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frosted-co0kies · 10 months

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This series got me out of 4 month long artblock. Everyone read Now

#art #fanart #cw bright colors #the summer hikaru died #hikaru hgsn #hgsn #yoshiki hgsn #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hikaru indou #tsujinaka yoshiki #tshd #光が死んだ夏 #yoshiki #brainsnatcher #criminally underrated #fr #manga art #my art

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socialistexan · 4 months

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"You have small dick energy and I gave your car gender affirming surgery"

#doctor who #i forgot how great romana I was #criminally underrated #also amazing tom baker face there

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thexfridax · 1 month

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D.E.B.S. at 20: a Queer Cult Classic

Bessie Yuill Photo: Sundance/WireImage

There is a secret film hidden within the shadowy sapphic corners of Letterboxd. Some call it escapist trash, some call it an underrated cult classic, fools call it a male fantasy. It calls itself D.E.B.S. As other early-2000s chick flicks like Charlie’s Angels and St. Trinian’s have been reevaluated and embraced for their candy-floss aesthetics and campy wit over the years, the lesbian community was quietly reclaiming its own equivalent with 2004’s D.E.B.S.

The precursor to contemporary high-concept lesbian films like Bottoms, the spy flick is filled with something that queer female moviegoers still often yearn for: fun. That includes Jordana Brewster and her era-defying eyebrows as the impeccably named supervillain Lucy Diamond, John Woo–style fight scenes that parody the action genre in the same way as Charlie’s Angels, and a cheerfully cheap aesthetic where spies run around in plaid schoolgirl skirts.

D.E.B.S. was written, directed, and edited by filmmaker Angela Robinson. While “unapologetically queer” might be an overused phrase, it does apply neatly to Robinson. The Chicago-born director’s first project was a short film called Chickula: Teenage Vampire, calling on the long history of vampiric queer women that began with 1872’s Carmilla.

Her love of playing with genre led her to later put a lesbian spin on the movie musical by writing the underappreciated Girltrash: All Night Long and exploring polyamory in a period biopic about the creators of Wonder Woman, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. On the small screen, she also burnished her lesbian credentials by working on several episodes of The L Word.

When D.E.B.S. started life as a short film, Robinson described it as “a story about a trio of superspies who are all chicks. I love all the comic-book characters: Charlie’s Angels, Batman, Josie & the Pussycats … But I always wanted them to be gay and they never were, so I wrote my own.” Success at Sundance led to Sony snatching the short up and deciding that D.E.B.S. should be a full-length feature.

Two decades later, the joy of this movie lies in the details. The tone is immediately set by a gravelly voice-over telling us that there is a secret test hidden within the SAT to recruit young female superspies (and establishing that, like Bottoms, this is a film aware of genre archetypes and willing to push believability). Our main character Amy (Sara Foster) is an academic overachiever — like many lesbians overcompensating for their perceived failure to live up to social norms. Her perfect score on the secret SAT test makes it even more scandalous when she falls for the aforementioned supervillain Lucy Diamond.

Queer friend groups may delight over the nostalgic frosty eye shadow and lip gloss worn by the D.E.B.S. (which stands for “discipline, energy, beauty, strength,” naturally) at all times. Flip phones, CGI holographic screens, and Goldfrapp’s appearance on the soundtrack will also remind you that you’re watching a film made in the early 2000s. And many will squeal when they spot Holland Taylor, over a decade before she came out, as the academy’s head.

Admittedly, the special effects are goofy enough to cross over into comedy, especially when our girls are abseiling into a restaurant or climbing walls with plungers, and the lighting could be charitably described as resembling teen soap operas of that era. But the chemistry between Amy and Lucy is crackling enough that YouTube compilations of their scenes have racked up hundreds of thousands of views online. Their fun enemies-to-lovers plotline begins with the pair pointing guns at each other and quickly progresses to a whirlwind romance (the other D.E.B.S. think Amy’s been kidnapped and launch a national manhunt, just as many friend groups have had to organize rescue missions for lesbians on weeklong first dates).

You could argue that espionage serves as a metaphor for the closet and that Amy is such an effective spy because she’s used to lying to herself about her sexuality. But that almost seems like too much weight to put on this meringue confection of a genre spoof: Its campiness liberates the characters to inhabit a fun, exaggerated universe with no serious homophobia or consequences. Guns are used, but the so-called superspies have such consistently terrible aim that there are no real casualties. And Lucy Diamond’s supposedly nefarious crimes are all reversible — the murders pinned on her are revealed to be misunderstandings, and she returns all of her stolen goods in order to win Amy back.

