Christianne Benedict
@krelllabs.bsky.social
In retrospect, I probably should have stayed home today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In retrospect, I probably should have stayed home today.
Also, if anyone is interested, here are the unlettered watercolor art boards for the trans erotic comic I did for Tab Klimpton's Nectar anthology.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Also, if anyone is interested, here are the unlettered watercolor art boards for the trans erotic comic I did for Tab Klimpton's Nectar anthology.
I've got a comic written and thumbnailed with stick figures, so nothing to show at the moment for THAT one. Here are some MUCH older diary comic if you like. (These were chosen by my cat, by the way, who sat on the keyboard as I was selecting).
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I've got a comic written and thumbnailed with stick figures, so nothing to show at the moment for THAT one. Here are some MUCH older diary comic if you like. (These were chosen by my cat, by the way, who sat on the keyboard as I was selecting).
I heard "Mr. Crowley" on the radio this morning--the Ozzy song--and now all I can think about is that time William Butler Yeats kicked Aleister Crowley down a flight of stairs for being such an insufferable prat. Prince of darkness my ass...
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I heard "Mr. Crowley" on the radio this morning--the Ozzy song--and now all I can think about is that time William Butler Yeats kicked Aleister Crowley down a flight of stairs for being such an insufferable prat. Prince of darkness my ass...
I have this huge desire to find a regular space to show a bunch of friends the movies I've collected, preferably someplace where no one is obliged to spend money. I wonder if I could do it at the public library. Anyway, here's a shot from Rocco and His Brothers. I'd show this film, given the time.
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I have this huge desire to find a regular space to show a bunch of friends the movies I've collected, preferably someplace where no one is obliged to spend money. I wonder if I could do it at the public library. Anyway, here's a shot from Rocco and His Brothers. I'd show this film, given the time.
The one true trans film from Hammer was Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, and boy howdy was that well cast. The resemblance between Ralph Bates and Martine Beswick is downright creepy. HRT is powerful stuff. Just sayin.
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The one true trans film from Hammer was Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, and boy howdy was that well cast. The resemblance between Ralph Bates and Martine Beswick is downright creepy. HRT is powerful stuff. Just sayin.
For a movie in which the Baron transplants the soul of a man into the body of a woman, Frankenstein Created Woman is *completely* unaware that it is a trans narrative. SMDH.
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
For a movie in which the Baron transplants the soul of a man into the body of a woman, Frankenstein Created Woman is *completely* unaware that it is a trans narrative. SMDH.
Vale, Tatsuya Nakadai. One of the titans of cinema. My own favorite of his performances is as the yakuza bum in Kill! with his constant critique of the bushido code: "You see what samurai are like?" Talk about biting the hand that feds him.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Vale, Tatsuya Nakadai. One of the titans of cinema. My own favorite of his performances is as the yakuza bum in Kill! with his constant critique of the bushido code: "You see what samurai are like?" Talk about biting the hand that feds him.
And then Dorothy Malone shows up and steals the whole goddamn movie. Great sonny Jesus. This scene...
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And then Dorothy Malone shows up and steals the whole goddamn movie. Great sonny Jesus. This scene...
Rewatching at work. Two of my favorite lines in movies ever are from this scene: "You oughta wean her. She's old enough." and "She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up."
Also, maybe my favorite writing credit in movies.
Also, maybe my favorite writing credit in movies.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Rewatching at work. Two of my favorite lines in movies ever are from this scene: "You oughta wean her. She's old enough." and "She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up."
Also, maybe my favorite writing credit in movies.
Also, maybe my favorite writing credit in movies.
Went to a couple of movies yesterday. Been a while since I did a double feature.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Went to a couple of movies yesterday. Been a while since I did a double feature.
Stanley Cortez shot some of the most beautiful films in the history of movies, as the OP shows. He also shot They Saved Hitler's Brain, The Navy vs. The Night Monsters, and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini. DPs gotta eat, I guess...
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Stanley Cortez shot some of the most beautiful films in the history of movies, as the OP shows. He also shot They Saved Hitler's Brain, The Navy vs. The Night Monsters, and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini. DPs gotta eat, I guess...
Bought my tickets for Del Toro's Frankenstein at the Hi Pointe in St. Louis on Friday night. It's a three hour drive and, believe me, I'd rather not, but my local theaters have all failed me.
