Derek (they/them)
@bookmobility.bsky.social
I work in graduate education, but I'm mostly watching movies. https://letterboxd.com/bookmobility/
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Movies watched the last couple days (in order of watching):
-Sleepless in Seattle (1993)*
-First Wives Club (1996)*
-The Zone of Interest (2023)*
-Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
-The Virgin Suicides (1999)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Sleepless in Seattle (1993)*
-First Wives Club (1996)*
-The Zone of Interest (2023)*
-Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
-The Virgin Suicides (1999)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Movies watched the last couple days (in order of watching):
-Sleepless in Seattle (1993)*
-First Wives Club (1996)*
-The Zone of Interest (2023)*
-Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
-The Virgin Suicides (1999)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Sleepless in Seattle (1993)*
-First Wives Club (1996)*
-The Zone of Interest (2023)*
-Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
-The Virgin Suicides (1999)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
My favorite first-time watches of 2025:
-The Act of Killing (2012)
-Deja Vu (2006)
-Syndromes & a Century (2006)
-A Special Day (1977)
-Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
-Nightshift (1981)
-BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Funny Games (1997)
-Eraserhead (1977)
#filmsky
-The Act of Killing (2012)
-Deja Vu (2006)
-Syndromes & a Century (2006)
-A Special Day (1977)
-Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
-Nightshift (1981)
-BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Funny Games (1997)
-Eraserhead (1977)
#filmsky
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
My favorite first-time watches of 2025:
-The Act of Killing (2012)
-Deja Vu (2006)
-Syndromes & a Century (2006)
-A Special Day (1977)
-Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
-Nightshift (1981)
-BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Funny Games (1997)
-Eraserhead (1977)
#filmsky
-The Act of Killing (2012)
-Deja Vu (2006)
-Syndromes & a Century (2006)
-A Special Day (1977)
-Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
-Nightshift (1981)
-BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Funny Games (1997)
-Eraserhead (1977)
#filmsky
Movies watched the last couple days (in order of watching):
-Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
-Official Secrets (2019)
-A Star is Born (1954)
-The Recruit (2003)
-A Star is Born (2018)
-To Have and Have Not (1944)
-The Long Day Closes (1992)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
-Official Secrets (2019)
-A Star is Born (1954)
-The Recruit (2003)
-A Star is Born (2018)
-To Have and Have Not (1944)
-The Long Day Closes (1992)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
January 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Movies watched the last couple days (in order of watching):
-Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
-Official Secrets (2019)
-A Star is Born (1954)
-The Recruit (2003)
-A Star is Born (2018)
-To Have and Have Not (1944)
-The Long Day Closes (1992)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
-Official Secrets (2019)
-A Star is Born (1954)
-The Recruit (2003)
-A Star is Born (2018)
-To Have and Have Not (1944)
-The Long Day Closes (1992)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched the last couple of days (in order of watching):
-The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
-Whiplash (2014)
-Annie Hall (1977)
-Sentimental Value (2025)
-Blue Moon (2025)
-The Running Man (2025)
#filmsky
-The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
-Whiplash (2014)
-Annie Hall (1977)
-Sentimental Value (2025)
-Blue Moon (2025)
-The Running Man (2025)
#filmsky
December 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Movies watched the last couple of days (in order of watching):
-The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
-Whiplash (2014)
-Annie Hall (1977)
-Sentimental Value (2025)
-Blue Moon (2025)
-The Running Man (2025)
#filmsky
-The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
-Whiplash (2014)
-Annie Hall (1977)
-Sentimental Value (2025)
-Blue Moon (2025)
-The Running Man (2025)
#filmsky
Movies watched the last few days (in order of watching):
-Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
-Die Hard (1988)*
-The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)*
-Marty Supreme (2025)
-Eyes Wide Shut (1999)*
-This Is Not A a Film (2011)
-Cairo Station (1958)
-Cold Mountain (2003)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
-Die Hard (1988)*
-The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)*
