We’re seeing beautiful things happen in the world that are completely counter to the shitty things. People are so tender. All the negative sides of being terrified… on the flip side, look at our creativity, our courage. We have to keep looking at those things. Because a lot of the time, it’s where we choose to look.

Why me? I trust your kind heart.

Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite leads our streaming picks of the week.

Art by Andrew Bannister.

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me: tries to sign into my google account

google: this UGLY bitch just tried to HACK into your account. destroy all your electronic devices to prevent this

The Resistance will not be intimidated by you. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) dir. J.J. Abrams

“You know what, I can over-think everything and find a million ways to doubt myself. I’ve been really thinking about that part of myself and, I’ve just come to realize that we’re only here briefly. And while I’m here, I wanna allow myself… joy. So fuck it.”

HER (2013) dir. Spike Jonze

“I am big enough to admit I am often inspired by myself.”

Was he wearing a parachute? No, no he wasn’t. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

*old man voice* back in my day tik tok was a ke$ha song

Even beyond the trappings of the Star Wars saga — the First Order, the Resistance, the Force — Rey’s story is inspiring, familiar, and timeless. Just because you come from nothing doesn’t mean you’re not part of the story. You’re not no one, because anybody can save the galaxy. Anybody. — WOMEN OF THE GALAXY by Amy Ratcliffe, 2018

Boys will be boys, but girls will be women. — Dua Lipa, Boys Will Be Boys

Softe boy and his family ❤

“I guess I didn’t realize how much I was almost holding back in a way because I was just kind of learning. I was just getting confident. I was learning my craft. I was getting used to just being in a room, and a lot of the time in a room full of men. And to be a vulnerable, 18-, 19-year-old girl talking about very personal feelings and emotions is daunting sometimes, now, I feel like I’ve claimed my place in the studio, and I know exactly what I want and I can go in and I can just write. I’m a lot more confident now.” Dua Lipa’s Technicolor Dream: How She Found Her Voice On Future Nostalgia - MTV NEWS 2020

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end - it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you’re dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy.