Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  I Am Cuba 1964

  Watched 09 Jul 2017 15

  One day, they might tell stories like this about us. If we keep fighting, one day, they will look back and see only the distortions of us and our struggle, only the broad strokes, and they will be so enamored with our victories that they make something as alive and wondrous as this to celebrate us. The story will not be exactly the same. The tourists who steal treasures and callously dismiss the women they use would not be outsiders,…

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  BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes, and Sadomasochism 1995

  Watched 13 May 2020 3

  Not enough films feature dykes talking about fisting.

  There's a special feeling when someone in a film, or the film itself, gives voice to your thoughts or feelings. When those thoughts and feelings come from someone real, someone who was speaking to a camera 25 years ago, it brings a sense of history. When those thoughts and feelings come from someone who shares identities with you, it brings a sense of community. We have always been here. I'm not alone.…

Recent reviews

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  The Little Girl and Her Cat 1899

  Watched 04 Dec 2023 1

  The Internet claims this is the first cat video, which is all the reason you need to go watch it. The kitty is a sweet floofy baby.

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  The Wedding Planner 2001

  Watched 03 Dec 2023 1

  Look, there's nothing to distinguish this from any other romcom of its era. It has no insights into love, weddings, marriage, dating, romance, sex, gender, or anything worth talking about. It's just a pretty obvious romance that has okay chemistry, offensive "humor" (two notable jokes are a deportation joke and a transphobic joke), and not enough Scrabble playing.

Popular reviews

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  Howl's Moving Castle 2004

  Watched 04 Jul 2015 6

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  I just want to note how this film's big, transformative kiss is between the main character and a turnip, and it has nothing to do with the central romance. That delighted me.

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  The Danish Girl 2015

  Watched 18 Jan 2016 501

  To my cisgender friends, I ask that, even if you would not normally do so, you please read this. This film was made for cisgender people, so I feel it important that I write this for cisgender people. I would not normally watch this movie, but it has been a subject of some discussion on this site in a way that has compelled me to watch it in order to discuss it credibly. I do not imagine what I have…