Wayne’s World (1992) dir. Penelope Spheeris, by special guest Allison Picurro
Hypnotic (2023) - dir. Robert Rodriguez
A Few Good Men (1992) - dir. Rob Reiner
The Equalizer 2 (2018) - dir. Atoine Fuqua

Hello! I’ve got an incredible special guest for MOVIE DIARY 2023 this week! Readers of MOVIE DIARY 2023 who read to the the last section of my posts might remember that I am a big fan of Allison Picurro’s brilliant substack newsletter Boy Movies, and in one post I’d put out an open call to Allison to come on MOVIE DIARY. It actually happened, and this week I’ve finally got Allison on the blog to talk about an absolute classic! Thank you for coming onto MOVIE DIARY 2023, Allison!

Bottoms (2023) - dir. Emma Seligman, by special guest Fran Hoepfner
Scream VI (2023) - dir. Tyler Gillet, Matt Bettineli-Olpin

Ok before we get started here, I want to let you know that since the last post, I actually did watch way more movies than just Scream VI. Unfortunately, I got started writing about Scream VI and it just went long and it ended up being the only movie I had the chance to write about, so apologies in advance for that. On the plus side, we’ve got beloved special guest and Editor in Chief of Fran Magazine, Fran Hoepfner returning to MOVIE DIARY 2023 to talk about Bottoms! What a treat for you and what a privilege for me! I love Fran! We all do!

Drumline (2002) - dir. Charles Stone III, by special guest Nicholas Russell
Game Night (2018) - dir. John Francis Daley, Johnathan Goldstein
The Last Picture Show (1971) - dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Four Daughters (1938) - dir. Michael Curtiz

Hey hey ok! We’re here again! I’ve got a great first time special guest writer for this time around, Nicholas Russell! I’ve been a big admirer of Nicholas’ writing for a while now, so it’s very cool that I get to welcome him to MOVIE DIARY 2023. Man, now that I’m thinking about it, we’ve been rolling rolling with some solid first time special guests this year… shoutout to the MOVIE DIARY 2023 first time special guests!

Oppenheimer (2023) - dir. Christopher Nolan, by special guest Aubrey Bellamy
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) - dir. André Øvredal
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) - dir. Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears
Plus a LIGHTNING ROUND with:
New York New York (1977), Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Seventh Seal (1953), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Smithereens (1982), The Souvenir Part II (2021), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), A Room With A View (1986), La Piscine (1969), Cruising (1980), Sorcerer (1977), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), One Way Passage (1932), and Deep Cover (1992)

Yes! We’re back with the final part of BACK TO MOVIE DIARY 2023. To get us all caught up on all of my first watches, I’m throwing in a big ol’ lightning round with the rest of what I’d been watching in July while I was on hiatus and some non-2023 movies of August. But before we get to all that, let’s welcome back Aubrey Bellamy to the guest writer spot! Aubrey was a frequent guest on MOVIE DIARY 2018, so I’m glad we’ve finally got her back on MOVIE DIARY 2023!

Legally Blonde (2001) - dir. Robert Luketic, by special guest Caroline Golum
Passages (2023) - dir. Ira Sachs
Sanctuary (2023) - dir. Zachary Wigen
Talk To Me (2023) - dir. Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Oppenheimer (2023) - dir. Christopher Nolan

Hello! We’re back with part 2 of MOVIE DIARY 2023’s return from hiatus! […] More importantly, this week we’ve got one of my favorite writers on movies, baseball, and the New York Mets, filmmaker Caroline Golum returning to the blog!