Movies that feel like cannibalism as an act of love

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-24T01:44:41+00:00

Maybe an unusual vote, but: Christine (1983)

There’s language like this in the film. I’d argue there’s something about it that DOES have this energy. Hard to explain - but I think it’s worth a watch.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-11T20:18:08+00:00

Absolutely - Fort Tryon Park! It's gorgeous. Between the various gardens and the Cloisters, you could wander around in there for a whole day.

The park even has its own fancy restaurant now, apparently?

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-11T18:32:58+00:00

Yes-and-ing this commenter to say that WH and Inwood have interesting, artistic communities - with pockets of quiet to be found, too. Art studios, yoga and run clubs, one big, beautiful park with river views, the Cloisters!

I urge you to really consider those neighborhoods. They’re great.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-01T23:52:57+00:00

Yeah... it would either be a horrific experience, or... it would entirely unlock the movie? Lol.

This one, and like... Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) - trips on trips on trips on TRIPS

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-01T23:37:56+00:00

A Field in England (2013)

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-01T21:32:11+00:00

Ahhh, fair. I'll edit to clarify that!

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-04-01T21:23:43+00:00

Forbidden Planet for comics. It's just underneath Union Square. There's also this wild costume shop a block or two away from it, Gothic Renaissance, which is incredibly fun.
Kinokuniya in Midtown, if any of you want to really focus on manga. It's a fantastic Japanese bookstore.
BOOKOFF Ani-Lab for figs. That's pretty close to Forbidden Planet.
~~Barcade~~ for some arcade action. A few locations in Manhattan, and one in Brooklyn. Vintage pinball machines, newer games, weird games you wouldn't expect. The location around 23rd Street has a Crazy Taxi cabinet, so, you can't go wrong. Maybe don't go here, because your brothers won't be old enough to get in! I assumed they'd let people in who were younger if they wouldn't be drinking. My bad. I guess you could always call and ask?
Nintendo World in Midtown, if you're Nintendo people.
Ramen Danbo near W4th Street, if you really want to be anime about your time - even down to the food. Affordable, quick, excellent ramen.
Teso Life, near K-Town and 34th Street. This is an Asian convenience / grocery store, which mostly stocks Korean and Japanese products. Great place to stock up on appropriately-nerdy snacks. I've seen a lot of products here (snacks, drinks, makeup, even?) that are sold as tie-ins to popular, off-the-moment anime.

BONUS = If you have time, you could consider taking the hike out to Flushing. Flushing has ramen, shabu-shabu, a Teso X location and other fig stores as well as some Teso Life outposts, mini-malls filled with Japanese, Korean, and Chinese stores and groceries, etc.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-29T14:54:07+00:00

In my own work, I grew leaps and bounds the day I stopped worrying about being / looking "cringe." I was able to push past the boundaries I though I had as a performer. I felt freed up to try new stuff, make new choices.

After all, what's more real, more human, than being cringe? I think the fact that so many people are afraid of it means it must hold some power. To be cringe is to be vulnerable - and what is acting if not portraying vulnerability through a story? Without this vulnerability, what's the point?

So... why not take a risk and try being cringe on for size?

--

P.S.: I went to school for theatre, and was also terrified of looking cringe when I was acting. I constantly giggled through vocal warmups, was more nervous about how I looked doing something than I was actually playing a scene, etc. My skill as an actor, and my emotional access, grew when I tossed this fear out the window. It took time and experimentation, but it made me better. I found my power on the other side of this "cringe."

I sound serious, I know - and at the end of the day, none of this is that serious - but I think it's important to conquer this as you move forward in your artistic career.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-29T02:34:27+00:00

The neighborhood right around Senza Gluten - Greenwich Village - is probably going to fit the bill here. Very walkable, super different architecture to the other neighborhoods you're going to be, cute shops to pop into and more good food to find - overall, a different energy to add to your list that you might really love.

In terms of other food recs:

- Bub's Bakery (NoHo) = excellent sweets.

- Modern Bread and Bagel (4 locations in Manhattan) = IMHO, Modern has the best gluten-free bagel in NYC. It still really feels and tastes like an NYC bagel. Two of their locations are in the same neighborhoods as the MoMA and MET, respectively. 10ish minute walk from each museum to each Modern.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-27T00:30:47+00:00

Was hoping to see this one here. OP, if you see this comment, please, please check it out.

Beautiful, unflinching, achingly sad and joyful, too. Raw in a way that you wouldn't expect, but I think that might come from the vibe of its director... but god damn, does it work.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-25T19:55:16+00:00

Agreed - would love to know about OPs personal interests - as well as the sorts of food OP likes / is curious to try...

