2022 Film Diary

  1. Daphne (2017)
    “I still don’t know what she was so angry about.”
  2. My Salinger Year (2020)
    “Incessant fawning over Catcher in the Rye baffles me.”
  3. Plan B (2021)
    “Teen films are so adolescent. But this one gives more.”
  4. The Killing of Two Lovers (2020)
    “Watch it for the scenery if nothing else. But there are other compelling reasons too.”
  5. Lesbian Angels (2011)
    “I like documentaries about as much as teen films. But this title caught my eye.”
  6. Margot at the Wedding (2007)
    “Nicole Kidman plays her characters the same in every film.”
  7. Frances Ha (2012)
    “I kept hoping they’d fall in love and live happily ever after.” HA!
  8. Undine (2022)
  9. Anatomy of a Love Scene (2014)
    “A film within a film.” (But a lot of work to get two ex-lovers back together.)
  10. Torn Curtain (1966)
    “Was this really a Hitchcock?”
  11. Blood Simple (1984)
    “Not my favorite Coen Bros film. Not enough Frances McDormand.”
  12. The Parallax View (1974)
    “Meh.”
  13. I’m Your Man (2021)
    “Love in the age of algorithms.”
  14. Night on Earth (1991)
    “Five cities, five cab drivers, on the same night.”
  15. Duck Butter (2018)
    “Interesting premise, yes.” (I could have done without the scatological elements and smegma? No thanks)
  16. Suicide Kale (2016)
    Read where is was referred to as “mumblequeer” – I agree.
  17. The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
    “This is an amazing film.”
  18. White as Snow ‘Blanche comme neige’ (2019)
    Hupert
  19. Sweetie (1989)
    “I saw this in the theater when it first came out. It might have been better this time.
    My first Jane Campion. Wow.”
  20. The Ring Thing (2017)
  21. The Power of the Dog (2021)
  22. The Lost Daughter (2021)
    “Motherhood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.“
  23. Nightmare Alley (2021)
    “The other shoe was destined to drop.“
  24. Blood Below the Skin (2015)
    “33 minutes. Disgusting boys. Bold ass women.”
  25. The Shower (2011)
    “And just like that, it’s over. Who got the cat?“
  26. The New Girlfriend ‘Unnouvelle amie’ (2014)
    “Dressing a dead woman’s body, that was a cinematic first for me.“
  27. night-shift ‘Police’ (2020)
  28. Mustang (2015)
    “The universal oppression of women portrayed in the lives of 5 young orphaned sisters.“
  29. Shiva Baby (2020)
  30. Move to Heaven (2021)
    “I can’t begin to describe what an amazing series this is.” (yes, a series but it’s on Letterboxd)
  31. Anne+: the Film ‘Anne+’ (2021)
  32. Carmen & Lola (2018)
  33. Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974)
    100% Chantal Akerman “I’d rather she’d left the truck driver out of the story altogether.“
  34. Tiny Furniture (2010)
    “Nah.”
  35. Marty (1955)
    “A sad film in so many ways.” but so powerful.
  36. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
    “I do love Cherry Jones.“
  37. Drive My Car (2021)
    “…and Uncle Vanya.”
  38. The Great Train Robbery (2013)
  39. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    “A film I’ve seen many times.”
  40. A Teacher (2013)
    “2 questions. 
    Why did anyone make this film?
    And,
    Why did I watch it?“
  41. Fat Girl (2001)
  42. The Irishman (2019)
  43. Tell No One (2006)
  44. Girlfriends (1978)
  45. Three Worlds (2012)
  46. The Children’s Hour (1961)
    “I avoided watching this film for decades.”
  47. The Unknown Girl (2016)
    Adele Haenel.
  48. Orphan ‘Orpheline‘ (2016)
    Two Adeles.
  49. In the Name of My Daughter (2014)
    Haenel dancing.
  50. Bittersweet Symphony (2019)
  51. Georgetown (2019)
  52. Heat Wave ‘Apres le sud’ (2011)
    Haenel again. “…it seemed real.”
  53. The Trouble with You ‘EnLiberte!’ (2018)
    Guess who’s in it? : ) Yup.
  54. House of Tolerance (2011)
  55. Black Bear (2020)
    This one because Aubrey Plaza.
  56. Babel (2006)
    “This movie is 143 minutes of sheer tension.“
  57. The Third Man (1949)
    “Great film if you can tune out the background music.”
  58. Puzzle (2018)
    “Do puzzle contests really exist?”
  59. Love at First Fight (2014)
    “In which Haenel head-butts someone.”
  60. After the Thin Man (1936)
    Actual quote from the film, “I don’t like a dame who gets noisy after a few snifters.”
  61. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
  62. Jackie Brown (1997)
  63. Midsommar (2019)
    “Why?”
  64. 36th Precinct ’36 Quai des Orfevres’ (2004)
    ACAB
  65. The Book of Delights (2020)
  66. You Will Be Mine ‘Je te mangerais’ (2009)
  67. My Little Friend (2011)
  68. Two Lives ‘Zwei Leben’ (2012)
  69. First Reformed (2017)
  70. Imitation of Life (1934)
    “For its time, strong messages.”
  71. Don’t Worry Darling (2022)
    “Icky.”
  72. Yes, God, Yes (2019)
    “No. God. NO!”
  73. Foxtrot (2017)
    “In three acts, grief, war, Israel.”
  74. Beetlejuice (1998)
    “Just as good, 24 years later.”
  75. Get Shorty (1995)
  76. The Counselor (2013)
  77. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
  78. Four Nights of a Dreamer ‘Quatre nuits d’un reveur’ (1971)
    Paris.
  79. Beau Travail (1999)
  80. Dating Amber (2020)
  81. The Window (1949)
    “What a movie to end the year on.“