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An Unmarried WomanTheir words
An Unmarried Woman was the first Criterion film I ever purchased. Lena Dunham suggested I watch it before making my first film, and it has stuck with me intensely ever since and become my comfort movie.
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RushmoreTheir words
I hadn’t seen Rushmore until last year, and it was exciting to see a Wes Anderson film so rooted in a teen setting.
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Grey GardensTheir words
I first watched Grey Gardens in high school because of my mom and grandmother—which really tells you all you need to know about me. It was a movie they’d put on in the living room, and I fell in love with these women and their style and freedom of expression.
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WeekendTheir words
There’s a huge library of great queer cinema, but Weekend sits in its own pocket for me.
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PinaTheir words
I saw Pina around the same time I saw Weekend, and it also felt like something I’d never seen on-screen before. Usually, you think of 3D movies in relation to Avatar or Marvel, so to have this technique optimized for dance and theater was breathtaking.
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The Breakfast ClubTheir words
The Breakfast Club stands out for its simplicity and really shows how much you can accomplish when setting a movie in just one location. It’s Hughes at his finest, with an amazing ensemble cast and real, grounded performances.
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Working GirlsTheir words
Working Girls is so much more honest than any of the media I saw about sex work growing up, and I think that stems from the emotional expansiveness that Lizzie Borden has as a director.
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PolyesterTheir words
Polyester takes a jackhammer to the fallacy of the American dream and the dysfunction of the nuclear family, eviscerating these tropes in a way that is so brave and funny and dark.
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ElectionTheir words
Election has aged impeccably, and it’s one of my favorite movies of all time.