泣かないで

one thing that works about the benoit blanc movies as a franchise that has tanked other franchises for me (aside from the stupendous acting, clever screenplays with meaningful commentary, and sheer passion for filmmaking done by people at the top of their game) is that the movies aren't connected at all. yes i want 12 more of them. no there cannot be one single mention of any plot point of any of the other ones in any of them (and thankfully there never will be). there's no fatigue of having to keep up with 20 characters' storylines, or remember anything that has happened previously. it's a blank slate every time. plus! they all admirably possess the same distinct style (thank you, rian johnson!) but at the same time are vastly different between them, in sets, costumes, types of characters, interactions between them, etc. so refreshing

Rian Johnson was a genius for creating a franchise where the conceit is a Sherlock-Holmes-style detective is paired with a new Watson every movie who is also the film’s heart. It goes such a long way towards making each movie truly its own. I want a billion of these, Rian.

Hot take but I don’t actually think Carol Sturka is a mean lesbian. She’s not mean. Yeah she pokes fun at her fans in private but she also keeps their fanmail and spends hours with them at signings. Yeah she complains to Helen a lot, but she still goes on their weird vacations and deeply values Helen’s opinions. All of Carol’s “meanness” would be called bluntness or humor or righteous indignation if she was a man. Why do people talk about her like she’s catty. Why are people perpetuating the idea that a woman being honest about her anger is mean

Manousos is Glinda and Carol is Elphaba full stop

the knives out movies are so so important because benoit blanc is a character the current culture fundamentally needed. there was a hole in the hearts of the people in the shape of Detective Guy and the last of the gentlemen sleuths has come to fill it. and he’s gay

Therapy is expensive, Daydreaming about fictional characters is not.

I swear, Bryke is just stealing from fanfics now.