-Marty Supreme (2025)
-Eyes Wide Shut (1999)*
-This Is Not A a Film (2011)
-Cairo Station (1958)
-Cold Mountain (2003)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Movies watched the last few days (in order of watching):
-Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
-Die Hard (1988)*
-The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)*
-Marty Supreme (2025)
-Eyes Wide Shut (1999)*
-This Is Not A a Film (2011)
-Cairo Station (1958)
-Cold Mountain (2003)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
-Die Hard (1988)*
-The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)*
-Marty Supreme (2025)
-Eyes Wide Shut (1999)*
-This Is Not A a Film (2011)
-Cairo Station (1958)
-Cold Mountain (2003)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-It Was Just an Accident (2025)
-Law of Tehran/Just 6.5 (2019)*
-First Reformed (2017)*
-West Side Story (2021)*
-The Terminator (1984)*
-Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-It Was Just an Accident (2025)
-Law of Tehran/Just 6.5 (2019)*
-First Reformed (2017)*
-West Side Story (2021)*
-The Terminator (1984)*
-Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
December 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-It Was Just an Accident (2025)
-Law of Tehran/Just 6.5 (2019)*
-First Reformed (2017)*
-West Side Story (2021)*
-The Terminator (1984)*
-Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-It Was Just an Accident (2025)
-Law of Tehran/Just 6.5 (2019)*
-First Reformed (2017)*
-West Side Story (2021)*
-The Terminator (1984)*
-Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Rewatching West Side Story (2021) for the first time since it came out. The secondary performances are so lively and dynamic, but the movie is like a black hole whenever it cuts to the central couple. Oof.
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Rewatching West Side Story (2021) for the first time since it came out. The secondary performances are so lively and dynamic, but the movie is like a black hole whenever it cuts to the central couple. Oof.
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
-Challengers (2024)*
-I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
-The Mastermind (2025)
-Die My Love (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
-Challengers (2024)*
-I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
-The Mastermind (2025)
-Die My Love (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
-Challengers (2024)*
-I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
-The Mastermind (2025)
-Die My Love (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
-Challengers (2024)*
-I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
-The Mastermind (2025)
-Die My Love (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-It (2017)
-True Lies (1994)*
-Grand Hotel (1932)
-Jay Kelly (2025)
-Stage Door (1937)
-Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
-Train Dreams (2025)
-It Chapter Two (2019)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-It (2017)
-True Lies (1994)*
-Grand Hotel (1932)
-Jay Kelly (2025)
-Stage Door (1937)
-Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
-Train Dreams (2025)
-It Chapter Two (2019)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-It (2017)
-True Lies (1994)*
-Grand Hotel (1932)
-Jay Kelly (2025)
-Stage Door (1937)
-Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
-Train Dreams (2025)
-It Chapter Two (2019)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-It (2017)
-True Lies (1994)*
-Grand Hotel (1932)
-Jay Kelly (2025)
-Stage Door (1937)
-Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
-Train Dreams (2025)
-It Chapter Two (2019)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched last weekend (in order of watching):
-Sorry Wrong Number (1948)
-Home for the Holidays (1995)*
-Hustlers (2019)*
-Now You See Me 3 (2025)
-Barbary Coast (1935)
-Wag the Dog (1997)*
-Uncle Buck (1989)*
-The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Sorry Wrong Number (1948)
-Home for the Holidays (1995)*
-Hustlers (2019)*
-Now You See Me 3 (2025)
-Barbary Coast (1935)
-Wag the Dog (1997)*
-Uncle Buck (1989)*
-The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Movies watched last weekend (in order of watching):
-Sorry Wrong Number (1948)
-Home for the Holidays (1995)*
-Hustlers (2019)*
-Now You See Me 3 (2025)
-Barbary Coast (1935)
-Wag the Dog (1997)*
-Uncle Buck (1989)*
-The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Sorry Wrong Number (1948)
-Home for the Holidays (1995)*
-Hustlers (2019)*
-Now You See Me 3 (2025)
-Barbary Coast (1935)
-Wag the Dog (1997)*
-Uncle Buck (1989)*
-The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
I am not feeling great about 2025, tbh.
Movies watched this weekend (in order of enjoyment):
-Nightshift
-Cemetery of Splendor
-Scarface
-Spy
-Ball of Fire
-Sorry Baby
-Plainclothes
-Roofman
-The Smashing Maching
-Hell or High Water
#filmsky
-Nightshift
-Cemetery of Splendor
-Scarface
-Spy
-Ball of Fire
-Sorry Baby
-Plainclothes
-Roofman
-The Smashing Maching
-Hell or High Water
#filmsky
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I am not feeling great about 2025, tbh.
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Roofman (2025)
-Scarface (1932)
-Plainclothes (2025)
-Sorry Baby (2025)
-The Smashing Machine (2025)
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
-Spy (2015)*
-Nightshift (1981)
-Hell or High Water (2016)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Roofman (2025)
-Scarface (1932)
-Plainclothes (2025)
-Sorry Baby (2025)
-The Smashing Machine (2025)
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
-Spy (2015)*
-Nightshift (1981)
-Hell or High Water (2016)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Roofman (2025)
-Scarface (1932)
-Plainclothes (2025)
-Sorry Baby (2025)
-The Smashing Machine (2025)
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
-Spy (2015)*
-Nightshift (1981)
-Hell or High Water (2016)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Roofman (2025)
-Scarface (1932)
-Plainclothes (2025)
-Sorry Baby (2025)
-The Smashing Machine (2025)
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
-Spy (2015)*
-Nightshift (1981)
-Hell or High Water (2016)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Charade (1963)
-Household Saints (1993)
-Good Fortune (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Frankenstein (2025)
#filmsky
-Charade (1963)
-Household Saints (1993)
-Good Fortune (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Frankenstein (2025)
#filmsky
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Charade (1963)
-Household Saints (1993)
-Good Fortune (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Frankenstein (2025)
#filmsky
-Charade (1963)
-Household Saints (1993)
-Good Fortune (2025)
-The Mirror (1997)
-Frankenstein (2025)
#filmsky
God bless the dosa
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
God bless the dosa
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Gremlins 2 (1990)*
-The Addams Family (1991)*
-Cobweb (2023)
-Th Settlers (2023)
-Bugonia (2025)
-The History of Sound (2025)
-Rio Bravo (1959)
-Titanic (1997)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Gremlins 2 (1990)*
-The Addams Family (1991)*
-Cobweb (2023)
-Th Settlers (2023)
-Bugonia (2025)
-The History of Sound (2025)
-Rio Bravo (1959)
-Titanic (1997)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Gremlins 2 (1990)*
-The Addams Family (1991)*
-Cobweb (2023)
-Th Settlers (2023)
-Bugonia (2025)
-The History of Sound (2025)
-Rio Bravo (1959)
-Titanic (1997)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Gremlins 2 (1990)*
-The Addams Family (1991)*
-Cobweb (2023)
-Th Settlers (2023)
-Bugonia (2025)
-The History of Sound (2025)
-Rio Bravo (1959)
-Titanic (1997)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Chopping Mall (1986)*
-Sisters (1972)
-Shirley (2020)*
-Fright Night (1985)*
-The Shining (1980)*
-Christine (1983)*
-A House of Dynamite (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Chopping Mall (1986)*
-Sisters (1972)
-Shirley (2020)*
-Fright Night (1985)*
-The Shining (1980)*
-Christine (1983)*
-A House of Dynamite (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Chopping Mall (1986)*
-Sisters (1972)
-Shirley (2020)*
-Fright Night (1985)*
-The Shining (1980)*
-Christine (1983)*
-A House of Dynamite (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Chopping Mall (1986)*
-Sisters (1972)
-Shirley (2020)*
-Fright Night (1985)*
-The Shining (1980)*
-Christine (1983)*
-A House of Dynamite (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched last weekend (in order of watching):
-The Others (2001)*
-The Sixth Sense (1999)*
-Ghost Tropic (2019)
-House at the End of the Street (2012)
-Trap (2024)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Others (2001)*
-The Sixth Sense (1999)*
-Ghost Tropic (2019)
-House at the End of the Street (2012)
-Trap (2024)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Movies watched last weekend (in order of watching):
-The Others (2001)*
-The Sixth Sense (1999)*
-Ghost Tropic (2019)
-House at the End of the Street (2012)
-Trap (2024)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Others (2001)*
-The Sixth Sense (1999)*
-Ghost Tropic (2019)
-House at the End of the Street (2012)
-Trap (2024)*
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Cloud (2025)
-The Village (2004)*
-Sleepy Hollow (1999)*
-The Birds (1963)*
-Enemy (2013)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Cloud (2025)
-The Village (2004)*
-Sleepy Hollow (1999)*
-The Birds (1963)*
-Enemy (2013)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
October 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Cloud (2025)
-The Village (2004)*
-Sleepy Hollow (1999)*
-The Birds (1963)*
-Enemy (2013)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Cloud (2025)
-The Village (2004)*
-Sleepy Hollow (1999)*
-The Birds (1963)*
-Enemy (2013)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
These are my 5 favorite first-time watches from September:
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-Mildred Pierce (1945)
-Teorema (1968)
-Undine (2020)
#filmsky
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-Mildred Pierce (1945)
-Teorema (1968)
-Undine (2020)
#filmsky
October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
These are my 5 favorite first-time watches from September:
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-Mildred Pierce (1945)
-Teorema (1968)
-Undine (2020)
#filmsky
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-Mildred Pierce (1945)
-Teorema (1968)
-Undine (2020)
#filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-The Gift (2000)
-Misery (1990)
-What Lies Beneath (2000)*
-Lake Mungo (2008)
-Twisted (2004)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Gift (2000)
-Misery (1990)
-What Lies Beneath (2000)*
-Lake Mungo (2008)
-Twisted (2004)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-The Gift (2000)
-Misery (1990)
-What Lies Beneath (2000)*
-Lake Mungo (2008)
-Twisted (2004)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Gift (2000)
-Misery (1990)
-What Lies Beneath (2000)*
-Lake Mungo (2008)
-Twisted (2004)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
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September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Winter Light (1963)
-One Battle After Another (2025)*
-Relay (2024)
-Wanda (1970)
-A Few Good Men (1992)
-Splitsville (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Winter Light (1963)
-One Battle After Another (2025)*
-Relay (2024)
-Wanda (1970)
-A Few Good Men (1992)
-Splitsville (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
September 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Winter Light (1963)
-One Battle After Another (2025)*
-Relay (2024)
-Wanda (1970)
-A Few Good Men (1992)
-Splitsville (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-Grey Gardens (1975)
-One Battle After Another (2025)
-Winter Light (1963)
-One Battle After Another (2025)*
-Relay (2024)
-Wanda (1970)
-A Few Good Men (1992)
-Splitsville (2025)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-The Old Man and the Gun (2018)
-Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
-Superbad (2007)
-Honey Don't! (2025)
-The Beguiled (2017)
-Her (2013)*
-Along Came a Spider (2001)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Old Man and the Gun (2018)
-Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
-Superbad (2007)
-Honey Don't! (2025)
-The Beguiled (2017)
-Her (2013)*
-Along Came a Spider (2001)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
September 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Movies watched this weekend (in order of watching):
-The Old Man and the Gun (2018)
-Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
-Superbad (2007)
-Honey Don't! (2025)
-The Beguiled (2017)
-Her (2013)*
-Along Came a Spider (2001)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Old Man and the Gun (2018)
-Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
-Superbad (2007)
-Honey Don't! (2025)
-The Beguiled (2017)
-Her (2013)*
-Along Came a Spider (2001)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
Movies watched last weekend (in order of watching):
-The Searchers (1956)
-A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)*
-Perfect Days (2023)*
-Babygirl (2024)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Searchers (1956)
-A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)*
-Perfect Days (2023)*
-Babygirl (2024)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
September 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Movies watched last weekend (in order of watching):
-The Searchers (1956)
-A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)*
-Perfect Days (2023)*
-Babygirl (2024)
(*rewatch) #filmsky
-The Searchers (1956)
-A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)*
-Perfect Days (2023)*
-Babygirl (2024)
(*rewatch) #filmsky