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Something I appreciate about Monkey Man is how doesn't try to frame revenge as just a pointlessly violent, self-destructive pursuit the way many films do. I think it's because Dev Patel was unafraid of adding a political element to the story. The kid wants to avenge his mother, but he also doesn't want what happened to them to keep happening to others. The presence of the hijras really drives this idea home. They fight with him not only because he's their friend, but because Baba and the nationalist party will bring violence literally to their door even if they don't fight back. I often roll my eyes at anti-revenge narratives. I think Dev Patel gets what it's like to be a victim of systematic violence in a way most filmmakers seem not to. Revenge isn't just a selfish pursuit that perpetuates the ~cycle of violence~, it can also be a desperate desire for the violence to end.

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DEV PATEL Monkey Man (2024) dir. Dev Patel

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DEV PATEL as THE KID

Monkey Man (2024) dir. Dev Patel

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MONKEY MAN 2024, dir. Dev Patel

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MONKEY MAN (2024)

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Perfect Days (2023) dir. Wim Wenders

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Next time is next time. Now is now. PERFECT DAYS (2023) dir. Wim Wenders

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悪は存在しない (Evil Does Not Exist)

— 2023, dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

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LUPITA NYONG'O presenting DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH's nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers at the 96th Academy Awards

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He used to be fine. He was better than fine. He was great. He was my dad. Then about four years ago, he… started acting strange. Erratic, forgetful, saying all this weird shit. My mom took him to a bunch of doctors, and they put him on medication. But that just made it worse. He got more confused. Then he got angry. And then he got… physical. That was it. That was the last straw. They put him away. And she divorced him… without him even realizing it. That’s why she wants a whole new life. And it’s easy to just stash me away in boarding school. Like half of us are just stashed away there. And I get it. She never has to look at me. Because maybe when she looks at me, she… she sees him. Maybe she’s right. I can’t keep it together. I lie. I steal. I piss people off. I don’t have any friends, real friends. I’ll probably get kicked out of Barton too. And when I do, it’ll be my own fault. Get sent to Fork Union and maybe to youknowwhere. And nobody will care. The funny thing is… I wanted to see him so bad this whole time. But I also didn’t, you know? Because I’m afraid that’s what’s going to happen to me one day.

The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

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THE HOLDOVERS (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

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favorite Angus Tully's quotes, The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

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Manny Jacinto as Qimir in The Acolyte — 1.05 "Night"

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Assad Zaman as Armand INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE | 2.05

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Even if you try to break me, I’m not scared of you anymore. And I will wear red lipstick.

The Glory (2023), dir. Ahn Gil Ho