T Blockers Review

Review of T Blockers (2023) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

the thirteenth night in the lonesome hooptober day 42 film 38 cats: 0

97/100

hanging out with Mackay's characters is always a good time. this is only my second film of hers but i like the near purposeful lackadaisical approach to advancing plot in service to giving characters a lot of room to breathe. it's really nice to feel that we can still have moments of realization and clarity in therapeutic relationships that aren't beholden to allegorical plot beats. this is barely about its synopsis just as any good horror film isn't about theirs but the temperature of the society it comes from when it's made. the scene between Sophie and London sitting outside became a real emotional moment for me, having a sibling physically check in with her and extend support from their father to Sophie specifically who struggles in the film to even afford estrogen. i don't have those things anymore, not that level of support or attention or anyone checking in on me in my family circles that i truly believe they want to help with no ulterior designs what accepting any form of support would implicate. i wept for Sophie during that entire scene, bleeding through to the next with Zen the movie producer. his line about "LGQB2+" brought me back around to laughter and from there the film had me. great end credits song.