Claira Curtis

Co- host at House of Cinema Podcast

cohost of the House of Cinema podcast and writer who can’t not scream about women in film!!! THEY/THEM

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Claira's Corner | Claira Curtis | Substack

1 week ago | open.substack.com | Claira Curtis

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"You're... You're her."

1 week ago | clairascorner.substack.com | Claira Curtis

I’m a whole two weeks behind on episode breakdowns, but in my defense I was in France and I literally did not know what day it is while I was there. In regard to Episode 5, I will admit that I’m still not a fan of what the show is doing overall. I’m hopeful the last two episodes might turn things around, but overall, I see this episode as a continuation of all the issues that have appeared within the show’s writing since this season began.
Class Dismissed: a starter pack of twenty films that take us into the horrors of high school • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

2 weeks ago | letterboxd.com | Jenni Kaye |Claira Curtis |Katie Rife |A Nightmare

High school is already a horror movie: the fluorescent-lit hallways, hormone-fueled chaos, authority figures who just don’t understand and cliques that might as well be cults. The horror genre has always thrived in teenage terrain, where coming of age often means coming apart. In the ’70s and ’80s, high school horror emerged as filmmakers began to realize the potential of the high school setting and the angsty teens who occupied it.
Cannes 2025 Ranking

3 weeks ago | letterboxd.com | Claira Curtis

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"Now, make your choice."

1 month ago | clairascorner.substack.com | Claira Curtis

Chat, we are so back. Sorta. For the most part. While Episode 3 left me with a near overwhelming sense of dread, Episode 4 has provided a much needed balm to soothe my wary heart. Changes from previous episodes have led to moments in this episode that I’m still not particularly a fan of, but overall, there’s a significant improvement here that I would go as far as to say the rest of the season thus far has significantly lacked.
"Are you in pain?"

1 month ago | clairascorner.substack.com | Claira Curtis

Well! That sure was an episode. I have A LOT of thoughts, which is probably going to become a redundant thing to say (if it isn’t already). If there’s one thing the latest episode of the show has shown me, it’s that the divergences from the game’s story structure are going to be more vast than previously anticipated, especially as each change compounds onto the others.
"You don't get to rush this."

1 month ago | clairascorner.substack.com | Claira Curtis

Heyyyy… How y’all doin’? IT happened. The show changed A LOT. As mentioned in my last write up, I will be writing primarily about the changes made between the show and the game while avoiding too much mention of future events to ensure spoilers are kept to a minimum. Any explicit discussion about the future of the story will be clearly labeled and saved until the end. Not much point in a lengthy preamble, is there? Let’s get into the episode and how it differs from its source material.
"When we kill him... we kill him slowly."

1 month ago | clairascorner.substack.com | Claira Curtis

Let’s get this out of the way immediately. The Firefly pendants in the the second season of The Last of Us are TOO big. Why are they so big?? Haha lol. No but seriously. Anyway…The Last of Us Part Two is my favorite video game. I’ve played it more times than any other video game. Between the original release and the remastered release, I’ve logged 200+ hours in the game. I’ve beaten it on every difficulty at least once. I’ve beaten it with Permadeath turned on.
‎‘Sukkwan Island’ review by claira curtis • Letterboxd

Feb 3, 2025 | letterboxd.com | Claira Curtis

★★ While I appreciate how well Sukkwan Island is at sustaining a mounting sense of dread and discomfort, I don’t think the overall construction here lands. The ending title cards feel a bit like a twist of manipulation, adding context that reframes the entire film and leaves you wondering if there could have been a better way to present these revelations. Swann Arlaud is exceptional, as you’d expect, and I think Woody Norman is portraying his character fairly well too. Touchpoint for a lot of...
‎‘East of Wall’ review by claira curtis • Letterboxd

Feb 3, 2025 | letterboxd.com | Claira Curtis

★★★ The story of how East of Wall came to be and the blurring lines of documentary and narrative filmmaking fall nicely in step with Morrisa Maltz’s The Unknown Country. Stories like these always make the heart soar a bit higher. There’s something so grounding about seeing pieces of the US that so rarely make it into the cinematic space. The forgotten spaces of our country are so wide and big and awe-inspiring and it’s nice to see a film so dedicated to creating space for them when most would...