2021 Culture Diary
The legend for my list was stolen from Steven Soderbergh, where ALL CAPS represents a movie, Sentence Case is a TV show, ALL CAPS ITALICS is a short film, Italics is a book, and bold is a live performance or show. A number in parentheses after a TV show highlights how many episodes I watched. An asterisk after an entry means it’s a rewatch. The source of the movie or show, whether streaming service, physical media, or in theaters, is shown in parentheses as well.
1/1:
1/2: The Crown, S1; Ozark, S1
1/3: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Crown, S1; Ozark, S1; How To With John Wilson
1/4: The Crown, S1
1/5: Georgia Run-off Election Coverage
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1/7:
1/8: How To With John Wilson
1/9: The Crown, S1
1/10:The Crown, S1
1/11: CFB National Championship Game
1/12: Tiger (HBO Documentary)
1/13: OPERATION ODESSA
1/14: Lupin; Backstory: Manti Te’o
1/15: Lupin; WandaVision
1/16: Ozark; Mr. Mayor; ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
1/17: Kingdom of Silence (HBO Documentary)
1/18: Tiger (HBO Documentary) ; Ozark, S1
1/19: Ozark, S1
1/20: Ozark, S1; DA 5 BLOODS
1/21: BEFORE SUNRISE
1/22: WandaVision; Mr. Mayor; IN AND OF ITSELF
1/23: BEFORE SUNSET; BANKSEY DOES NEW YORK
1/24: Ozark, S1
1/25: Ozark, S1 (3); The Crown, S2 (2)
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1/28: Ozark, S2
1/29: WandaVision; THE LITTLE THINGS
1/30: The Crown, S2; MAGNOLIA
1/31: ANT-MAN; Mr. Mayor; The Crown, S2 (7)
2/1: CUSP (Sundance screening); The Crown, S3 (2); SMALL AXE: MANGROVE
2/2: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
2/3: The Crown, S3
2/4:
2/5: WandaVision; The Crown, S3 (2)
2/6: The Crown, S3 (5) ; MALCOLM & MARIE; The Crown, S4 (3)
2/7: The Crown, S4
2/8: The Crown, S4; The Mysteries of Pittsburg- Michael Chabon
2/9: The Crown, S4
2/10: The Crown, S4
2/11: The Crown, S4
2/12: WandaVision; JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH; The Crown, S4 (2)
2/13: Framing Britney Spears; Fargo, S4 (4); THE LOBSTER; X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST;
2/14: X-MEN APOCALYPSE ; Rick and Morty, S4; MINARI
2/15: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; The Head
2/16: The Head (3)
2/17: The Head (2)
2/18: Briarpatch
2/19: WandaVision; FAST & FURIOUS 6; FURIOUS 7
2/20: Briarpatch (3); THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
2/21: NOMADLAND; Briarpatch (6); CRAZY RICH ASIANS; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2/22: Allen v. Farrow
2/23:
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2/25: The Knick, S1
2/26: WandaVision; THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON; KICKING AND SCREAMING
2/27: THE DEAD DON’T DIE; It’s a Sin; The Fall, S1; THE MALTESE FALCON
2/28: The Fall, S1; 8 1/2; Allen v. Farrow, Ep. 2; THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
3/1: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; FIRST REFORMED
3/2: It’s a Sin; The Fall, S1
3/3: It’s a Sin (3)
3/4: The Fall, S1
3/5: WandaVision; The Fall, S1; Murder Among the Mormons
3/6: Murder Among the Mormons (2)
3/7: Allen v. Farrow, Ep. 3; MANHATTAN
3/8: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; DAZED AND CONFUSED
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3/12:
3/13: ALIEN
3/14: Allen v. Farrow, Ep. 4
3/15:
3/16: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
3/17: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; ANOTHER ROUND
3/18:
3/19: Falcon and the Winter Soldier; ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE
3/20:
3/21: THE WAY BACK; PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
3/22: Q: Into the Storm (2)
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3/25:
3/26: Falcon and The Winter Soldier; CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD, PT. 1; COLLECTIVE
3/27: INHERENT VICE
3/28: AQUAMAN; Q: Into the Storm, Ep. 3
3/29: Q: Into the Storm, Ep. 4
3/30: 12 MONKEYS
3/31: GODZILLA VS. KONG; RICHARD JEWELL
4/1:
4/2: Falcon and the Winter Soldier; THIEF
4/3: MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL; CLERKS; 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
4/4: Q: Into the Storm (2); THE GODFATHER
4/5: THE GODFATHER, PT II
4/6:
4/7: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
4/8:
4/9: GOODFELLAS; THE EMPTY MAN
4/10: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974); MORTAL KOMBAT
4/11: MULHOLLAND DRIVE
4/12: THE DARJEELING LIMITED; THE GRADUATE
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4/16: BLOOD SIMPLE; RASHOMAN
4/17: MOONRISE KINGDOM; The Movies: The Sixties; FANTASTIC MR. FOX; The Movies: The Seventies; BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID; FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS HOBBS AND SHAW; BOTTLE ROCKETS
4/18: The Movies: The Eighties; BEVERLY HILLS COP; The Movies: The Nineties; The Movies: The 2000s; The Movies: Golden Age; Mare of Easttown
4/19: SOUND OF METAL
4/20: ISLE OF DOGS
4/21: UNFORGIVEN
4/22: THE LONG GOODBYE
4/23: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier; MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)
