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2023 Movie Diary (2/5-2/9): Three Thousand Yangs of Longing

February 5th What Happened Was… / 1994, dir. Tom Noonan Wavelength / 1967, dir. Michael Snow Tartuffe / 1926, dir. F.W. Murnau What follows is a cursed description of a great movie. The screenwriting award at Sundance? Yuck! Charlie Kaufman loves this movie? Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat! A two-hander where people bounce off each other awkwardly? Good… Read More 2023 Movie Diary (2/5-2/9): Three Thousand Yangs of Longing

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2023 Movie Diary (1/31-2/4): Time to Start Watching These Best Picture Nominees

January 31st Dirty Gertie from Harlem, U.S.A. / 1946, dir. Spencer Williams This isn’t a movie I would have felt compelled to watch if not for the fact that it’s a Thais movie; it’s entirely possible that I would have been unable to resist “Dirty Gertie” as a phrase forever, so I don’t want to… Read More 2023 Movie Diary (1/31-2/4): Time to Start Watching These Best Picture Nominees

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