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Ain’t no rule says a dog can’t play basketball. Soon-to-be former A.V. Club.
Sep 12, 2022 6 tweets 1 min read
I can’t recommend in good conscience that fat people watch The Whale. I can’t recommend that skinny people watch it either, since it reinforces the notion that fat people are objects of pity who have brought their suffering upon themselves through lack of coping skills. #TIFF22 Massive red flags for EDs and fat phobia; the main character endures over an hour of the cruelest verbal abuse imaginable, and later tries to commit suicide by food. I have dealt with bulimia and binge eating disorder on and off for years, and found it incredibly triggering.
Sep 17, 2021 8 tweets 4 min read
It's back!! 30 nights of terror at the Chi-Town Movies drive-in in Pilsen!! (We're skipping one night this year because the marathon is also still happening!) Featuring the return of Saturday Rip-Offs, as well as some new nights: Nu-Metal Mondays (the brainchild of mad genius Will "not on twitter" Morris), Thirsty Thursdays (a vampire series named by Mike "account suspended" Vanderbilt), and Serial Killer Sundays
Feb 10, 2020 14 tweets 2 min read
So, you're a young cinephile who loves PARASITE and wants to see more Korean movies. What an exciting time awaits you! Here's your homework thread: First, you gotta catch up with the rest of Bong's filmography. Watch THE HOST first, it's got those sweet shifting tones and anti-capitalist sentiment you love. Then do MOTHER, then do MEMORIES OF MURDER.