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Sybil is a really interesting movie about a woman who has 16 different personalities multiple personality disorder, also known as dissociative identity disorder. It cuts kind of deep so *trigger warning* to anyone with childhood traumas. But her relationship with her psychiatrist becomes so obsessive that you wonder if the shrink is making the illness worse just by being so intrigued by how different she is.
Jun 21, 2022
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It's autobiographical of the director who is a woman. The blurb on Letterboxd puts it really well, "she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive." I haven't seen it in a while but the subject is inherently sad and triggering so maybe not great for a group but I really loved it.
I think it would be interesting for a film club though especially since they casted an age accurate actress for the flashback scenes and I think in general it would spark a lot of interesting conversations!
It has Elizabeth Debicki, Frances Conroy, horses. It's very the body keeps the score, however I have not read that book.
And Laura Dern! Hello?! Laura! Dern!
tw: sexual abuse and that of a minor
And Laura Dern! Hello?! Laura! Dern!
tw: sexual abuse and that of a minor
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——— Typed "romance" into Max, and it recommended The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, 2001), so... I watched it.
No spoilers, but imagine my suprise when it turned out to be an erotic psychological drama about a sexually repressed piano teacher and her sadomasochistic relationship with her pupil (and her mother). It was unexpected, grotesque, and quite frankly, distressing. There’s both an understanding and a deep ambivalence to the story and the main protagonist that kept pulling me back, even though I had to take a break and watch it over the course of two days. Anyway! It was definitely a gripping watch, and I appreciate any movie that compels me to feel so deeply—in any way, even if I’m writhing in my seat😅.
——— Typed "romance" into Max, and it recommended The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, 2001), so... I watched it.
No spoilers, but imagine my suprise when it turned out to be an erotic psychological drama about a sexually repressed piano teacher and her sadomasochistic relationship with her pupil (and her mother). It was unexpected, grotesque, and quite frankly, distressing. There’s both an understanding and a deep ambivalence to the story and the main protagonist that kept pulling me back, even though I had to take a break and watch it over the course of two days. Anyway! It was definitely a gripping watch, and I appreciate any movie that compels me to feel so deeply—in any way, even if I’m writhing in my seat😅.
Dec 9, 2024
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Watched this movie last night and can’t stop thinking about it. I love how it delves into how awful obsessive thoughts and compulsions can be through physical manifestations of body horror. I’m not really a horror fan! But this freaked me out while speaking to the deepest parts of me better than most of my recent movie watches ever could.
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🐄I know going to a steakhouse is cheesy--- and I don’t even eat steak but Old Homestead put that wooooork in when they formulated that garlic bread. I’ve never had anything like it. It’s like a parmesan fondue with bricks of garlic bread stacked up like Manga, it is one of the best appetizers I’ve ever had. The crab cakes are great too, a nice jumbo lump crab without all that filler and a beautiful aioli.
Jun 21, 2022
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🌠Back at it again with the astrology!!! I think it’s cool to look at people’s primal astrology, especially in little private settings. Primal astrology is a mixture of the year you were born in Chinese Astrology and your sun sign. I like teaching people about themselves and it’s fun to think of each other as these little animals running around. It sounds crazy when you first look up the animal but then when you really read about the compatibility and career goals and personality each animal has a lot of amazing features. And it shows you celebrities that have the same animal as you. It makes a lot of sense to me since I have the same as Amy Lee (the lead singer of the most iconic band to have ever existed Evanescence), Jay-Z, Cicely Tyson, and Lucky Luciano who created the mafia. I’m a swordfish for example. Apparently I like to shock people with my appearance… like they do with their carrying “sword.”
Jun 21, 2022
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📺Even if you don’t speak Spanish this show is honestly hilarious. Throw on the subtitles. I like watching real life reactions and reality TV or game shows are a fun light hearted way to enjoy Penelope Menchaca is such a great host and there’s different themes for different episodes. The contestants each are introduced by their Zodiac sign, and then they do a little skit or challenge to feel each other out and then choose their match.
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