Queer film historian and programmer.
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Someone 1968
One of the first gay sexploitation films, but mostly just a curio -- I'll always go to bat for Pat Rocco, but this feature debut of his almost feels too lyrical (and too long) for its own good. Some great moments scattered throughout, though, especially the rapid-cut photo session montage and a nightmare sequence set in a bar that feels proto-Lynchian in the best sort of way. This film is proof that bisexuals have always been too overdramatic.
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Underwater Love 2011
There was no actual underwater love in this
(something something sex films are like musicals something something)
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American Movie 1999
I guess some people think this is exploitative, but it and the people in it are so inspiring to me. I love Mark Borchardt’s obsession with film; how he talks excitedly about shooting on 16mm black-and-white reversal stock and then later spends months stuck at a flatbed, cutting his direct-market thriller together. Watching this at a time when everyone has an HD camera and edit suite in their pocket, it’s amazing to watch a group of people who probably have…
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We're All Going to the World's Fair 2021
Strong buried memories of chatting with some guy who said he was the real Neo back in my teens