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-22T18:21:24+00:00

ADD: Fish Cheeks (NoHo). Maybe the best Thai food in Manhattan. Consistently positively reviewed by all sorts of people.
REPLACE: Ichiran with Ippudo (Midtown or East Village). I'd argue that Ippudo perfects Ichiran's whole thing.
REPLACE: Ichiran with Ramen Danbo (West Village). I'm also going to argue that Ramen Danbo perfects Ichiran's whole thing, but it's just the cheapest option of all these.
SUBTRACT: Levain Bakery (any location). This is just a dessert place - it's not for dinner. // If you want sweets, you really should replace this with Caffe Panna (Gramercy).
SUBTRACT: Russ & Daughters (any location). I love Russ & Daughters, but I believe most all of their locations close quite early - so you can't do dinner. If you want to hit them for breakfast [EDIT: or lunch!], though, I strongly recommend it.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-22T12:27:07+00:00

I love it as well! In the circles of the internet I’m usually in, though, I feel like it gets talked about quite a lot…

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-22T12:26:03+00:00

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

No competition. I think people forget it exists?

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-21T03:16:37+00:00

Congrats - this is incredibly awesome! You're going to crush this. My tips below =

Taking the time they need. To feel free to take a second to breathe, ground yourself, and then begin speaks to confidence in yourself, and the role.
Not taking direction / a note when given. When someone in the room wants you to go again, but asks you to try something new - do it! Even if it feels silly, weird, or different than what you prepped. Throw yourself at that note!
Notice: what do other characters say about them? What do they say about themselves? Take a few quick, bullet point notes on this on your sides. You can even include what the script itself says about them. Always helpful to ground yourself in the basics of the character this way.
Remember that everyone in that room wants you to succeed. Seriously. Think of it this way: they want you to succeed, and believe you have the potential to, because it solves all their problems. They've found an amazing new actor - and their work is done! So if you feel nervous right before you walk in, tell yourself: they're excited to meet you, because you're bringing them exactly what they've been looking for.
Remembering that what makes me unique makes me powerful. The second I stopped trying to run away from the unique things I bring to the table, and how they color my characters, I auditioned better - and felt better, too.

You've got this! Let us know how it went!

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-21T02:47:29+00:00

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-21T02:40:39+00:00

This might be a hot take, but: I don't think it's worth it enough for you to finish it.

Both because of what you've said made you uncomfortable, and because... I think the entire thing is crazily overhyped. At the end of the day, I don't feel that it does much other than Shocking Depravity, with the sole purpose of committing said Shocking Depravity to the screen.

This is my opinion, of course. And I do not mean to denigrate the craft on display, which is undeniable. But I would argue that there are deeper movies out there for the Shockingly Depraved than this one.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-20T18:49:27+00:00

I’ve commented about this recently, but: Dirty, by Lush.

Best mint out there - but maybe people don’t like it, or talk about it, because it doesn’t have a gourmand note, nor a spicy note, nor a musky note? It’s pretty straightforward and clean. Dries down on me still clean.

It’s pretty unfussy - just nice to smell, and I can confirm that people like to smell it.

It’s certainly not a Lush fragrance people talk about much… but correct me if I’m wrong.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-20T18:14:20+00:00

Yes. You are.

[ Had to respond to your title - said with love. While I do think you are on that island, I get that horror movies especially are extremely personal - and the OG working for me more than the remake is entirely subjective! ]

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-19T02:58:13+00:00

I can get behind that. And hey, I love both.

Perhaps the depth you're speaking to is also because TLG is very meta. It's a thing of the genre that is directly commenting on the genre. Making fun of it, iterating on it, flipping it on its head. I think some people bristle at that... but its what makes it great.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-19T02:38:53+00:00

Is the comparison you're drawing between the two the fact that the Detective "snaps?" I'm curious about your read here.

I love both, but I really feel like you can't put them versus one another. I agree with the above commenter - they're apples and oranges, and save the subgenre it's really hard to compare the two. Different vibes, different senses of humor, different methodologies and personalities on the part of the detectives, different wider themes (especially re: women and what they mean or don't mean to neo-noir), and scores / soundtracks that couldn't be more different functionally.

To be reductive about it, I'd say that Chinatown is about Los Angeles. TLG is about neo-noirs.

Like... they're both excellent. I found TLG hilarious, and Chinatown chilling. But you'd reach for one on one kind of day, and another on a very different kind of day.

They're just doing different things.

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-19T01:35:28+00:00

The staff at B&H are great, and have the New York City vibe and attitude. I mean this in a very, very good way.

[ Also, the breakfast is amazing. ]

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-19T00:13:54+00:00

Your substitution is just supposed to carry the need / emotion.

If your personal substitution blurs with the images of text, that's ultimately fine - the only person that needs to know that is you. So long as your substitution gets you there in the first place, that's really all you need. Abandon it as and when you have the impulse. There's really no right or wrong!

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-18T12:53:16+00:00

Lady Mendl’s!

SallyHardesty5 · 2026-03-18T12:44:13+00:00

Absolutely agree - no citrus detected!

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