I’m not entirely sure why I started using Letterboxd at the end of last year; I think it was because more and more people I know were using it and sharing their posts, and also because I liked keeping track of my comic reading in 2023. And so: here are the movies I watched in January. Or, really, the ones I remembered to keep track of — I’m pretty sure there are other ones I just didn’t put in the app because I didn’t have a device to hand at the time, but I guess they’re better off forgotten.
Anyway: the worst of the month was easily Species, an objectively shitty movie that both hasn’t gotten any better with age and is far worse than Lifeforce, a British movie it kind of rips off more than a little in its high concept. Best of the month was probably Guys and Dolls, a favorite that I rewatched on a Saturday night when it felt like an important thing to do. (I was right.) Of the movies I hadn’t seen before during the month, I think Pina is the one I’m going to be thinking about the most — a weird, self-indulgent documentary that’s mostly extended dance performances that are genuinely beautiful.
Meanwhile: 20 movies in the one month? Considering all the TV I watched that same month — thanks, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City — it feels pretty good, in a “I guess I watch a lot of stuff, huh?” kind of way.
Species, though; that was a mistake.