MOVIE DIARY 2023: IT'S TRUE THAT IF YOU LEAVE YOU LOSE THINGS, BUT YOU ALSO GAIN THINGS TOO.

Reds (1981) - dir. Warren Beatty, by special guest Tessa Strain
Past Lives (2023) - dir. Celine Song

Tessa Strain joins us again at MOVIE DIARY 2023 with her record-breaking 7th guest appearance! We watched Reds (1981) together, last week, and I just knew I had to get Tessa back on MOVIE DIARY 2023 with her take on Warren Beatty’s leftist love triangle.

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MOVIE DIARY 2023: THE GUY WHO KILLS ME, I HOPE HE DOES IT BECAUSE HE HATES MY GUTS, NOT BECAUSE IT'S HIS JOB.

Quartet (1981) - dir. James Ivory
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - dir. Sidney Lumet
Carnal Knowledge (1971) - dir. Mike Nichols

I was working on a post last week, but it never came out because while I was writing it out, my computer died and I lost everything I’d been writing. I was too demoralized from making such a rookie move to trying to write it again in time to post last week, but it’s a new week and it’s time to get back into it! Also, it’s time to remind everyone to save your work frequently, and to never write out your post directly in squarespace’s interface because it doesn’t autosave! You already knew this, I’m sure. I did too.

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MOVIE DIARY 2023: I CAN DO ANYTHING A BRAINLESS MAN CAN DO. AND WHAT'S MORE, I CAN DO IT BETTER.

Whisper of the Heart 耳をすませば (1995) - dir. Yoshifumi Kondō, by special guest Hamish Steele
Bolt Driver (2021) - dir. Van Alpert, Nick Corirossi, by special guest Erin Rose O’Brien
Opening Night (1977) - dir. John Cassavetes
Humoresque (1946) - dir. Jean Negulesco

Hello! We’re back again this week with TWO SPECIAL GUESTS! HOW DO WE KEEP DOING THIS?? This time we’ve got graphic novelist and TV writer Hamish Steele and podcaster and cool online person Erin Rose O’Brien! I met Hamish at my old job where I would accompany him on his visits to the US for his appearances at comics conventions and escort him to fine American institutions like Popeyes. Erin has been an online mutual for a few years now, and I think she’s hilarious and has excellent taste. I’ve been wanting to get Erin on MOVIE DIARY for a while, so this is obviously huge for me!

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MOVIE DIARY 2023: I HAVEN'T HAD THAT THING YET, WHERE YOU REALIZE THAT YOU'RE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD.

Slither (1973) - dir. Howard Zieff, by special guest Abhay Khosla
You Hurt My Feelings (2023) - dir. Nicole Holofcener
The Innocent (2023) - dir. Louis Garrel
Plus a lightning round with: Margot At The Wedding (2007) - dir. Noah Baumbach, Pickpocket (1959) - dir. Robert Bresson, 8 1/2 (1963) - dir. Federico Fellini, and Infenal Affairs (2002) - dir. Andrew Lau, Alan Mak

Hello! This week’s MOVIE DIARY 2023 special guest is an old internet pal of mine, Abhay Khosla! I know Abhay mostly from when I was active on Tumblr (which is apparently back/never left) and a great stint he had on The Comics Journal. I’ve always been a big fan!

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