God, I love Farscape.
Micahthis is also why I love Farscape it’s a fucked up weirdo BDSM family drama which also happens to involve wormholes
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Angelica Jade Bastién
Профиль Vivelywriter. critic. essayist. on staff at New York Magazine. Southern broad. https://angelicabastien.com/ https://angelicabastien.substack.com
“Without the nuances of Morton’s performance, the Circe scene as written by Nolan is rooted in men’s questionable fear of being accused of violence against women rather than the tragedy of how women navigate that very real threat to our lives.” My latest. www.vulture.com/article/circ...
The Odyssey’s Circe Is the Best Female Character Nolan Has Ever WrittenNolan’s never been great at writing women, but what doesn’t exist on the page Samantha Morton conjures through a tricksy, powerhouse performance.www.vulture.comI'm trying something new on my newsletter. If you've ever wanted to request I watch and write about a movie on Lettterboxd or the newsletter. You can request it here, through this Google Form. docs.google.com/forms/d/1-jy...
✨Madwomen & Muses: Film Review Request Form for My Lovely Readers✨🪼Hello Folks, It's Angelica Jade Bastién. My previous Google Form got fucked up somehow so I lost all the previous suggestions, regrettably! So if you have requested before, please request again. Anywa...docs.google.comI def write with a trust in the intelligence and curiosity of my readers! Thank you for picking up what I’m laying down 🙏🏽🫡🤙🏽
Alex A. PagliucaOh, that’s EXACTLY why I follow your work. Thanks for the time and effort you put into it. I also deeply appreciate that your writing always feels like you believe the reader is mature enough to have an adult conversation. I find myself hungry for that in criticism these days.
I’m on the Sam Sanders show yapping about The Odyssey. Much more to come on the writing front about the film and Nolan in general. Stay tuned 🤓✌🏽 open.spotify.com/episode/19WH...
Does ‘The Odyssey’ Have A Woman Problem?The Sam Sanders Show · Episodeopen.spotify.comThe response to my Disclosure Day essay is uplifting for so many reasons. Y’all have no idea. I love the work I get to do on my Substack and all the writings I have cookin’. I have entered a really creatively fertile era, babes.
Angelica Jade BastiénI got personal and fiery in my latest newsletter piece about Disclosure Day. I discuss why I loved the film, my own sensitive nature, having hope for humanity, the troubling misreadings of the film, and why cynicism is not wisdom. angelicabastien.substack.com/p/disclosure...
I reviewed Evil Dead Burn for work. I found it loathsome. You gotta earn handling domestic violence in this kind of horror movie. Otherwise this just comes off as vile cruelty. www.vulture.com/article/revi...
Evil Dead Burn Is a Grueling Hell I Would Not Choose to Revisitif you need horror to emotionally earn its nastiness, you’ll find the new Evil Dead as soulless as the Deadites.www.vulture.comBest theatre in Chicago, baybeeee
Music Box TheatreThis Saturday & Sunday, the Music Box can help you beat the heat with classic LOONEY TUNES cartoons! Presented in 35MM, from 10am-3pm on Saturday & 10am-1pm on Sunday. Admission is FREE, so come and go as you please! More Info: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Just got a comment saying this was a 2020 film. It is from a 2004 anthology. It is listed as 2020 on Letterboxd etc because the hour long version was likely released separately at that time. Before you’re “that guy” that likes to correct people make sure you’re right en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_(f...
Eros (film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgAngelica Jade Bastién"His body is a storybook only she can open." My latest MOVIES THAT FUCK column is about Wong Kar-wai's 2004 film, the hour long version of THE HAND. Come for the great film criticism, stay for the romantic melancholy and achingly personal memoir. angelicabastien.substack.com/p/movies-tha...
I wrote a bruising essay about navigating the aftermath of sexual assault, an emotionally abusive relationship, and the PTSD flashback I had watching PERFECT BLUE (1997) for the first time in 2024, while getting into the transfixing nature of the film. angelicabastien.substack.com/p/perfect-blue
The Feminine Grotesque No.4: Perfect Blue (1997)In this personal essay about my experiences with sexual assault and emotional abusive, I discuss how Satoshi Kon's anime film gave me a PTSD flashback that was a wake-up call.angelicabastien.substack.com