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livisunfair · 6 months

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Nov. 7th Watch

Priscilla (2023)

dir. Sofia Coppola

Wow, just got out of the theater watching this a few hours ago and have not stopped thinking or talking about it since. One of my favorite films to come out of this year. I don't even know where to start!

Coppola has always been more about showing rather than telling in her filmmaking, and Priscilla is a perfect example of this talent. This film takes subtext to a whole new level, each scene having its own essential contribution to the bigger picture. The story on the surface is simple to understand, yet the underlying subtle moments Coppola made sure to include, are what stands out to me. They happen quickly, so many 'blink and you'll miss it' details that make this film special, (the casino miscount showing youthful mistakes, the scale showing how little she weighed when pregnant, trying to do high school homework upstairs during a party of 25+ year olds, her returning to her natural hair color after spending time away, etc.) Again, showing things instead of outright saying them. Reading between the lines and seeing what these scenes actually mean. I love love loved it. such great storytelling.

Not only does this film share the essence of Priscilla's feelings, but it locks you in them--it forces you to feel her loneliness through a big empty house, through her lack of friends, through having nobody to talk to, through her isolation from her family. Seeing her forced smiles--understanding that uncomfortableness. Cailee Spaeny couldn't have done a better job. So skilled at showing emotions just through her eyes. One of my favorite performances all year, entierly captivating. Jacob Elordi effortlessly embodied Elvis, portraying him as a normal person instead of a hyped up caricature--unlike other adaptions--making it all the more relatable & sometimes, frightening. It strips away his stardom, for the audience and Priscilla, allowing us to get him off a pedestal and view him in a more objective way.

And of course, the cinematography blew me away-as I expected it to. Creative shots, beautiful coloring, visual storytelling-especially through the immense height difference. One of my favorite parts about watching was the fact that it never shows up on screen what year/month it is, unless it is incorporated in the film, the whirlwind of time wrapping you up and pulling you in-putting you in the shoes of Priscilla. I feel like Priscilla's life with Elvis was like this in a way, the years all rolled together until she started growing into herself without him.

The I Will Always Love You needledrop hit so hard. the soundtrack overall was amazing, and honestly the denial of having Elvis' music in here was for the best-keeps the story on Priscilla and allows the lyrics to match up with the events-another storytelling tool!

So yes, I really enjoyed this film, looking forward to seeing others reactions and hopefully awards in future. I just hope that people aren't going to bastardize it and use it as some "coquette" aesthetic and completely misconstrue this very important and real story!

#films #reviews #spoilers #rating: 4.5 #Priscilla

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longboxcomics · 6 months

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Wakanda #3 "Color of Death"/"History of the Black Panthers" Chapter Three

By VC's Joe Sabino and Mateus Manhanini

"Color of Death" by Ho Che Anderson, Sean Hill, Le Beau with Keith Champagne & Walden Wong, and Andew Dalhouse

"History of the Black Panthers" Chapter Three by Evan Narcisse, Natacha Bustos, and Jordie Bellaire

#Wakanda #VC's Joe Sabino #Mateus Manhanini #Ho Che Anderson #Sean Hill #Le Beau with Keith Champagne & Walden Wong #Andew Dalhouse #Evan Narcisse #Natacha Bustos #Jordie Bellaire #Marvel Comics #2023 #rating: 4.5

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fourinterests · 1 year

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Book Review: If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

The reviews continue! This time the review is a part of The Write Reads and Penguin Books Ultimate blog tour. So without further ado, let me present to you… Title: If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come Author: Jen St. Jude Length: 416 pages Genre: Young Adult, Queer, LGBT, Romance, Science Fiction Publication Date:11 May 2023 Publisher: Penguin A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher…

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#Age Range: PG-15 #Author: J #Book: Blog Tour #Genre: Adventure #Genre: Angst #Genre: LGBTQ+ Lit #Genre: Romance #Genre: Science Fiction #Genre: Young Adult #Month: May 2023 #Rating: 4.5 #Title: I

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thequeerbookish · 2 years

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Review: Stone Wings by Jenn Burke

"I was hooked as soon as I saw Jenn Burke using the fake dating trope in Stone Wings. Okay, that's a lie. I was hooked as soon as I saw her new series announcement."

