Cast A Deadly Spell (1991) - dir. Martin Campbell
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - dir. John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
The Comfort of Strangers (1990) - dir. Paul Schrader

I ran a little longer than usual with the previous post, so these movies got bumped into this post. So let’s call this a Bonus post, why not?

Rollerball (1975) - dir. Norman Jewison by special guest Fran Hoepfner
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) - dir Lau Kar-leung by special guest Christian Brown
Smiley Face (2007) - dir. Gregg Araki
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) - dir. Chad Stahelski

Wow wow wow, we’ve got a HUGE post today! I’ve been waiting for this one, because I’m gonna try out something new: TWO SPECIAL GUEST WRITERS! Returning to the blog today, we’ve got a couple of heavy hitters. First up is Fran Hoepfner, who has graced us with a stealth Classical Music Hour with Fran (one of my favorite ever blogs) post on Rollerball (1975). Then we’ve got my longtime online (and recently IRL!) pal Christian Brown on changing tastes and a very wild Kung-Fu film that I feel like I absolutely must seek out.

Entourage (TV, 2004-2011) & Entourage (2015) - dir. Doug Ellin by special guest Tessa Strain
Five Easy Pieces (1970) - dir. Bob Rafelson

Here we are, once again at the start of another classic MOVIE DIARY 2023 post. I’ve been waiting for this week, because this week my special guest is Tessa Strain! Tessa was the very first special guest back on MOVIE DIARY 2018, and she’s back now for her (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) sixth guest post. She’s also recently wrapped up shooting on former MOVIE DIARY 2018 special guest Caroline Golum’s new movie, Revelations of Divine Love, which is going to be an absolute banger. A genuine movie star on MOVIE DIARY 2023!

Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) - dir. George Miller by special guest Meredith Gran
Amateur (1994) - dir. Hal Hartley
Breathless (1960) - dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Day For Night (1973) - dir. François Truffaut

I’ve got a real treat for you today! We’re gonna get down with some real-ass CINEMA here because I spent my week with The Criterion Collection (ever heard of it?). Literally everyone of these movies has a French person involved so you know it’s classy and important. PLUS: My ol’ pal, renowned cartoonist and exciting game developer, Meredith Gran is making her return to MOVIE DIARY! I’m super excited to have her back and talking about one of my favorite subjects, movies you watch on a plane.

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) - dir. Peter Greenaway by special guest Tom McHenry
Women Talking (2022) - dir. Sarah Polley
Return To Seoul (2023) - dir. Davy Chou
Two Lovers (2008) - dir. James Gray

Oh wow it’s a good one this week, I can sense it in my bones! This week’s special guest is cartoonist, marathon runner, and former MOVIE DIARY 2018 contributor Tom McHenry! I think Tom is just brilliant, so obviously I’m glad he agreed to get back in here for MOVIE DIARY 2023. I haven’t seen the movie that Tom’s writing about, but it’s possibly the first X-rated movie we’ve got on MOVIE DIARY? I looked it up and they chose to release it in the US as Unrated rather than X-rated (clever marketing decision) but it would have qualified for the X-rating, so I’m just gonna run with that.