(When @realgdt.bsky.social posted this image I knew I would move heaven & earth to see this in a theater).
(When @realgdt.bsky.social posted this image I knew I would move heaven & earth to see this in a theater).
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Bought my tickets for Del Toro's Frankenstein at the Hi Pointe in St. Louis on Friday night. It's a three hour drive and, believe me, I'd rather not, but my local theaters have all failed me.
(When @realgdt.bsky.social posted this image I knew I would move heaven & earth to see this in a theater).
(When @realgdt.bsky.social posted this image I knew I would move heaven & earth to see this in a theater).
I haven't seen Tremors (1990) since it was in theaters. Maybe it ought to be in rotation as one of my horror comfort movies? I love the characters and I love the monster and I love that it's not hiding some deeper allegory in the subtext. It's just fun.
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I haven't seen Tremors (1990) since it was in theaters. Maybe it ought to be in rotation as one of my horror comfort movies? I love the characters and I love the monster and I love that it's not hiding some deeper allegory in the subtext. It's just fun.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) remains evergreen. Vivid and angry. The Sawyers, I am reminded, are economic monsters more than anything and their grievances remain in the body politic.
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) remains evergreen. Vivid and angry. The Sawyers, I am reminded, are economic monsters more than anything and their grievances remain in the body politic.
My horror movies this weekend. One evergreen classic. One fun romp. (1/3)
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My horror movies this weekend. One evergreen classic. One fun romp. (1/3)
Going to a showing of Alice Maio Mackay's TBlockers tonight at my local art house. Kills three birds with one stone: supports trans art, supports my local indie theater, and it's a horror movie for October. Perfect.
October 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Going to a showing of Alice Maio Mackay's TBlockers tonight at my local art house. Kills three birds with one stone: supports trans art, supports my local indie theater, and it's a horror movie for October. Perfect.
I used to have the BIGGEST crush on Claudia Cardinale.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
September 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I used to have the BIGGEST crush on Claudia Cardinale.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
This was part of my week in film. Basically, I'm twiddling my thumbs while Rome burns...
September 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This was part of my week in film. Basically, I'm twiddling my thumbs while Rome burns...
I've been to two shows that wound up as live albums. U2 at Red Rocks (Under a Blood Red Sky). The opener was the Eurythmics who kinda sucked live. It was misting rain the whole time, so the experience was kinda bad.
The other was Big Star's reunions show in Columbia, MO. Best show I ever attended.
The other was Big Star's reunions show in Columbia, MO. Best show I ever attended.
August 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I've been to two shows that wound up as live albums. U2 at Red Rocks (Under a Blood Red Sky). The opener was the Eurythmics who kinda sucked live. It was misting rain the whole time, so the experience was kinda bad.
The other was Big Star's reunions show in Columbia, MO. Best show I ever attended.
The other was Big Star's reunions show in Columbia, MO. Best show I ever attended.
Met this fella on my walk with the dog this evening. Polyphemus moth. About the size of my hand. The dog was curious about it, but did not try to eat it.
August 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Met this fella on my walk with the dog this evening. Polyphemus moth. About the size of my hand. The dog was curious about it, but did not try to eat it.
If you see this, post a bad woman you love
August 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If you see this, post a bad woman you love
Changed up my four favorite films at Letterboxd today. Freshened up the old profile. The usual caveats apply.
August 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Changed up my four favorite films at Letterboxd today. Freshened up the old profile. The usual caveats apply.
Went to a showing of High and Low at my local art house this afternoon and couldn't get in because it was sold out. The line was long enough to fill the theater again. But, sure. Cinema is dead.
August 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Went to a showing of High and Low at my local art house this afternoon and couldn't get in because it was sold out. The line was long enough to fill the theater again. But, sure. Cinema is dead.
New additions to my TBR pile of shame. I picked up three of these at the bookstore today. Two of these are by trans authors. Get in the habit of buying trans authors and books as physical objects, y'all. Worry about shelf space later.
August 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
New additions to my TBR pile of shame. I picked up three of these at the bookstore today. Two of these are by trans authors. Get in the habit of buying trans authors and books as physical objects, y'all. Worry about shelf space later.