i've had a fixation on fall out boy's first four studio albums since i was about 9 years old. 

i promise this is relevant.

i think pete wentz is a great songwriter and a fascinating character. his lyrics paint himself as a walking contradiction, a man with a god complex who loathes himself.

anyway, pete also happens to be a bit of a cinephile. he used to use entire movie quotes to title his songs, back when fall out boy…

was this film at all subtle? no. it's a genre film, after all. and the genre is goddamn BODY HORROR. what were y'all expecting?

that said, i didn't find its lack of subtlety to be a weakness. i think in an age of ubiquitous fillers and ozempic and beauty standards so unattainable that even the most privileged of us can't reach them, a film like this just... makes sense. and given just how unsettling the imagery of the film is,…

incredible seeing this in theaters again after 18 years. i shed more tears than you'd expect for a film with a chimpanzee in it.

if this film is the wachowskis' reflection on their relationship with film and the film industry, it's safe to say that the happy ending of the story did not come to pass for the film itself. i still don't think it has. if anything, profit defines the film industry now more than ever. royalton talking about…