#juno.talks

my name is juno. i watched my first horror movie at the ripe age of seven. i was a young girl who had maybe one friend to her name and unrestricted internet access thanks to her full-time working mother and lack of father figure. i found the most recent Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie that had been released, and having nothing better do to, i sat through it and now i am here.

i won't say that movie necessarily shaped who i became into my older years, but i also won't deny it. i have grown up, and horror has stayed one of the only consistencies in my life. i am a queer man living in a rural Canadian town who has more than one friend and more opportunity than i did at seven, but now i have a refined palette for movies, especially in the horror genre. not much of that is relevant to this blog, except maybe that last part, but sharing is caring.

some people may argue the semantics of me referring to horror movies as 'refined', especially with how they have been treated by hollywood in the past, but to that i say: fuck off. horror is one of those genres where if it isn't done right, it doesn't work. it's like comedy in that way; you need a good balance to have a good movie. there is a reason why Sinners was nominated for as many awards as it was at the last Oscars.

as for what i plan to do on this blog? i plan to talk. if you couldn't tell, i like to talk. i like to talk about my interests, and the biggest one of those is the horror genre. so, i've decided to take my opinions onto tumblr to be scrutinized by those older and wiser than myself.

i plan to review movies as i watch or rewatch them. i'll give my recap of the plot, how i feel about the movie and what it stands for, a star rating (whether out of 5 or 10 i have yet to decide), and maybe some fun rankings as i go along. as i get more used to posting here, as this is my first tumblr blog i am actually posting on, i assume my posts will become more polished and less all over the place as this one is. i hope for people to take interest in what i say, but alas, i am just a guy on the internet.

as for what i don't want on this blog, i'll make it obvious. if you are MAGA/Republican, Homo/Transphobic/Racist/Xenophobic in general, pro-life/anti-choice, misogynistic, or just an asshole in general, get off my blog. i'm generally averse to interacting with internet discourse, but i'm not fond of those who don't think people like myself should be allowed to live their life to the fullest. likewise, i will tag my posts according to triggering things present, but if you think that any content that might be on my blog would be harmful to you, i would refrain from interacting. i believe media should not be censored, so i will not be sugarcoating what is in the movies i talk about, and horror is one of those genres where many things that may be triggering to people are on the table. please, keep yourself safe and do not engage with media that will harm you.

i'm not sure when my first actual review will be, but it will be here eventually. if all goes according to plan, it'll be a mostly lighthearted film to ease myself into the tumblr format, so stay tuned for that.