MOVIE DIARY 2018: ARE WE EVER GONNA BE BETTER THAN THIS??

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) by special guest Andrew Spena
We Are Your Friends (2015)

Ok ok, I know I said I’d do a double post last week, and I fucked up, I’m sorry. But! I promise that this week will be a double post week. I PROMISE YOU.
This week I’ve got my buddy Andrew Spena as my special guest! I know Andrew mostly from seeing him around our neighborhood and this New Yorker review of Meme’s Diner where he’s correctly described as a “friendly hunk.” I went to New Orleans for the first time a couple months ago and Andrew offered, unbidden, some incredible restaurant recommendations. Friendly hunk indeed!

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MOVIE DIARY 2018: I AM AFRAID, MADAM, MY DAYS ARE SACROSANCT.

Independence Day (1996) by special guest Meredith Gran
Interview With The Vampire (1994)
Spring Breakers (2012)

Ok, we’re finally back! Sorry I missed posting last week, but I’m aiming to make this a double post week to make up for it. I think you’ll like it. This week, I’ve brought on my good friend, cartoonist and videogame designer Meredith Gran to talk about a defining cultural touchstone of the late 90s, Independence Day!

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MOVIE DIARY 2018: I WAS REALLY GOING TO BE SOMETHING BY THE AGE OF 23

Noroi: The Curse (2005) by special guest Adam Szym
Spotlight (2015)
The House of the Devil (2009)
Reality Bites (1994)

Friends, we're back! WILD THINGS MONTH has ended, but I just want to take another moment to again express my gratitude to Tessa, Aubrey, Kristin, and Sean for their excellent contributions to WILD THINGS MONTH! We're back to the classic MOVIE DIARY 2018 format, and this week's special guest is my buddy from the world of indie comics and being opinionated on twitter, Adam Szym!

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MOVIE DIARY 2018: YOU ARE GONNA FUCK ME OVER, AREN'T YOU?

WILD THINGS MONTH

Wild Things (1998) by special guest Laura Wynne
Westside Story (1961)
Your Name (2016)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Into The Blue (2005)

MOVIE DIARY 2018 is here, and we're saying goodbye to WILD THINGS MONTH with the final guest piece on Wild Things from Laura Wynne! This month of reflection on the divisive 1998 classic Wild Things has been so much fun, and I'd like to take a moment to thank all my special guests this month for doing such a great job, and you MOVIE DIARY 2018 readers for enduring such a self-indulgent event. 

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MOVIE DIARY 2018: THAT NEVER SEEMED TO WORRY YOU OUT AT THE GLADES.

WILD THINGS MONTH

Wild Things (1998) by special guest Kristin Lueke
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)
Sliding Doors (1998)
It’s Complicated (2009)

WILD THINGS MONTH continues here on the ol' MOVIE DIARY 2018, and my internet pal Kristin Lueke has returned to join us in the MOVIE DIARY 2018 event of the year (at least until the next MOVIE DIARY 2018 event of the year)! This is the penultimate entry in WILD THINGS MONTH, I hope you've been enjoying it! If you have, please stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion, and if you haven't there's only one more left you baby.

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