When this live-action Totally Spies with a lesbian twist debuted, it only made $97,000 and was dismissed by critics. But there were enough moviegoing gays impressed by its snappy dialogue, fun romance, and stunning supporting cast (including Meagan Good, Jimmi Simpson, and Devon Aoki with a French accent) for its reputation to grow online over time. In forums and YouTube comment sections, young girls were asking, “Are there any lesbian films where they just fall in love and have fun and don’t die at the end?” Their answer was D.E.B.S.

#D.E.B.S.#2004 #Angela Robinson #LGBTQ+#Film #Queer joy #Criminally underrated #Cult classic #How is it #already 20 yrs later

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sophsun1 · 1 month

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Happy Endings – 2.18: Party Of Six

#happy endings #cinematv #filmtvcentral #userthing #smallscreensource #userbbelcher #dailyflicks #userstream #filmtvtoday #usersitcom #tvarchive #useraudrey2 #usersource #usertelevision #absolutely iconic #i still quote things from this show to this day #criminally underrated

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abouttofillhisshoes · 28 days

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Adam Hann, serving cunt since 1988

#he's so cunty #criminally underrated #and inceredibly photogenic lordd #adam hann #abiior #noacf #bfiafl #iliwys #matty healy #ross macdonald #george daniel #the 1975

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demigods-posts · 9 months

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a ten-year-old nico di angelo making a fourteen-year-old percy jackson promise to keep his sister safe. then when percy tells him that bianca died on the quest, nico holds onto that resentment for years. and then percy at seventeen, dangling over the pit of tartarus, making fourteen-year-old nico promise to lead the others to the doors of death, to meet them on the other side. and suddenly, nico understands the position he put percy in all those years ago, and now, he has to make a promise he doesn't know if he can keep. rick is a fucking genius.

#percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo text post #percy jackson #nico di angelo #the audacity of this man to pull at our heart strings #the parallels #such foreshadowing #criminally underrated

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menuliso · 1 month

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taps mic Erm,..,,. Queerplatonic bkdk

#AND THE CROWD GOES WILLDDDDDDD #criminally underrated #ithink #theyre each others most Special person in every universe #their relationship cannot be described simply #they are just #…#them #bkdk #bakudeku #dkbk #dekubaku #mha #bnha #ktdk #katsudeku #decchan #okay but aslo think about the aromantic/asexual solidarity

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tigerdragon1001 · 3 months

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I lost that post that was like “ok let’s be pretentious: share your least known song” so. here's Like No Moth, it has 81 views and a SINGLE like which is from me

#pls go listen #criminally underrated #criminally underrated artist in general #also excuse the fuckin photo of my phone its been glitching out #hello moth #my post

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weirdlookindog · 2 months

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The Asphyx (1972)

#the asphyx #robert powell #robert stephens #jane lapotaire #1970s horror #1970s movies #1972 #peter newbrook #gothic horror #criminally underrated #horror movie poster

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ultimate88 · 3 months

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"You know, I got to admit, sometimes I know what I'm doing in this life."

"A hundred and twenty pounds of pure gold, that's me."

"You look, you meet, you try, you see. Sometimes it fits, sometimes it don't."

― Amy Irving & Peter Riegert and Reizl Bozyk as Isabelle Grossmank & Sam Posner and Bubba (Ida) Kantor Crossing Delancey (1988) || dir. Joan Micklin Silver

#crossing delancey #amy irving #filmedits #filmedit #1980s movies #fyeahmovies #peter riegert #Reizl Bozyk #jeroen krabbé #very gentle very soft #criminally underrated #find yourself a pickle man who washes his hands in vanilla and milk aaaaaa

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peggy-sue-reads-a-book · 8 months

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It’s bisexual visibility month. I need you to perceive this wizard for all that he’s got going on.

#biseuxal #bi visibility #bi icons #the sword in the stone #classic disney #he has so much love to give #criminally underrated

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milesdagoof · 2 months

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EVERYBODY LISTEN UP!!

This is NOT an Incredibox related post..

I AM CALLING ALL THE AIR MARTY ENJOYERS SCATTERED ACROSS THE WORLD OF THE WEB!!! SOMEONE?? ANYONE?? WE NEED TO GIVE THIS GAME A FANDOM! I REPEAT; WE NEED TO GIVE THIS GAME A FANDOM!! I SIMPLY CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE! MYLES DESERVES THE LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR HIS SILLY LITTLE GAME!! IF LISA GOT RECOGNITION, SO WILL AIR MARTY, I AM DYING ON THAT HILL!

Anybody who is hyperfixated on it as me? Anybody who won't just brush it off as something X YouTuber played and move on? Anybody who cares enough?? Let's gather around and contribute to the community!

LET US REVIVE AIR MARTY!

Look, I'm just extremely desperate and willing to try anything at this point. I just GOTTA find the legendary Air Marty enjoyers since it seems like we are one of a kind these days.

The Air Marty fandom is dead. Repost if you're a true Martyr!