In December I...


...watched the following films:
No Hard Feelings - dir. Gene Stupnitsky ★★
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - dir. Dean Fleischer Camp ★★★½
May December - dir. Todd Haynes ★★★½
Sharp Stick - dir. Lena Dunham ★★
Fremont - dir. Babak Jalili ★★★½
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain - dir. Paul Briganti ★★★
Saint Omer - dir. Alice Diop ★★★★
Quiz Lady - dir. Jessica Yu ★★★½
Paris Memories ('Revoir Paris') - dir. Alice Winocour ★★★★
Beau Is Afraid - dir. Ari Aster ★★★★
Amanda - dir. Carolina Cavalli ★★★★
Fallen Leaves (‘Kuolleet lehdet’) - dir. Aki Kaurismäki ★★★★
Alcarràs - dir. Carla Simón ★★★½
Renfield - dir. Chris McKay ★★½
Joy Ride - dir. Adele Lim ★★★½
Wingwomen (‘Voleuses’) - dir. Mélanie Laurent ★★★½
Killers of the Flower Moon - dir. Martin Scorsese ★★★★
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis - dir. Anton Corbijn ★★★½
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields - dir. Kerthy Fix, Gail O'Hara ★★★

...watched the following short films:
Two Ships (‘Vilaine fille mauvais garçon’) - dir. Justine Triet

...also watched the following:
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023
Chateau DIY at Christmas S3
Christmas University Challenge 2023
Gardeners' World Winter Specials 2023
Gogglebox S22 Eps 9-15
The Great Christmas British Bake Off 2023
Have I Got News For You S66 Eps 8-11
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Hogmanay Fishing 2023
Only Connect S19 Eps 21-23
Only Connect Christmas Specials 2023
Portrait Artist of the Year S10 Eps 10-12
Telemarketers S1
University Challenge S2023/24 Eps 21-22
Would I Lie to You at Christmas 2023

...listened to the following audiobooks:
Lou Sanders - What's That Lady Doing?: False Starts and Happy Endings
Adam Buxton - Ramble Book: Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture

...saw John Robins: Howl at Whelan's

...listened to the following podcasts:
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

EP.217 - ADAM & JOE LIVE @ ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
Elis James and John Robins
#300 - Digital Decades, Comedic Offbeatsman and Basic Podcast Strategy
#301 - Going Grain, Hannon Handshakes and Peak Bleak
#302 - Sound and Sons, David D. Craddock and Two Sides of the Groin
#303 - Robbyns Resolutions, Secret Scents and Chaff Tuesday
Elis and John's Christmas Crackers
#304 - Elis James and John Robins: Best of 2023
The Frank Skinner Show
24 Carrots
Paddington Puma
Radiator Key
Best of 2023 Part 1
Best of 2023 Part 2
I'm Sorry I Haven't Got a Clue
Series 80 Episode 1
Series 80 Episode 2
Series 80 Episode 3
Series 80 Episode 4
Series 80 Episode 5
Series 80 Episode 6
Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo
Kevin Bigley
The Gang
Lennon Parnham
The Gang Again
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Ep 77: Ovie Soko
Ep 95: Rosie Jones
Ep 125: Ed Sheeran
Ep 205: Jordan Gray
Ep 208: Izuka Hoyle
Ep 210: Paapa Essiedu
Ep 216: Dawn French (Christmas Special)
Ep 217: Ross Noble (Christmas Special)
U Springin' Springsteen On My Bean
Devils & Dust
Magic