In August I...

...watched the following films:
Loop Track - dir. Thomas Sainsbury ★★★
Jamaica Inn - dir. Alfred Hitchcock ★★½
The Beekeeper - dir. David Ayer ★★★
Rude Boy - dir. Jack Hazan, David Mingay ★★
Grey Gardens - dir. Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer, Ellen Hovde ★★★
Smash Palace - dir Roger Donaldson ★★★½
The Beast ('La Bête') - dir. Betrand Bonello ★★★½
Riddle of Fire - dir. Weston Razooli ★★★
Harpoon - dir. Rob Grant ★★★
The Starling Girl - dir. Laurel Parmet ★★★
The Hypnosis ('Hypnosen') - dir. Ernst De Geer ★★★½
Fox and his Friends ('Faustrecht der Freiheit') - dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder ★★★½
Am I OK? - dir. Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro ★★½
That Cold Day in the Park - dir. Robert Altman ★★★½
Jim Henson Idea Man - dir. Ron Howard ★★★
Fords on Water - dir. Billy Bliss ★★½
Daddio - dir. Christy Hall ★★
Between the Temples - dir. Nathan Silver ★★★★
Fanny and Alexander ('Fanny och Alexander') - dir. Ingmar Bergman ★★★★

...watched the following short films:
A Bit of Fun - dir. Florence Kosky
Next Floor - dir. Denis Villeneuve
Red Gloves - dir. Santiago Saba Salem
Fck'n Nuts - dir. Sam Fox
Eject - dir. David Yorke

...also watched:
8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown S26 Eps 3-5
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
The Daily Show S29 Eps 74-91
Gardeners' World 2024 Eps 19-23
Great British Home Restoration S2 Eps 5
The Great House Giveaway S5 Eps 9-15
Killing Eve S1
Manhunt S1
Only Connect S20 Eps 1-3
Slow Horses S2
Sugar S1
University Challenge S31 Eps 1-3
Worst House on the Street S2

...saw St. Patrick's Athletic beat Sabah FK 1-0 at Tallaght Stadium
...saw Bray Wanderers lose 1-0 to UCD at the Carlisle Showgrounds
...saw The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs (over 2 nights) at Vicar Street

...read the following books:

Colin Barrett - Homesickness
Eithne Shortall - It Could Never Happen Here
Lucy Caldwell - Openings: Thirteen Stories

...listened/watched the following podcasts:
Brydon &

Shaun Ryder & Zak Starkey
Harriet Walker
Tom Walker
Iwan Rheon
Julia Davis
Michael Palin
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Robbie Williams
Jools Holland
Ashley Jensen
Elis James and John Robins
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#357 - A Podium Place for Thought, Désolé the Devolved Discuss and A Big Baguette that’s Uniting the World
#358 - Jimmy Grief
#359 - Puppet Paul, Mindful Diarrhoea and Doing the M6 for Comic Relief
#360 - Yesby, Classic Gag Churners, and The Big Storm Before the Bigger Storm
#361 - 55 Year Olds in The Narberth Area, Dell Tower and The Past, Present & Future of Rush Radio
#362 - Three Crazy Guys Hanging Out, DCI Spike Spike McSpike and Michelangelo’s Mike
#363 - Accepting Sap, Backing Bellingham and This is How You Use Noel
#364 - Like It Or Lump It, Moon Faced Boys and Greg James’ Dark Underbelly
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