jun 26

films

fallen angels
fallen angels - wong kar-wai (1995)
I loved this movies so much! the cinematography was on point, the plots were fun to watch, and so different than everything I've watched lately! I liked this one much better than "in the mood for love" the only other movie I watched from this director.
chungking express
chungking express - wong kar-wai (1994)
when he immediately stops to give her his address, what a man. I love the narration, I love the weird characters, love this movie! was as good as the other one (fallen angels).this one gave me "perfect days" by wim wenders vibes.
daisies
daisies - věra chytilová (1966)
his was really great, the style is impeccable, ai could never, it was a crazy experience to watch a movie made on a country that does not exists anymore (czechoslovakia) in a language I've never heard before (czech)
down by law
down by law - jim jarmusch (1986)
I've been a little bit obsessed with tom waits lately, and also one of my favorite movies was directed by jim jarmusch (only lovers left alive), it's actually insade I've never watched this movie before. I absolutely loved it, it's now one of my favorites. but nicoletta has no sense of self preservation.
my own private idaho
my own private idaho - gus van sant (1991)
I ended the month with a banger, keanu reeves is even actually acting well on this one (I love the guy but he is the worst part of coppola's dracula). I wonder why even today they cast straight guys for gay parts, gay is in. gay is hot. I want some gay. gay it's gonna be. also, RIP river.

tv shows

widow's bay
widow's bay - season 1
I was late to this one, mostly bc not a lot of people talking about it, but it's very good! very "welcome to night vale” vibes (iykyk). I was skeptical of how it was gonna end bc I hate shows that drag themselves, bus this season was all good.

books

katabasis
katabasis - r. f. kuang (2025)
listen, it is a good book, full of insights about trauma, relationship, academia, women in work spaces, but what I wanted to read was a light fantasy, this was not the case, so it was not the right book for me at this moment
famesick
famesick - lena dunhan (2026)
I love reading about how artists started (think patty smith's "just kids"), the craziest part of this book is that I remember everything she's telling, but her contemporaries actually got somewhere, mine gave up on succeeding (whatever that means) on art one by one, me included. this was really good.

articles and video essays

(clicable titles!)
handmade web
making space for a handmade web - chia amisola
read this one right before I made my neocities acount
thoughts
who controls your thoughts? - katherine harmon courage
i've been so interested in authenticity of thought lately, are my ideas mine or dictated by an algorythm? this is an article with a lot of articles linked that I want to read next.
lunatic fringe
I got micro bangs to look edgy but fell into a feminist history rabbit hole - maria's busy online
love to know the history on how my haircut is controversial