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Film Diary #3: The Broken Thing That Sings
Something is alive inside me. It’s why I write. For months, I’ve been writing in a way that I haven’t written in years. The closest comparison is the months after my father’s death. I was a teenager. I had recently discovered the music of Tori Amos. I’d put on her albums and write in my […]
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Film Diary #2: Too Many Thoughts About David Lynch’s Inland Empire (2006)
Laura Dern cries a lot in Inland Empire. I was crying before I sat down to write this. I cry so much these days, I wonder if I’ll ever run out of tears. I cry quietly in the bathroom where my mother cannot see or hear me. I cry when I’m alone in my room. […]
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Film Diary #1: Introduction
First, let me explain what this film diary will be and what it will not be. It will not be polished or always profound or necessarily well-written. It will be intuitive, spontaneous, mostly unedited, emotional, messy, intense, raw, and honest. I need to write. I need a space to ramble and meander and share my […]
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Mind The Trap: On a Scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)
I re-watched Psycho a few months back. It’s now my favorite Hitchcock, hands down. No contest. I can’t stop thinking about a scene between Marion and Norman. It’s just after they’ve met. Norman tells Marion that we’re all caught in our own “private traps.” I’ll quote it in full: I think that we’re all in our private […]
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Taking a Long Break
In this short episode, I talk about why I’m taking a break from the podcast. I thank everyone who has listened over the years. I’m deeply appreciative. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram.
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Robert Eggers’s The Witch (2015)
Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Robert Eggers’s 2015 film, “The Witch.” It looks at a New England Puritan family in the 1600s that is exiled from their community. They go to live in a remote area, and terrifying things begin to happen. The eldest daughter is blamed for these events […]
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Jean Negulesco’s Humoresque (1946)
Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about the 1945 film “Humoresque.” Joan Crawford plays a socialite tormented by her love for a younger man–played by John Garfield–who is a passionate violinist trying to break into the music world. Her money and connections help him find success, but her hard-drinking and intense desire […]
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Michael Curtiz’s Mildred Pierce (1945)
Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Michael Curtiz’s 1945 film “Mildred Pierce.” Joan Crawford won an Oscar for her performance as the title character, a mother who, in the wake of the end of her marriage, starts her own restaurant business and tries to give a better life to her two […]
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Mike Newell’s Enchanted April (1991)
Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Mike Newell’s 1991 film, “Enchanted April.” It’s about four women in 1920s Britain who rent a castle in the Italian countryside. Their vacation in Italy will forever transform their lives. The much-needed break from ordinary life leads to spiritual rejuvenation, a deep connection to nature, […]
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Audrey Wells’s Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Simplecast / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Audrey Wells’s 2003 film, “Under the Tuscan Sun.” I’ve loved this film since I was a teenager. It stars Diane Lane as a woman who goes through a devastating divorce and goes to Italy and renovates a house. In the process of this home renovation, […]
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