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Best and Worst Watched in 2021 - Lilith Likes to Watch

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Well, we made it. Kind of. 2021 is coming to an end and we're plodding into 2022.  For something different, a sweet distraction, I thought I'd do a year-end wrap-up. Reflect on the best films we've experienced and the worst movies we've endured. We've watched over 30 films in 2021 and I've selected the five best, and five worst from that list. I know what you're thinking: That you could just go through my highest and lowest rated films and then you're good to go.  The best is not necessarily 5/5 and the worst isn't always 1/5.  Stay with me, readers, while I provide new little tidbits and insights into what we put before our eyes.  First, one rule... To qualify for the Best Of list, I have to have watched it for the first time in 2021. That's why Devil In Miss Jones is not on this list. It's not fair. This rule does not apply to Worst Of. Second, this is not a ranked list. I'm doing it alphabetically to keep things on a level playing fie...

Safe Word - Lilith Likes to Watch

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Title:  Safe Word Year:  2020 Starring:  Mona Wales, Mickey Mod, Nina Hartley Director:  Erika Lust Synopsis:  Christie is an uptight theatre director who embarks on an unexpected journey into the world of BDSM when a new neighbour, Mickey Mod, moves in to her building and sparks a dormant desire within her. - Via Lust Cinema Lilith's Notes: It's nominated for AVN Best BDSM Movie or Anthology, and several XBIZ awards including Feature Movie of the Year. It won XBIZ Best Screenplay award. "I want to book you." I have never agreed with the philosophy that one must love themselves before they can love another person, or expect to be able to be loved. I am a fucking mess. Everybody is in one way or another. In my case, there are things about me that I can never change, and will never love, and the people who love me see beyond those bullshit things anyway. Because they are a part of me, and no amount of self-love will change that. Lucky for me, I ...