This queer paranormal romance features the fake dating trope and is full of banter and interesting lore. Quick Info Stone WingsBlurb Stone WingsThe Queer’s ReviewBookish ThoughtsDisclaimerSimiliar Books to Stone WingsNot Dead Yet by Jenn BurkeDeference by Lila Mina Goodreads | Amazon* Quick InfoStone Wings Title: Stone WingsSeries: Gargoyles of Arrington book 1Author: Jenn BurkeRelease Date:…

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#author: Jenn Burke #genre: paranormal #genre: romance #rating: 4.5 #series: gargoyles of arrington #stone wings #theme: fake relationship #theme: magic #theme: mythology #type: book reviews

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gothlisteningclub · 3 months

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Welcome to the goth listening club! I'll post a new album every day. To participate, listen to the album sometime throughout the course of your day, then come back and give it a rating! The idea is for us all to try out new goth music and connect with other goths, so feel free to reblog with your thoughts, start discussions in the replies, and share your own favorite goth music!

submit albums here!

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year

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"distant relative" i assume you are referring to my father?

#happy father's day everyone!#mine was fucking terrible he received a C- rating at best #and that is me being fucking GENEROUS with the grading rubric yeah #anyway i love and respect anyone who feels the need to quietly publicly shame their negligent father figure on anonymous social media #there should be a RateMyProfessor website but it's RateMyParents #it would serve no possible practical purpose but it would be as potentially psychologically scalding as a ghost pepper and/or supernova so.#do it #.......that could actually be so interesting #comparing and contrasting the reviews of siblings and half-siblings and step-siblings #the differences in parental perception between the Black Sheep/Scapegoat and the Golden Child and the Middle Child and So On #(on that note why are the two main idioms for being blacklisted in your own family both *livestock* related who laid that groundwork)#ANYway. back to RateMyFather #this one dad gets nine 5-star reviews and one absolutely SCATHING no-stars review #which mathematically leaves him with a 4.5 rating BUT #the main thing you are left wondering is how did one dad end up with TEN reviews that is in itself an Indictment

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twelverriver · 10 months

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Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Rogue Nation

#rebecca ferguson #rfergusonedit #missionimpossibleedit #ilsafaustedit #ilsa faust #mission impossible #femalegifsource #ladiesofcinema #femalecharacters #milfsource #*mine #god i love this movie #rn my rating is 4.5 stars i feel like i might up it again next time i watch #its just. so good #she !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#ilsa faust i LOVE YOU

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tiktaalic · 4 months

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I wish books were good. No let me lower the bar. I wish books were enjoyable

#Ankther miserable slog through a book with a 4.5 rating on goodreads where people enthuse about the tension (nonexistent) and prose (also #nonexistent)#etxt

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prrcyjacksons · 1 year

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BOOKS READ IN 2023 ⫸ King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Claire

“ All of the stars in the sky are not as bright as my love for you. ”

#king of battle and blood #rating : 4.5⭐#scarlett st clair #adrian x isolde #king adrian #isolde #litedit #yalitedit #bookedit #fictiondaily #fictionnet #chaptersnet #booksocietynet #nalitedit #*belledit #*2023reads #scheduled #*sobs* i spent waaay too much time on this edit and it doesn't even have a fandom on here #also if you're ever considering picking up this book its hELLA smut-alicious. you've been warned <3

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livisunfair · 6 months

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Nov. 4th rewatch

Hard Candy (2005)

dir. David Slade

I first watched this first when i was 14 and it definitely fucked me up, but i thought it was great nonetheless then, and even more so now.

