFourWatched
ALT Letterboxd posters for ANTOINETTE DANS LES CรVENNES, CASSE-TรTE CHINOIS, TOUT CE QUI BRILLE, and PARTIR UN JOUR
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
Sesame Workshop mourns the loss of Sir Patrick Stewart. Thank you for being our friend and for sharing your brilliance, joy, and kindness with the world. ๐๐
Sylvie ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท retweeted
noticing that no one thinks the dad is narcissistic for being the main characterโฆ.itโs just moms who are expected to fade away into frumpy side charactersโฆ.โฆ.#interesting
James Bond is dead, long live #FemaleFilmmakerFriday! Tonight's selection is MANAS (2025) by Marianna Brennand. A Portuguese drama set in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Available on Kanopy. #DirectedByWomen #52FilmsByWomen #45
ALT Kanopy thumbnail for MANAS featuring the film title in mauve and a young woman's face looking out from jungle foliage.
Though I didn't see any movies while in France this month, I did catch 3 #DirectedByWomen films on the plane: PARTIR UN JOUR (2025) by Amรฉlie Bonnin, TOUT CE QUI BRILLE (2010) by Gรฉraldine Nakache, and ANTOINETTE DANS LES CรVENNES (2020) by Caroline Vignal. #52FilmsByWomen #46-48
