One of the great insights of psychoanalysis is that you never really want an object, you only want the wanting, which means the solution is to set your sights on an impossible ideal and work hard to reach it. You won’t. That’s not just okay, …
Killtoberfest 3 – #22: eXistenZ
At twilight’s end, the shadow’s crossed, a new world birthed, the elder lost. Yet on the morn we wake to find that mem’ry left so far behind. To deafened ears we ask, unseen, which is life, and which the dream? -Dresden Codak Allegra: You’re stuck …
Killtoberfest 3 – #21: Dressed to Kill (1980)
“I moaned with pleasure at his touch – isn’t that what every man wants?” “I don’t know. Is it?” I’m pretty proud of myself this year. Although they were each a little light, all three films in my “is this even a horror movie?” sounder …
Killtoberfest 3 – #20: Heavenly Creatures
“We have decided how sad it is for other people that they cannot appreciate our genius.” -Pauline Parker “Only the best people fight against all obstacles in pursuit of happiness.” -Juliette Hume Juliette, so skilled in French, must have known the phrase: folie à deux, a …
Killtoberfest 3 – #19: Kill List
“Daddy thinks the cat brings us little presents. The cat thinks we don’t eat enough in this house. I just think the cat likes killing rabbits.” I don’t like spoilers. In fact, I try to avoid knowing anything about a movie beyond whatever information I …