Elissa Suh

2 months ago | moviepudding.substack.com | Elissa Suh

Movies deserve your full attention, but sometimes they’re just background viewing, but not in the mindless, nefariously passive way of Netflix. of Buttered Popcorn asks what makes the perfect party backdrop, much like the bar at Nitehawk, where old films silently play on a vintage TV. Could some movies actually be more enjoyable on mute? When it comes to party-movies, subtitles and genre movies are your friends here.

2 months ago | pigmami.substack.com | Jalil Johnson |Elissa Suh

I always consult last year’s outfits or phone a friend in whiplash weather. These are the fluffy, fun ideas that have recently come to me by way of last year’s camera roll, and running into real friends going about their real lives. Kicking off with my precious Tibi sweater I purchased in 2024.

2 months ago | moviepudding.substack.com | Elissa Suh

Compact appraisals of things I’ve recently watched and eaten. Read them all here. My latest savory pastry obsession are the pigs in a bed (stuy) fromWelcome Home,a newish bakery from L'appartement 4F alum. The lattice croissaint is filled with sausage cooked with cayenne, and a hint of maple syrup. The best bits are the unassuming parts of the dough directly under the fennel-scented sausage that have been steamed into something soft like cheese or frangipane.

Mar 7, 2025 | vogue.com | Elissa Suh

In recent years, a wave of films has sought to confront the horrors of sexual violence and abuse against women, but On Becoming a Guinea Fowl stands apart. The second feature from Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni, who won the Un Certain Regard award for best director at Cannes, the film balances the comic, the tragic, and the surreal with a gutting sense of urgency. Susan Chardy as Shula in On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, in theaters now. Photo: Chibesa Mulumba.

Feb 28, 2025 | moviepudding.substack.com | Elissa Suh

The Oscars are the pinnacle of middlebrow culture. Sometimes a nomination can even diminish or complicate my interest in a particular film, that stamp of “prestige” rendering it over- or underrated or simultaneously both. Take Conclave, for instance, which can be viewed as either an airplane movie or more, depending on when you clocked it during its hype cycle. During awards season, watching movies is about managing expectations more so than usual. All to say, don’t take the Oscars too seriously.