The "S." stands for "slut" (affectionate)

Listen. I'm just saying. If the girl in Crow Country runs around a tetanus-filled abandoned zombie amusement park in a miniskirt, then Leon S. Kennedy,

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Pan's Labyrinth + What We Do in the Shadows

I'm still trying to watch movies! It's slow going, but I am nothing if not disciplined.

Pan's Labyrinth
Gorgeous and brilliant and heartbreaking. The acting is god-tier, and every shot is a painting. Deserves every award it won, and it won many. I originally watched this back in college, and I remember it having stronger elements of fantasy. In reality, I think only about 20-25 minutes of the two-hour runtime involve the girl's fantasy world. The majority of the movie is about grown men shooting each other in the face, and there's also a not-insignificant amount of torture, amputation, pregnancy-related body horror, and so on. I'm not good with that sort of thing, so had to watch this movie across a span of two weeks in ten-minute intervals. No regrets though.

What We Do in the Shadows
This movie came out in 2014, but this is my first time watching it. Unlike Pan's Labyrinth, it's one of the most chill things I've ever seen, so much so that it's difficult to call it a comedy. Just lads being lads. I'm a fan of the rundown house the vampires live in, and I appreciate how they all dress like pirates. Also, even though fake accents usually drive me up the wall, this movie gets a pass. Taika Waititi tends to be hit-or-miss for me, but being able to relax with this movie got me through a difficult week. Still, I have no desire to watch the American tv series; the original movie is good on its own.