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watched this for the first time on new year’s day when it got put on the criterion channel. hate to be that girl who says stuff like “found this movie on the criterion channel” but heyyyyyyyy. have watched it four more times since then. one of the greatest conversation movies i’ve ever seen! all of the dialogue is so intentional and shows another side of the creative giant that is cameron crowe. so tender and romantic. quickly became one of my favorites.
Jan 16, 2025
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had a spiritual experience with this film during the midst of a food poisoning induced low-grade fever this week. my second watch and i loved it approximately 300% more than i had the first time. a beautiful soundtrack made possible by only Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle. it’s moody and it’s simple and glittery in the most exciting way.
Nov 27, 2024
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A streaming goldmine for cinephiles, Criterion Channel is the antidote to superhero fatigue. I may not like everything but I always learn something and very often fall in love with cinema all over again. Some Favorites: In the Mood for Love starring the impossibly beautiful Maggie Cheung; Jean-Luc Godard on the Dick Cavett show; and Everybody Rides the Carousel, a trippy animated film by John and Faith Hubley. The film is based on the psychologist Erik Erikson’s theories of human development from birth to death. The hand painted watercolors are a feast for the eyes. The mostly jazz score features the legends Dizzy Gilespie and Benny Carter. It has some of the best voice acting I’ve ever heard in a film. In fact, I think I’m going to watch it again tonight. (I have to h/t my daughter Mathilda for introducing me to the film.)
Mar 5, 2024
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in 2020 i set out to watch at least a film a day. spoiler: i didn't. i did managed to get just over 250 under my belt, which was a lot more than i thought possible given that i was working 44h a week at the time. one of the 34 films i watched in april (look, i was working remotely during that month. there's a lot o can accomplish when no one's watching me do my thing and i don't have to spend two hours a day on a bus) was certified copy.
i wasn't familiar with kiarostami's work. i saw it on richard ayoade's criterion closet video and decided to give it a chance. To be quite honest i wasn't really impressed during the first half of it. but halfway through it i felt like someone had flipped a switch in my brain. it's a very particular scene; you'll know it when you watch it.
it starts as a wonderful conversation on the meaning of originality, and then evolves into an exploration on the main characters' relationship, dancing on the line between fact and fiction. kiarostami was a master on the art of dialogue and metalanguage, and certified copy is just another example of it (check out the koker trilogy if you love this kind of stuff). it kickly became my favourite film, and every time i rewatch it i spend a few hours processing it.
Jan 23, 2024
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I’ve been wanting to make my website more reminiscent of late 90’s web pages so I came on here for design inspo. I ended up getting totally consumed by all of the personal homepages. There used to be so much creativity, personality, and intention involved in creating an online presence. I could (and did) scroll through here all day!
Jan 16, 2025
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went to see my best friend pilar’s psychic in the bronx! she told me i‘m cursed.
Jan 15, 2025
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read this on the sidewalk outside of UCB while in line for an improv show. felt like the most pretentious person in new york city until it made me cry.
Jan 15, 2025