4/24:
4/25: RANGO; 93rd Academy Awards; Mare of Easttown
4/26: A MOST WANTED MAN; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; HARD EIGHT; WHY WE FIGHT; THREE KINGS; THE CONVERSATION
4/27: Invincible
4/28: Invincible
4/29: Invincible
4/30: Invincible (5)
5/1: REAR WINDOW; THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL; THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU
5/2: TENET; 12 ANGRY MEN; STRANGERS ON A TRAIN; THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES; PARANOID PARK; Mare of Easttown
5/3: ANNIE HALL
5/4: TOM CLANCY’S WITHOUT REMORSE
5/5: KNIVES OUT
5/6: TENET (WATCH-ALONG WITH THE BIG PICTURE PODCAST)
5/7: SKYFALL
5/8: THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (1974)
5/9: 25TH HOUR; THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING; THE FRENCH CONNECTION; SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE; BOY; Entourage, S1
5/10: Entourage,S1
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5/13:
5/14: THE PRESTIGE; Entourage, S1; THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW; THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD
5/15: TRAFFIC; BLUE VELVET
5/16: Entourage, S1 (3); THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS; Mare of Easttown
5/17: Entourage, S1; MISERY
5/18: Delocated, S1; LETHAL WEAPON; Hacks
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5/20: Hacks
5/21: Hacks; KILL BILL, VOL. 1
5/22: KILL BILL, VOL. 2
5/23: GALAXY QUEST; Mare of Easttown
5/24: ARMY OF THE DEAD; DEATH PROOF
5/25: STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE; SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
5/26: Entourage, S2; A QUIET PLACE
5/27: CRUELLA; Hacks
5/28: A QUIET PLACE PART II
5/29: Star Wars Clone Wars, S1; WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
5/30: THE STRANGER; EAST OF EDEN; KISS KISS BANG BANG; Mare of Easttown
5/31: HUDSUCKER PROXY; RAISING ARIZONA; SHAUN OF THE DEAD; Star Wars Clone Wars, S1; THE MATRIX
6/1:
6/2: THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR
6/3:
6/4:
6/5:
6/6: The Bomber Mafia; THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
6/7: LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF
6/8: WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL
6/9: Loki
6/10: Hacks
6/11: WHIPLASH; Lupin (2)
6/12: Lupin (3)
6/13: INSIDE (Bo Burnham); Hacks
6/14: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
6/15:
6/16: Loki
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6/18:
6/19: Rick and Morty, S4
6/20: Rick and Morty, S4 (9)
6/21: SIBYL
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6/27: Rick and Morty, S5; Hacks (4); The Premonition; BOOGIE NIGHTS
6/28: PUNCH DRUNK LOVE; The Simpsons, S2
6/29:
6/30: F9: THE FAST SAGA; Loki
7/1: THE UNKNOWN KNOWNS
7/2:
7/3: NO SUDDEN MOVE
7/4: THERE WILL BE BLOOD; MALLRATS
7/5: CHASING AMY; CLERKS II; BROADCAST NEWS; THE 39 STEPS; DOG DAY AFTERNOON
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7/7: Loki
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7/9:
7/10: IN THE HEIGHTS
7/11: THE HUNT
7/12: BLACK WIDOW
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7/15:
7/16: SPACE JAM 2: A NEW LEGACY; THIS IS SPINAL TAP
7/17: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
7/18:HIS GIRL FRIDAY; 100 Foot Wave
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7/23: Ted Lasso, S2; BRINGING UP BABY
7/24: ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
7/25: 100 Foot Wave
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7/30: Ted Lasso, S2
7/31: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
8/1: Jason Isbell at Red Rocks
8/2: 100 Foot Wave
8/3:
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8/6:
8/7: Ted Lasso, S2
8/8: White Lotus
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8/11:
8/12: Brooklyn 99, S8 (2)
8/13: Ted Lasso, S2
8/14: What If…?
8/15: White Lotus (5); 100 Foot Wave
8/16: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, S8
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8/18: What If…?
8/19: Brooklyn 99, S8 (2)
8/20: Ted Lasso, S2
8/21: WOODSTOCK ‘99
8/22: CITY OF GOD; 100 Foot Wave
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8/25: What If…?; BLADE
8/26:
8/27: Ted Lasso, S2; ; Brooklyn 99, S8(2); The Chair
8/28: MENACE II SOCIETY; The Chair (5); Reservation Dogs (4); REMINISCENCE; ADAPTATION
8/29:
8/30: Reservation Dogs
8/31: Only Murders in the Building (3)
9/1: What If…?; Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1,2
9/2:
9/3: Brooklyn 99, S8(2); What We Do In The Shadows, S3; Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3; Ted Lasso, S2
9/4: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4
9/5: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5
9/6: Reservation Dogs; Rick and Morty, S5 (9); Y: The Last Man, Vol. 6; What We Do In The Shadows, S3; BIGGIE: I GOT A STORY TO TELL
9/7: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7; Only Murders in the Building; Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terrorism; American Crime Story: Impeachment
9/8: SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS; What If…?
