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#…there is no conceivable reason why Will shouldn’t know what a CD is 😂

TED LASSO 3.02 “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea” 3.03 “4-5-1″

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madi saying he was your FRIEND is madi saying you loved him and he loved you how could you do this. i loved you and you loved me how could you do this. silver probably doesn’t even consider he and flint “friends” by the end he thinks they’re enemies again. can someone tell him there can be no betrayal without love i am begggging

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#that's so iconic of him #the only man I trust and love

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Rūrangi (2020).

A trans man reunites with his ex-boyfriend. ID in alt.

For a review of Rūrangi, see this link. It's a movie about being trans, being Māori, discovering your sexuality, being exhausted by activism, and reconnecting with family. It was originally released as a series, but was re-released as a feature film later.

Caz, the trans protagonist, is played by a trans male actor (Elz Carrad). All trans characters are played by trans actors. The writer (Cole Meyers) is trans. Tweedie Waititi, Taika Waititi's sister, was brought in as a consultant to develop the film's Māori storylines.

I highly recommend this film.

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Rosa von Praunheim - City of Lost Souls (1983)

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@charpointer

Magazine cover illustrations by Taiji Harada, c. 1985

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Ever After: A Cinderella Story

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“It seems a child raised without parents doesn’t know how to love back. When receiving kindness, he doesn’t know what to do with it. I wish Yamato will met someone who will break down his walls.”

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Check Out - June 2022

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I remember the first time I saw you, out there in the parking lot. Really? I thought we met downstairs at that buffet thing. Yeah, that’s where we met, but I’d already seen you a couple of times, getting out of your car, all studly. And for the next couple of Sundays I timed it so I’d pull in next to you. You were watching me? Stalker. I saw you before we talked too.

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Roomies (2015) // dir. Noel Alejandro

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The Wise Kids (Stephen Cone, 2011) 5/5

I followed up Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party with another film of Stephen Cone’s that’s also on Netflix called The Wise Kids. This one is also about young people growing up in a Christian community and it’s just as great as Henry Gamble, or arguably, even better. The thing that really struck out to me with this one is just how much I loved the 3 main characters. Even Laura whom I did not expect to like because she’s this sort of perky girl, super into Jesus and the type to end her prayers with “In your awesome, holy, amazing, awesome name.” Personally, I think I relate to Brea the most. But yeah, I liked all of them, so much so that I actually wished this was like a TV show or perhaps a longer film so I can follow all of their journeys all the way to college and all that. Just like Henry Gamble, these kids face the challenges not only of trying to be a good Christian but also, the difficulties and the changes that come along with growing up and coming to terms with one’s self. It’s ultimately a heartwarming film but also painfully sad, at times. 

I’ve been thinking about how I’d like to show these films to the Christian church here. I know some of the kids that go there and I feel like this film could help them if they’re facing some of the same issues themselves or just so they could watch something that’s relatable for them but I don’t know how the adults will react to this film tbh. 

I heard that Stephen Cone works as an acting teacher which makes sense because  he brings out amazing performances from these amateur actors, particularly the young ones. Even he, himself, has a role in this film and he’s great. I’m not sure how I’ll be able to see the rest of his films but I’ll find a way because I think he’s a terrific writer, director and actor and quite shockingly underrated. 

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I knew that I needed to be in that water, deep within it. 

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Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, and Chum Darang in BADHAAI DO (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni

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fluorescent lights, express laundry

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A man can have serious dreams out here. MOFFIE (2019) dir. Oliver Hermanus