Ever have a dream where you died? I once dreamed that I shot myself in the head. Oh don’t worry, it wasn’t a dark thing at all, and I don’t have any real self-harm thoughts or urges. My motivations in the dream were more out of a sense of confidence: somehow I knew what would happen after I died and that it was going to be fine, so I just jumped in. I remember a dull thud in my temple…

Thought this was due for a revisit, because I've seen it maybe grow with some esteem over the years and I didn't remember it particularly fondly. On a second viewing, I really love the structure, pacing, setting, and just about everything technical — unfortunately, it's the story that lost me. If a big, twisty thriller has a twist that can be seen from the first 5 minutes, does that mean the movie isn't good? I'm not sure, because it's the…

Finally got around to seeing this one. The horror element was fun, and the claustrophobia was genuinely felt, but what I found most compelling was the film's surprisingly progressive representation of gender. The principal cast is made up entirely of women, which seems bold enough (for a film that doesn't take place in a sorority house), but the movie doesn't go out of its way to draw attention to this. These are just people whose friendship is based on their…

Spent around 90 minutes or so clicking around in this thing without feeling like I really learned anything. Fascinating experiment though, and I loved a lot about what this was trying to say and how it tried to say it. Never saw much Black Mirror so I can’t compare it to other installments. I might come back to this again to see what else I can make happen. 

P.S. There’s a particular thread I found myself in where you are…