9/9:
9/10: What We Do in the Shadows, S3; Y: The Last Man, Vol. 8
9/11: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9
9/12: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10
9/13: Reservation Dogs; Y: The Last Man
9/14:
9/15: What If…?; Only Murders in the Building
9/16: Brooklyn 99, S8
9/17: Ted Lasso, S2
9/18: What We Do In The Shadows, S3
9/19:
9/20: Reservation Dogs
9/21: Only Murders in the Building
9/22: What If…?
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9/26: Girls, S1; Sex and the City, S1; Eastbound and Down, S1 (6)
9/27: Eastbound and Down, S2
9/28: Only Murders in the Building; Eastbound and Down, S2 (2)
9/29: What If…?; Squid Game (2); Eastbound and Down, S2
9/30: The Problem with John Stewart; Eastbound and Down, S2 (2)
10/1: Squid Game (3); Ted Lasso, S2; What We Do In the Shadows, S3
10/2: Squid Game (4)
10/3: THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK; Sex and the City, S1 (9)
10/4: SATC, S1 (2)
10/5: Only Murders in the Building
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10/7:
10/8: What We Do in the Shadows, S3; NO TIME TO DIE; Ted Lasso, S2
10/9:
10/10: VENOM
10/11: PSYCHO
10/12: Only Murders in the Building; Say Nothing; 78/52
10/13: Succession, S1 (7); Succession, S2 (3)
10/14:
10/15: Succession, S2 (2)
10/16: Succession, S2 (4)
10/17: GHOSTBUSTERS; THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD; Succession, S3
10/18:
10/19: Only Murders in the Building; What We Do In the Shadows, S3
10/20: DIRTY HARRY
10/21: DUNE
10/22: CRIMSON TIDE ; What We Do in the Shadows, S3
10/23: COOL HAND LUKE; SERPICO
10/24: Succession, S3
10/25: THE LAST DUEL
10/26: World Series, Gm. 1
10/27: World Series, Gm. 2
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10/29: World Series, Gm. 3
10/30: What We Do in the Shadows, S3; ARMAGEDDON; LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
10/31:
11/1: Succession, S3
11/2:
11/3:
11/4: PIG
11/5:
11/6: Big Mouth, S5
11/7: THE FRENCH DISPATCH
11/8: Yellowstone, S4
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11/11:
11/12: THE THIN BLUE LINE; THE ETERNALS
11/13: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY; ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS
11/14: THE BREAKFAST CLUB; Succession, S3
11/15: Yellowstone, S4 (2); Summer Heights High (-)
11/16: ADVENTURELAND
11/17: SNEAKERS
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11/19: TRUE ROMANCE
11/20: RENT; TICK, TICK…BOOM
11/21: THE HARDER THEY FALL; RED NOTICE; Succession, S3
11/22: VENOM 2: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
11/23:
11/24: MEAN STREETS
11/25:
11/26: Hawkeye (2); Halt and Catch Fire (6)
11/27: KING RICHARD; HOUSE OF GUCCI
11/28: Succession, S3
11/29: THE AGE OF SPIN: DAVE CHAPPELLE (2017)
11/30: DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: DAVE CHAPPELLE (2017); Halt and Catch Fire (3)
12/1: Hawkeye
12/2:
12/3: DAVE CHAPPELLE: EQUANIMITY ; DAVE CHAPPELLE: THE BIRD REVELATION
12/4: DAVE CHAPPELLE: STICKS AND STONES
12/5: Yellowstone, S4 (2); DAVE CHAPPELLE: THE CLOSER; THE BOURNE LEGACY; SPENCER; Succession, S3
12/6: Yellowstone, S4
12/7: Voir (6)
12/8: THE POWER OF THE DOG
12/9: THE ALPINIST
12/10: Halt and Catch Fire, S1 (1); Halt and Catch Fire, S2 (6)
12/11: Halt and Catch Fire, S2 (4); Halt and Catch Fire, S3 (10); KRAMER VS. KRAMER; SPEED
12/12: Halt and Catch Fire, S4 (10); Succession, S3
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12/17: KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
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12/19:
12/20: KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
12/21: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE; Yellowstone, S4 (2); SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME
12/22: Hawkeye
12/23: ELF
12/24:
12/25: THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS; DON’T LOOK UP; THE CARD COUNTER
12/26: HAMILTON(The Orpheum, Memphis); LICORICE PIZZA; BEING THE RICARDOS
12/27: DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB; Yellowstone, S4; PASSING
12/28: THE RESCUE; BLOW-UP
12/29: THE PERFECT STORM; The Book of Boba Fett; WRATH OF MAN
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12/31: LICORICE PIZZA; THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH