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#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Hey, all new watches, got two of the Queer Cinema Challenge completed and two more from the NYT best of the 21st century!
My recent activity on Letterboxd, with the following films and ratings - Training Day, four stars - Carol, 4.5 stars - Spirited Away, 4.5 stars - The Wedding Banquet (2025), three stars
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Ughhhhh why are they so sweet
Wishbone, a large ginger tabby, and Astro, a smaller black cat, cuddling on a gray blanket with their heads pressed against each other
January 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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More cake for me, you ungrateful child
A delicious grapefruit yogurt cake I’m very excited to eat for breakfast tomorrow morning
January 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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The cats will not appreciate this in the slightest but I enjoyed making it nonetheless
A pet food tray with a border of turquoise and golden-orange fish (and one red one) and the names “Wishbone and Astro” in the center
January 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Also, anyone know of something similar to these that are easier to get? I’m obsessed but there’s not a TJ’s all that close (NA please)
My hand holding a can of Trader Joe’s “organic sparkling rosé tea beverage” which is delicious
January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Have you heard the good news about a cat in your lap
Astro, a black cat, sits in my lap, upon which is a rust-colored blanket. He’s purring.
January 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched only three new this week, but in my defense, there was interesting TV
- Dazed and Confused, rewatch, five stars - Everybody Wants Some!!, four stars - Only Angels Have Wings, 4.5 stars - To Have and Have Not, 3.5 stars
January 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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The post I’m replying to, with the popup menu and “hide post for me” highlighted
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Okay, screenshots to avoid spoilers (not sure where you are in watching)
Whether or not they're part of the database tags, the "Game Changer" team has a couple of interesting challenges in deciding who plays in each episode. They want to match players to games they'll enjoy and that mesh well with their energy. "Does this call for somebody who's very analytical? Does this call for somebody who's impish? Does this call for someone who's a little bold and daring and will go balls to the wall and is willing to do anything? So, [casting] is a big conversation about that," Robalino said. But also each episode's premise is a surprise to its contestants — the only way to learn is by playing. So the "Game Changer" team has also had to get very good at asking for cast buy-in without fully revealing what they're signing up for. Reich sends a survey before each season to the Dropout cast with vague hints at premises rated by chili peppers for their level of spiciness/risk. The chili pepper surveys have, however, helped make "Game Changer" even more of a mutual back and forth between cast and crew. "Sam straight up asks the cast, 'What's something fun or wild that you would be willing to do on camera?' And some people have said, 'Jump out of a plane,' and we're like, 'OK, so now we know that that's an option for some point in the future," Robalino said. "Izzy Roland told me that she would be willing to give birth on camera," Reich said. "Which - there is no way on Earth [we would do that]. I think three people have told me at this point they would get entirely nude; five people have told me they would get a tattoo; things that I will absolutely not ask my cast to do. But, you know, we've got hardcore comedy folks doing the show."
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Last day of winter break for Bug
A view of Bug from behind - he’s a ginger boy with glasses, wearing Minecraft PJs and with an open cardboard box around his torso and upper legs, running away from the camera
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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First/last of 2025.

Look, we make sacrifices for our kids, okay?
First: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Last: To Have and Have Not
January 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Yeah, checks out
My Letterboxd year in review - 176 films logged - 178 reviewed - 320 hours watched Most watched actor: Cary Grant Most watched director: Howard Hawks
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Last four of 2025
My Letterboxd “recent activity”, with the following films and ratings - To Have and Have Not, 3.5 stars - The Punk Singer, four stars - The Philadelphia Story, rewatch, five stars - Trading Places, 3.5 stars
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Got to 122 this year
My review of To Have and Have Not, 3.5 stars: Ending 2025 with a little light anti-fascism
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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I’ll probably get another one in today, but I more than doubled my 2025 goal of 52 new-to-me movies, so I’m proud of myself
My Letterboxd list “2025 new watches” showing the films Sonic 3, Conclave, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Born Yesterday, Vengeance Most Fowl, and The Wrong Trousers I wrote “Movies I watched for the first time in 2025 - aiming for 52 or more! There's a lot I somehow haven't seen. (Update: 52 won't be a problem, let's go for an even hundred.) (Update to the update; we've got a hundred, everything else is gravy.)”
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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He’s just a lil guy
Astro, a black cat, curled up and resting in my lap. He looks small and my left hand is scratching his shoulder blades.
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Last book finished: a socialite

Currently reading: writer and assistant to Anthony Bourdain
You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read. What is the job?
December 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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This child is eight years old today and sillier than ever, I must report
A picture of Bug posing proudly with an advanced LEGO Minecraft set he completed almost entirely on his own. His face is covered by a celebratory emoji but you can see his messy red hair and tell he’s smiling.
December 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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I mean, I think the solution to that dilemma is polyamory all around, but maybe not in 1940. These are the oldest movies I’ve put on Letterboxd - if there’s a star rating I watched it this year
Old movies I watched this year - Sabrina - Roman Holiday - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Singin’ in the Rain - Born Yesterday - Rope - Ball of Fire - The Philadelphia Story - His Girl Friday - Bringing Up Baby - The Thin Man - It Happened One Night
December 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Love a marriage proposal that comes with documents, sincerely (from HOW TO TAME A WILD ROGUE, by Julie Ann Long) #romancelandia
Not to be outdone by an earl, he'd brought documents. She was astounded. He released her hands, reached into his coat, and laid the documents on the table. "I know you like an exquisite budget, Daphne. So if you'd like to peruse it, here is our proposed budget. And here are our projected earnings. And here is my expected share of them." He pointed them out. With a sense of unreality, hilarity, and genuine, delicious fascination, she did indeed take a little time to look at all of them. The numbers were practical yet heady.
December 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Only one new but a lot of classics #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
My recent activity - It Happened One Night, rewatch, five stars - The Thin Man, 4.5 stars - Moonstruck, rewatch, five stars - White Christmas, rewatch, five stars
December 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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May you all have as relaxing a holiday as Astro here
Astro, a black cat, curled up and sleeping in the middle of a huge memory foam chair
December 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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New astrology: what song are you in @themountaingoats.bsky.social’s THIS YEAR?

I’m Color in Your Cheeks, Bug is Going to Dallas, but my mom wins because she’s Wizard Buys a Hat
A picture of This Year: 365 Songs Annotated by John Darnielle resting on a black ottoman. Next to it is the Worlds of Dimension 20 calendar for 2026.
December 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The Bravetart recipe? Same here
Two pans of uncooked cinnamon rolls ready to rise overnight and pop in the oven tomorrow morning
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Rama Duwaji, congratulations on your everything www.thecut.com/article/rama...
A black and white photograph of Rama Duwaji, the First Lady-elect of New York City. She’s wearing a black turtleneck, has a short black pixie cut with bangs, and is looking off to the viewer’s right. She’s gorgeous lol
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM