BOOKS

03/30/26-03/31/26

Parasites of Heaven by Leonard Cohen

Preferred this slightly over The Spice-Box of Earth.



03/28/26

Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962-1972 by Alejandra Pizarnik

My first time reading Pizarnik. Wow!! Such a dark and somewhat dizzying collection. I love the recurrent themes throughout these pieces. It's sad to see how much she was suffering. Beautiful imagery throughout. I need to learn more about Pizarnik and her work!! Fans of Clarice Lispector (like me :D) would really love her work. Considering the rise in popularity of Lispector among readers online lately, I'm hoping Pizarnik gets more attention.





03/27/26

The Spice-Box of Earth by Leonard Cohen

Slowly reading through Sylvie Simmons's biography of my favorite musician, so I thought I'd read some of the poetry collections of his that I've never read.



FILM

March 21, 2026

27 Dresses (2008)

Watched with friends in Budapest.



March 16, 2026

Nostalghia (1983)

Really beautiful film, just like all of the Tarkovsky I've watched. This one stuck with me for days after watching it. I think I watched it at the perfect time in my life, being so far away from home for so long. The dreaminess and poetic filmmaking of Tarkovsky just really resonates with me everytime I watch his work. Loved it.



March 15, 2026

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Woah. I had heard about this for years. This story is harrowing and almost unbelievable. Well-made documentary. Very sweet, ultimately, and very sad.



March 14, 2026

The Great Beauty (2013)

Really loved this. Really love Italy and Rome. Really love the surrealism and aesthetics of Italian filmmaking and storytelling. The last monologue made me cry. È solo un trucco



March 13, 2026

Blow Out (1981)

I liked this one, but not as much as I thought I would. Some incredible shots in here, though.



March 10, 2026

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Noir-est of noir lol what a script