M.O.M (Movies on Monday) is a weekly movie reccomendation, where I post a movie I like and reccomend every Monday.
History: Gia is a movie based on the true story of a popular super model named Gia Carangi that was directed by Terence Blanchard. This story is a brutal one about how industries based on looks can slowly deteriorate you and how boredom can lead to misuse of pleasures.
Review: I am a fan of most lesbian movies, especially so when the movie depicts it real, raw, ugly, and sexual. This movie does that so perfectly well. It tells a story in a very good timely manor that doesnt feel rushed or that it is taking too long like most biographical films do. When we get to the gritty and nasty bits the make up and effects are pretty good for the time. As someone who was around a lot of people who did drugs, the makeup is spot on to the point it feels like they stared at someone who was on drugs and copy pasted that onto Jolies face. Its eerie. I also just love any film where a character displays hobbies, it brings a lot more normalcy to it and makes everything more believable. Yes, this is based on a true person so obviously it SHOULD be believable, but a lot of biographics fail to put in humanizing expectations that make you really bond with the character. This makes you feel like you met her a few times.
You can watch the movie here.
History: Crumb is a 1994 documentary by Terry Zwigoff that follows the story of R. Crumb. A perverted, controversial, cartoonist. It also includes his equally as eccentric brothers, and his immediate family such as his children and wife, along with many women who have their fair share to say about these drawings of taboo.
Review: I cant just say "god I love big strong hairy women", but do know that I fucking do. I grew up adoring perverted comics, especially those that liked a more niche side of attraction. So it was no question I would eventually find Crumbs work at the ripe age of seven and my brain chemistry immediately being rewired to adore the stench this art creates. The documentary is very good in detailing how all the Crumb brothers got to be the freaks of nature that they are today, and how there are some critiques of Robert, but it boiling down to it all being just about a love for art, even if it is immoral as art does not have to be moral and sometimes you really just want to mount a big hairy masculine woman. The documentary does a good job of painting Robert as just a person, it is a very casual documentary that does have tip ins from others regarding their opinion on everything, but over all it is a very humanizing documentary with no bias which I find a lot of documentaries lack.
You can watch the documentary here
Movies On Monday 4/20/26: Planet of the Apes(60s/70s/)
History: Planet of the Apes is a movie series from the late 60s to early 70s that was based off the novel "La Planète des singes" by Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle in 1963. Arthur P. Jacobs then produced the five films until his death the same year the last movie was released. It is still now the longest running American Science fiction film series, with multiple tv show adaptations and reboot (that sucks fucking ass).
Review: This movie series is very nostalgic to me as I watched it often on repeat growing up, but even though my bias is strong, I do really recommend this series to anyone who enjoys amazing set design, practical and special effects, fun lore, twists and turns, and people who want to fuck mutants. Even if you do not enjoy science fiction all that much, this series is still unbelievably interesting without it being constant action shots and explosions. It is tasteful and takes it time, letting things happen naturally without being slow and boring. I am a firm believer that this movie series is a very realistic portrayal of how humans would react to finding and learning about a species that is equal to them in inelegance, empathy, and art. It is terrifying watching how real the humans react and how realistic it all is. Even though this is a very dated movie now, I do think of this as a timeless story and that it can be adapted to any setting, just without gross cgi slop because that's lazy as shit and a fucking disgrace to the artists who worked hard in the 60s to create such amazing primates to only have computers do their job instead. But that rant is for another time.
You can watch the complete collection of movies here
Movies on Monday 4/13/26: Alice in Wonderland 1903
History: Todays' movie recommendation is the film Alice in Wonderland by Cecil M. Hepworth and Percy Stow from 1903. This movie is the first known film adaptation of the book, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll in 1865. It only has one known original film copies left in the world, which makes this film even more important educationally wise. The film was restored by the British Film Institute, but they could only restore nine minutes and thirty-five seconds of the whole twelve minute film.
Review:I wanted to recommend this movie first in this series I am doing not only due to the historical nature of it, but due to the fact it is a very fun and easily digestible movie to consume. This movie is short which is perfect for those who don't have much time in their day, and it is also a silent film which is personally a guilty pleasure of mine. Finding ways to communicate and tell a story without spoken words will always be more impressive to me while viewing actors. The child actors especially do an amazing job acting so animatedly. The costumes also are very good and make it clear as to who and what everything is, which can be hard now of days when watching older films, especially those with no color and voice. The film itself is very creative with very intricate effects that show how wonky and nonsensical wonderland really is. The music is also just lovely and nearly lulls you. It is simply the live depiction of a story book in the best ways.
Where to watch: You can find this film here
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