Starting off with the directing itself, the shots in this movie are more often than not extremely close up, boxing the viewer in and creating a claustrophobic atmosphere. i enjoyed the shift in warm coloring to the stark reds and blues once hayley got to work. the shaky camera during the fast-paced and fight scenes-i mean this is an extremely interactive film even if it did not intend to be! it grabs you in from the very first second out of horror from those text messages. The dialogue in here is terrific; sickening, actually. i found myself wanting to mute the TV just so i wouldn't have to hear jeff talk. the end baffled me when jeff still had the audacity to feel like hayley owed him honesty, i wish she would have just kicked him off the roof. tbh, i think hayley could have tortured him more.

This is such an excellent film on so many accounts, it will always be relevant. elliot page blew me away watching it a second time, as much as he did the first. cannot believe he was 16 while filming this!

"it's just so easy to blame a kid, isn't it! Just because a girl knows how to imitate a woman does not mean she's ready to do what a woman does."

#films #reviews #spoilers #rewatch #rating: 4.5

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longboxcomics · 6 months

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Black Panther #12 (LGY209) "All This and the World, Too" Book Two

By John Ridley, Germán Peralta, Ceci de la Cruz, VC’s Joe Sabino, and Alex Ross

This is definitely an interesting storyline.

#Black Panther #John Ridley #Germán Peralta #Ceci de la Cruz #VC’s Joe Sabino #Alex Ross #Marvel Comics #2023 #rating: 4.5

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quaranmine · 6 months

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by the way do you remember at the beginning of september when i was sad because the libby audio book i wanted had like an eight week hold on it? anyway yeah i got the book AND I DONT EVEN LIKE IT

#it has like...4.5 stars on goodreads out of 380k reviews #which is one of the highest ratings i've seen #and it's just. i only made it 25% of the way in my checkout period #there's 4 people waiting behind me and it gets returned in 2 days. i will not be finishing it and i cannot extend #it's just. so slow!! i dont think this slice of life genre is for me! i thought there would be more excitement!#i also only care about 2 povs which are the two that were mentioned in the blurb #and it turns out theres actually like 4 other pov people and i just. dont care about them at all and one is actively annoying lsjfdklsjfks #i'm sure all their stories will eventually converge into something satisfying but for now #i have read 1/4 of it and nothing happened at all #i think by 25% you need to have hooked your reader ??? i accept some books start slow to set up characters and arcs #but by 1/4 you need to get that plot going

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drygrasses · 1 month

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Finally finished reading Time Princess’s Kingdom of Beasts story (out loud, to Autumn, bc screaming aloud about all the dumb writing choices was the best way to get through it) and fam. It’s a doozy. One of those that’s got a tiiiiny scrap of potential but is overall so bad that you HAVE to think about it. It might be a little more on the bad side than the fascinating side but it is making me think about writing fanfiction to fix the problems so like. That’s inspiring in its own way

#I only started reading it bc Autumn hated it so much she gave up #and one of the characters is actually pretty interesting #we did manage to get the best ending for her first #before going back and discovering exactly how bullshit all the other endings were #it’s a badly written story guys. it’s so bad.#and it has a 4.5 star rating in the game bc people have no taste #me stuff

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gothlisteningclub · 1 month

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Goth Listening Club Throwback Thursday: Hada- In the Heart of an Endless Winter

Lets revisit an album from our earlier days that a lot of people didn't get a chance to hear! I liked this one a lot when I heard it, I would especially recommend it to those who are particularly into a more ethereal sound.

"I always love a concept album and I feel like this album is really able to take you somewhere else. We also don't see enough swirly/romantigoth around ! It also blends in darkwave and postpunk. Overall a very solid album in my opinion, and I've been listening to it a lot, especially "Ice, Eden" and "Ouranos"' (original submitter)

LISTEN ON: bandcamp / spotify / apple music

#hada #darkwave #etherealwave #throwback thursday #<- just for organizational purposes....#so this poll had less than 10 votes so im hoping this isnt repetitive to most of you. ratings were really good on the original post so if #you werent able to give it a chance before you should this time:)#4.5/5

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phoenixspencer · 2 years

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