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    Be My Wicked Valentine: PHANTOM THREAD
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Feb 14, 2018

    Be My Wicked Valentine: PHANTOM THREAD

    My mind has been like one of those old school oscillating fans, that constantly over works itself on a sweltering summer day. All the...
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    The Shape of Love is THE SHAPE OF WATER
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Feb 6, 2018

    The Shape of Love is THE SHAPE OF WATER

    After about a week of mulling over THE SHAPE OF WATER, directed by the notorious monster-loving Guillermo del Toro, I’ve come to the...
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    So let's talk about RAW
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Feb 2, 2018

    So let's talk about RAW

    When I read about French, filmmaker Julia Ducournau's RAW last year, I intrinsically knew it be something I’d find fascinating to study....
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    The Queasy Dream
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jan 18, 2018

    The Queasy Dream

    I had a very intense dream last night, after watching I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE and it may have had somewhat of an...
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    You Have Nothing To Fear: THX-1138
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jan 2, 2018

    You Have Nothing To Fear: THX-1138

    The brilliance behind George Lucas’ 1971 THX-1138 is how he creates a “subconsciously disorienting mood” which exposes us to old school...
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    Drips of Melancholy: UNDER THE ELECTRIC CLOUDS
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jan 1, 2018

    Drips of Melancholy: UNDER THE ELECTRIC CLOUDS

    Dystopian, Melancholy, Existentialism, Winner of the Silver Bear, Russia
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    Unique and Timeless: A GHOST STORY
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Nov 6, 2017

    Unique and Timeless: A GHOST STORY

    Have you ever been in an empty theater watching a movie completely alone? I got to experience this back in June when watching David...
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    THE BAD BATCH
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jul 8, 2017

    THE BAD BATCH

    There’s something intrinsically engrossing happening to my brain when watching Ana Lily Amirpour’s THE BAD BATCH. It has imagination, it...
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    "We blew it"  EASY RIDER
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jul 4, 2017

    "We blew it" EASY RIDER

    If there’s one thing I love about America, it’s exploring the vast landscape through no other means than road tripping. I’ve driven...
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    A Stream of Ingenuity: THE INVITATION
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jun 26, 2017

    A Stream of Ingenuity: THE INVITATION

    Karyn Kusama’s THE INVITATION (2015) is eerily poetic connecting its seductively almost paralyzing ambiance, to what I imagine it feels...
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    "Love Me"- THE LOVE WITCH
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jun 9, 2017

    "Love Me"- THE LOVE WITCH

    Anna Biller’s THE LOVE WITCH is magnetic for a multitude of reasons whether it resides in its themes of feminism, fantasy, witchcraft and...
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    Strange & Beautiful: SWISS ARMY MAN
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jun 8, 2017

    Strange & Beautiful: SWISS ARMY MAN

    One cannot deny the hilarity in the opening sequence of SWISS ARMY MAN and those of you who have seen it know what I’m talking about that...
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    Hilarity and Wit: LOVE & ANARCHY
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jun 6, 2017

    Hilarity and Wit: LOVE & ANARCHY

    I had my first Cinefamily experience last week. I had the pleasurable chance seeing my first Lina Wertmüller film, LOVE & ANARCHY and it...
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    My Love Letter to THE PIANO
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 23, 2017

    My Love Letter to THE PIANO

    What’s so mesmerizing about Jane Campion’s THE PIANO (1993) is this feminist mindset captured by the lens tethered to vivid imagery and...
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    Prisoners of Pain & Pleasure: THE NIGHT PORTER
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Mar 27, 2017

    Prisoners of Pain & Pleasure: THE NIGHT PORTER

    Where do I even begin with Liliana Cavani’s 1974 THE NIGHT PORTER as the core foundation of the film’s subject matter is about a...
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    ABOUT ME

    "Keeping it sassy and classy since 1987"

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    • William Friedkin (1) 1 post
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    • Claire Denis (2) 2 posts
    • Todd Philips (1) 1 post
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