BOOKS

01/12/25-02/02/25

I Love Hearing Your Dreams: Poems by Matthew Zapruder

I'm writing this log in early March 2025. At this point I cannot remember basically anything about this poetry collection. Most of that is probably due to my poor memory but... This collection wasn't BAD but it wasn't exceptional, either.



12/28/24-01/23/25

The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut

I read When We Cease To Understand the World in August of 2024 and fell in love with Labatut's writing. I love a mad scientist story. (Maybe) unexpected page-turner. So excited for whatever Labatut's got in the works.



FILM

January 31, 2025

Brief Encounter (1945)

Beautiful film. Any movie about a brief, impossible love is going to ruin me every time. The way the ending connects to the beginning... that's CINEMA!



January 27, 2025

La vita è bella (1997)

Watched this for my Italian literature class. This was my third watch, first time without subtitles! Benigni is just undeniably great. Love his voice.



January 22, 2025

Gandhi (1982)

Watched this for my Ethics in International Relations class.



January 14, 2025

A Complete Unknown (2024)

Watched this in theaters with my brother. I'm a super nerd about ceratin artists in 1960s-70s folk but somehow didn't know much about Dylan. In February, I went to a screening + Q&A with the director (!!)



January 12, 2025

Crumb (1994)

This was crazy. Watched with my brother and my dad. What was going on in that family...



January 10, 2025

Mirror (1975)

My second Tarkovsky movie (after Stalker). Beautiful. Visual poetry. The scenes of the water cascading down the walls....



January 1, 2025

Say Anything (1989)

First movie of the year. Watched with my parents. I don't remember too much of it now but I think I cried. I kinda love John Cusack.