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[Announcement] Establishing a Movie / Book Club for media discussed on the Podcast
🕑 Added 2024-07-19 16:00:23 +0000 UTC
I've talked about countless movies, books, video games, and other related forms of media in my monthly podcast, but I always dive deep into stuff that comes as a surprise to you all. So after getting some lovely suggestions and feedback from my dear listeners, I've decided to create a monthly movie / book club where you guys get a chance to watch / read something before I discuss it on the upcoming podcast.
As for what I’d like to kick off this idea with, well, in the latest podcast I was asked which Studio Ghibli film is my favorite and I got really excited about my answer but also didn’t wanna get lost in the nitty gritty details, spoilers, and what-not if y’all hadn’t seen it yet! But if we all get a chance to watch it then I think it would be the perfect candidate for the movie / book club consideration!
To be discussed on: August 2024's Cozy Corner Podcast
Movie: Only Yesterday (a Studio Ghibli film) directed by Tokuma Shoten. Starring Daisy Ridley, Dev Patel.
Synopsis: “Unmarried career woman Taeko Okajima (Miki Imai / Daisy Ridley) takes her first extended trip outside her native Tokyo when she travels to rural Yamagata to visit her sister's family during the annual safflower harvest. On the train, Taeko daydreams about her pre-adolescent self. As her vacation progresses, she has extended flashbacks about the frustrations and small pleasures of her childhood, and wonders if her stress-filled adult life is what the young Taeko would have wanted for herself.”
I'm also going to be creating a thread in the Community Tab so we'll all have a place to discuss different forms of media that we tuck into, as well as a one stop shop for recommendations and suggestions for future months!
