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JOHN SHEN SPOTTED WITH HIS DUNKIN

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tessa’s dvd closet

now watching: SINNERS format: HBO MAX WATCH COUNT: 12 RATING: ★ 11/10

tessa’s notes

💿it was an ethereal experience as a film lover to go the movie theater again and again to rewatch this. ryan coogler is a powerhouse.

favorite quote

💿“ Remmick: Long ago... the men who stole my father's land forced these words upon us. I hated those men, but the words still bring me comfort. Those men lied to themselves and lied to us. They told stories of a God above and a Devil below. And lies of a dominion of man over beast and Earth. We are earth and beast, and god. We are woman and man. We are connected, you and I - to everything. ”

tessa’s rambles

my favorite movie of all time. watched it for the first time was absolutely motherfucking blown away. i wish that i could go back and relive it for the first time. WAS IT LIKE THAT FOR YOU? also the original soundtrack…. fucking masterpiece

wish I could intellectualize what I think about this movie better but I can't so here it is...

i picked remmick’s quote as my favorite. i honestly feel like i owe Ryan Coogler my life. this movie really helped me deconstruct christianity after i had already been disconnecting from it for a while, but hearing that line really put the nail in the coffin for me.

it also pushed me to learn more about my ancestors’ history — who were witches, healers, and spiritual people. when delta slim says “it’s magic what we do,” that line stuck with me. if you really think about it, this is a very dangerous movie. not dangerous to people who only see things on the surface. but to people who have had the veil lifted from their eyes, they understand that this movie was a quiet awakening for a generation.

do you really think ryan coogler just put that in the screenplay for fun?

he’s very good at making what he calls “grilled cheese” movies — movies that are accessible, that people will want to watch, movies that sell. he knows exactly what makes a film work.

but with sinners he showed us our ancestors. he showed us annie using hoodoo. he showed us people from all walks of life. and he reminded us that what we do — our traditions, our spirituality, our culture, our dances, our music — is sacred and magical and interconnected. and that’s something nobody can hide or take away from black and brown people.

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oscars 2026 thoughts | academy awards live review

im just here for sinners fr

i'm rooting for everyone black

☆ shawn hatosy and conan o'brien the only white men retaining their hairline☆ ryan coogler's stitch braids are so crisp mwah

☆ sinners !!!! ☆AAHHH SAMMY, PEARLINE AND GRACEEEE ☆REMMICK ☆ BEST OSCAR PERFORMANCE EVERRRR !!!!!

☆14/16... i say holding back tears ☆ oh! ☆moving on

☆RYAN COOGLER OSCAR WINNER!!!!!! FUCK YEAH

☆i fell asleep after that

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tessa’s dvd closet

now watching: UNITED STATES OF TARA format: SHOWTIME WATCH COUNT: 1 RATING: ★ 7/10

tessa’s notes

📀 young brie larson. an accurate depiction of DID. toni collette being outstanding. not enough people talk about it, pretty funny show

favorite quote

📀“Tara: [as Buck] These taste homo-made.”

tessa’s show rambles

📀ended way too early, definitely needed a few more seasons. i really liked this show. i’ve only watched it once, and i need to do another rewatch. i also think it came out before all of the conversations around did and suddenly everybody saying they have an alter system.

📀her alter system felt very realistic, and she created alternate versions of herself to protect herself. i think at the time i was watching it as a child, i really related to that. it was very sad watching her try to uncover what happened to her.

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that might’ve been the best first season of television I’ve ever watched in my life. i’m livingggggggg!

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currently watching: Waves

and it’s stressing me tf out !!! I hated being a teenager and this movie brought me right back omg

more to come 

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hey so i’ve been binging Landman with billy bob thornton… angelina jolie girl i get it

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currently watching ready or not 2 !