"Hello. Come again. Come again. Stay. Stay awhile. Stick around awhile. Stick around as long as you can. Heaven help you. God help you. Jesus help you. Everybody else help you. Everybody. Everybody make happy. Make everybody happy. Be a comedian." - Bill Borchardt

I had to revisit this one after the unfortunate news that America's loyal friend Mike Schank has bought his last lottery ticket. It was comforting to see his loveable smile immortalized on film, hilarious to watch…

Breasts, Butts, and...Feminism?

Almost everything you need to know about The Slumber Party Massacre can be understood from the very suggestive poster (even if it doesn't feature the actual actors in the movie). What caught me off guard was director Amy Holden Jones' sly take on the traditional genre slasher, crafting a story that follows the clichés and eye candy required by audiences, yet says a lot more in the process.

I applaud the decision to go all in on…

Really, Letterboxd community? All you people who rated this 4+ stars, really??? Is this film being elevated by what will certainly soon be named "the Letterboxd effect", in which Letterboxd as a whole stans a film based mostly off the way this site highlights it, with news articles, podcasts, and a front spot on "Popular This Week"? (Mostly kidding, I love you all, but with this film we'll have to agree to disagree...)

I understand the hype behind this one…

This was heavy.

I walked into this one pretty much blind, only having seen Aleksei Kravchenko's eyes staring at me each time I ed by a review on Letterboxd or saw the Criterion cover in my local video shop. I will never see these eyes the same way, now having the privilege to understand all that his stare encomes. Come and See caught hold of my attention quickly and then dragged me through the mud, frightened me, forced me to…