November's Mystery Movie

This month's movie might be the biggest departure from our usual range of offerings, as it might be grittier and darker than any of our other picks. This movie is just a good film from beginning to end, though not without it's genre charm; we are very curious how this one will be received! 

This month's move theme: ACAB, all power, to all people!

Hints: This movie could be considered tower-defense film, if that genre was extended to movies. This month's movie is flush with high stakes tension, and tangible consequences for all manner of actions. It also doesn't pull any punches as far as illustrating who the villains are, just as much as it highlights the importance of community action. 

Content Warnings [Two topics, SPOILERS]: CW #1 Violence, general phobic treatment, and death of LGBTQIA+ community members. The opening of this film is intentionally reminiscent of the harassment suffered by patrons of the Stonewall Inn, that lead to the Stonewall Uprising. However in this film, the harassment escalates to a different end [SPOILER]... featuring multiple brutal deaths of LGBTQIA+ people. CW #2 General police fuckery. The opening of the film uses news footage from an unlawful strike by police, which leads pretty directly into the aforementioned CW. 

[If you have additional concerns/questions about this month's film, feel free to reach out through facebook, or email info@TimMonsters.com and Tim or I will happily address them. We want fun surprises for everyone!] 

Mutual Aid Suggestion: Once upon a time, a Whole Foods higher up (maybe someone in the regional offices, maybe someone in global) decided we all needed to watch this short film edited to a commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace. They made us watch this short between Thanksgiving and Christmas, our most brutally busy time of year. With that in mind, please watch the video here and see first hand how out of touch people who work in offices are, even when they manage thousands of retail workers. And then, remember that retail workers are treated poorly from every angle, paid abysmally, and have non-work holiday stress just like everyone else. This holiday season tip well, find the joys, and spread compassion plz! 💖📼💖

Get Your Tickets Here: Tape Freaks presents: Mystery Movie @ the Trylon, 7pm $5

October's Mystery Movie

Who else has had a migraine for three days, a house full of cats and kittens, and a partner who's birthday is approaching at lighting speed?! ...oh, is it just me? Well then! That's probably why I'm writing and posting this so late! However that doesn't explain why the Tape Freaks Sirens were late though...

This month's move theme: Tim's birthday wild card! He's picked a good one too!

Hints: This movie might be the newest movie we've ever screened, but Tim feels like it's also under watched. Possibly this movie's unsettling title keeps people from watching, or possibly because it was produced and released by a small indy company. This month's movie is also a good one to watch without knowing anything though, so fits our format perfectly!

Content Warnings: There are visceral depictions of violence in this movie, and it's got some stark conversations on and depictions of unhealthy family dynamics. There is also a decent amount of alcohol abuse by one character, and a moment where one character is bullied into abandoning his sobriety from alcohol. [If you have additional concerns/questions about this month's film, or any film we screen, feel free to reach out through facebook, or email info@TimMonsters.com and one of us will happily address them. We want fun surprises for everyone!] 

Mutual Aid Suggestion: Spooky season is upon us, and that means the (statistically) worst time of year for mental health concerns isn't far behind. So our suggestion this month is to give your favorite resources that might be utilized more frequently over the holiday season a much needed jump on the inevitable squeeze. If you don't have a current fave, of ours is South Side Harm Reduction. You can give monetarily, or donate time, or even just share it as a resource for people to utilize! You truly never know who might need their services, but you very likely know someone who may have benefited from the harm reduction care they provide 💖📼💖

Get Your Tickets Here: Tape Freaks presents: Mystery Movie @ the Trylon, 7pm $5