Elizabeth Cantwell
@eccantwell.bsky.social
high school teacher, horror-lover, poet, Bright Wall/Dark Room editor, parent, person
It was a good day to be out with people in LA. Fuck ICE.
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
It was a good day to be out with people in LA. Fuck ICE.
man this is a good movie and also Chris got mad at me afterwards for pointing out that it is both temporally and thematically a warped Christmas movie
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 AM
man this is a good movie and also Chris got mad at me afterwards for pointing out that it is both temporally and thematically a warped Christmas movie
marriage means having someone to text when you are over-analyzing a film
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
marriage means having someone to text when you are over-analyzing a film
Dedre and Syril is probably my favorite recent one, to be honest … but these four feel essential
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Dedre and Syril is probably my favorite recent one, to be honest … but these four feel essential
welcome to another day, to fight, to work, to find something beautiful
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
welcome to another day, to fight, to work, to find something beautiful
Well I guess I did SOMETHING right in 2025
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Well I guess I did SOMETHING right in 2025
Kicking off my year in reading with a book that’s been on my TBR list for like 7 years and I just continually put it off … but this year seems like the right year to read it.
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Kicking off my year in reading with a book that’s been on my TBR list for like 7 years and I just continually put it off … but this year seems like the right year to read it.
Petersen Automotive museum maybe worth it just for these two beauties
December 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Petersen Automotive museum maybe worth it just for these two beauties
When Santa loves you
December 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
When Santa loves you
Merry Christmas Eve, if you celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Merry Christmas Eve, if you celebrate!
This really sums up my recent state of mind
(also, now I’m second-guessing not giving that last half star to Crash)
(also, now I’m second-guessing not giving that last half star to Crash)
December 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This really sums up my recent state of mind
(also, now I’m second-guessing not giving that last half star to Crash)
(also, now I’m second-guessing not giving that last half star to Crash)
I mean listen it’s appropriate for my mindset at the end of 2025
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I mean listen it’s appropriate for my mindset at the end of 2025
it’s that time of year where the girl on the left is my spring courses and the girl on the right is the two weeks I have left of my fall courses
December 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
it’s that time of year where the girl on the left is my spring courses and the girl on the right is the two weeks I have left of my fall courses
decorating the tree & this ornament from when my oldest kid was little is getting trashed
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
decorating the tree & this ornament from when my oldest kid was little is getting trashed
sometimes @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and I will tell each other that we're "Llewyn Davis tired"; as I'm approaching the end of this year and thinking about 2025 in the big picture, this feeling really sums up the year for me.
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
sometimes @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and I will tell each other that we're "Llewyn Davis tired"; as I'm approaching the end of this year and thinking about 2025 in the big picture, this feeling really sums up the year for me.
"Hey guys, I know you're having fun, but Daddy's resting so maybe choose something different than just yelling OVER 9000 while playing Stardew Valley" is sometimes a thing you have to say to your kids
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Hey guys, I know you're having fun, but Daddy's resting so maybe choose something different than just yelling OVER 9000 while playing Stardew Valley" is sometimes a thing you have to say to your kids
Very into the Caligari/Suspiria-esque effect our Christmas lights are having on the interior of our living room
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Very into the Caligari/Suspiria-esque effect our Christmas lights are having on the interior of our living room
rewatched Top Secret with the kids last night & even though its style of humor has never totally been my thing, I would like to nominate Val Kilmer’s performance as among the most “wow, this is a movie star”-feeling first film appearances by an actor
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
rewatched Top Secret with the kids last night & even though its style of humor has never totally been my thing, I would like to nominate Val Kilmer’s performance as among the most “wow, this is a movie star”-feeling first film appearances by an actor
clouds are killing it today
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
clouds are killing it today
This post I just saw on Instagram instantly made me into the Joker
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This post I just saw on Instagram instantly made me into the Joker
just teaching my 3yo about disorienting shots in cinema at 8 am
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
just teaching my 3yo about disorienting shots in cinema at 8 am
living in LA means looking at this and a) feeling visceral relief about fire risk, but b) realizing you are going to have to try to not drive anywhere for 10 days
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
living in LA means looking at this and a) feeling visceral relief about fire risk, but b) realizing you are going to have to try to not drive anywhere for 10 days
This trooper made it through surgery and we are hoping it buys him a more comfortable end stage of his beautiful life. Send him some love.
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This trooper made it through surgery and we are hoping it buys him a more comfortable end stage of his beautiful life. Send him some love.
This is live footage of me
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This is live footage of me