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Filmmaker, Video Essayist, Film Buff, Was in The People’s Joker for 5 Seconds | She/Her | Patreon: http://patreon.com/AdequateEmily | YouTube: http://youtube.com/@AdequateEmily

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 12d

NEW VIDEO! I Saw the TV Glow: CRT Memories and Fuzzy Genders! Featuring music by @mollynoise.bsky.social, and featuring Molly, @leftatlondon.com, @alicebedard.bsky.social, @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social, @melodynosurname.bsky.social, @katelynburns.com, and @boundo.bsky.social. Enjoy!

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 5h

I could make a video on this topic but also I don’t know if I have more to say beyond this really.

But I’d have a lot of options for titles for sure.

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 5h

I also would argue that neither actually thinks movies cause violence, but are commenting on the form itself and how film distorts violence in a way that makes it palatable that it never is in real life.

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 5h

Scream and Funny Games are in a way two opposite sides of exploring movie violence in that Scream plays up the formula and distance, while Funny Games takes an angle where it takes away all that distance and makes you sit with the consequences.

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 10h

‪Especially when companies are betting hard on AI and having exactly what consumers want, it’s funny to see people look at the big fancy game and go “I want the ones done by like 20 people that really cared instead”‬

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 10h

‪Like…gee. It’s almost like this build up of more premium more expensive AAAA video games with ballooning budgets and infinite growth potential is kind of a hard sell when wages are down and the products suffer in quality.‬

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 10h

I think it’s serendipitous that in a year where games companies are raising game price standards to $80 and raising the price of their consoles, the games I’ve heard buzz about are all CHEAPER than average. Expedition 33? $50. Silksong? $20. Deltarune? $25. Split Fiction? $50.

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 12h

‪So fuck it. You think I’m ugly or annoying? Well some people wouldn’t know good taste if it hit them beside the head, so…can’t win over someone who refuses to see gold in front of them.‬

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 12h

‪Like I used to always ask myself if I was good enough or beautiful enough or creative enough to have no one doubt that fact, and what I’ve realized is some people are gonna be wrong anyway, so why do I need their permission or approval anyway? Why do I need to win you over?‬

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve come to a conclusion: I’m hot, I’m talented, I’m a genuine artist, and I’m smart. Those are just facts, and I don’t gotta compare myself to anybody or prove myself, I just gotta keep pushing myself the way I always do.

The rest is just noise.

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 1d

It’s so funny bc Pose is probably the most positive impact he’s ever had with an actually great show, and he still managed to fuck it up by underpaying them, and now has turned around to become WORSE as a creative.

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Saints,

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 1d

Because of my glasses I’ve been compared to Velma a lot but honestly I want to be more of a Daphne. I mean I’m kinda tall, long legs, I seek to slay.

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 1d

2 TIMES!

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 1d

Did the NFL on CBS announcer just invoke Stepin Fetchit for a Demario Douglas TD??? Huh???

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

[Nas’ NY State of Mind voice]: BEEN HAVIN DREAMS WHERE I’M A girl

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair I feel like Y Tu Mama Tambien at least has a lot of positive sexuality, Irreversible has the 7 minute uncut tape scene, so…at least Y Tu you could spin as “hey being sexually active later is safe and fun”, Irreversible you’d just be like “oh yeah no the worlds fucked sorry kid”

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty good, I think it has the potential to grow on me. It does have probably the best gag of the year in Stellan Skarsgard gifting his 7 y/o grandson DVDs of The Piano Teacher and Irreversible, saying on the former “it’ll teach you a lot about women.”

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

ROUND 2 AT @iffboston.bsky.social FALL FOCUS! Now it’s time for Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value!

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

ROUND 2 AT @iffboston.bsky.social FALL FOCUS! Now it’s time for Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value!

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

Ayyyyyyy

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

‪I don’t have a huge reach but if I see a protest with a QR code I’ll try to boost it!‬

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

Want to give all my support to a @masspeaceaction.bsky.social rally I saw in Harvard Square to stop our government from continuing to help bomb innocent civilians. Free Palestine, write your representative!

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

The final 20 or so minutes of this movie is the third act of the year so far. It does drag slightly in the middle, but one of Panahi’s best. 8/10

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

EXCITED TO ONCE AGAIN BE AT @iffboston.bsky.social FALL FOCUS AT @brattletheatre.bsky.social ! Time for this year’s Palme D’Or winner, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident! Presented by @neon-rated.bsky.social!

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

Also hook em horns, fuck the Sooners

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 2d

‪Also yes that’s why you may see me in Harvard Square today.‬