Watching Aki Kaurismäki’s darkly funny existential 1988 film Ariel (part of the “Proletariat” series) to get ready for rewatching Fallen Leaves again later this week. 🎥
Watching Bruce Robinson’s 1987 film Withnail & I again on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
The list of my 20 Favourite Films for 2023 on Letterboxd. It was a good year for films. The list is only films that I saw in 2023, so some of the 2023 releases that I didn’t see could have been on the list, but those are the rules I set.
Watching Martin Scorsese’s remarkable Killers of the Flower Moon again. 🎥
Watching Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 masterpiece Certain Women again on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
Watching Aki Kaurismäki’s 1990 film I Hired a Contract Killer. 🎥
A big-eared loaf of sourdough bread fresh from the oven.
Last year I watched 425 films and my most watched actor was Cary Grant and most watched director was Agnès Varda. My Letterboxd stats tell the full story.
Watching the 1966 film The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean written, produced, and directed by Juleen Compton on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
Watching the 2019 documentary about HandMade Films, An Accidental Studio directed by Kim Leggatt, Bill Jones, and Ben Timlett on The Criterion Channel. 🎥