morgan leigh davies

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[morgan-leigh]

I am not back on Tumblr but I am driving by to post a link to how I spent my last week’s recreation, stuck in my apartment while sick and reading COVID news (i.e. a rerun of my personal March 2020 experience):

No Exit  |  Succession

Greg Hirsch/Tom Wambsgans  |  11k

“Your takeout gave me horrible acid reflux,” Tom told him as he swallowed the Advil.

“I don’t know, I think it might have been all the alcohol,” Greg said, and then collapsed back onto the bed.

“Is this your plan for the day?” Tom asked. “Lying around in my bed, doing nothing?”

 “Pretty much,” Greg said. “What, do you have a hot date?”

I wish you all good health and safety as this cursed year comes to a close. You can always find me on Twitter or yammering on about movies on the podcast.

xx

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Episode 164: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window”

This week, Morgan and Gavia discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 mystery Rear Window, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. They break down Stewart and Kelly’s star power, dig into some classic feminist film theory, praise the film’s iconic costumes, and more.

You can support us on Patreon here, where you can find, among other things, a recent minisode where we discuss what we’ve been reading and watching while cooped up at home. We are especially grateful for your generosity at this uncertain time and hope you are all staying as safe and well as possible.

Links

“Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” Laura Mulvey

Previous episodes: Episode 83: Psycho

[morgan-leigh]

This was a fun episode to record -- old Hollywood, film theory, quarantine! I hope my extremely basic explanation of Laura Mulvey made sense and that you guys are all holding up out there.

[morgan-leigh]

Saw on Twitter you were looking for something to write a blog about — what about Jane Eyre?

Thank you so much for the suggestion! A couple other people requested this as well. For context, I am writing blog posts about all manner of topics on the Overinvested Podcast Patreon while we are all stuck in quarantine -- if you have a suggestion, please do let me know. This one took me a while because Jane Eyre is such a complex book and I kept trying to approach it from different angles, but you can read the result here.

We’ll be back with a new episode on The Departed very shortly, and next week we’ll be discussing Rear Window, a movie about James Stewart not leaving his apartment. We had actually been discussing that as a possibility from early in the year and now... it’s timely!

Stay well out there everybody.

[jimprideauxs]

It’s the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) dir. Tomas Alfredson

[morgan-leigh]

Theories of Magic and Mind

Harry Potter | Remus Lupin/Sirius Black | 28,000 words

“What had you and Lily so worked up earlier?”

“Only my childhood traumas,” Sirius said lightly. “Did you know, if you pick a memory from when you’re really little, you remember everything at scale? My mum looked like a giant, and she’s bad enough at her regular size.”

“Why on earth,” asked Remus, whose eyes were still closed, “would you pick one of those memories to wander about in?”

“We were experimenting,” said Sirius, “with subjectivity. Turns out Professor Whatsits was quite misleading today, unless the whole point was to see who caught on.”

Hello, Tumblr. Everything is a nightmare. I have not left my apartment in over a week. Instead I have written, of all things, a Harry Potter fic. It’s all about memory and subjectivity and The Nature of the Self. Multi-era. Much misery. Some hope! Please enjoy.

[morgan-leigh]

Theories of Magic and Mind

Harry Potter | Remus Lupin/Sirius Black | 28,000 words

“What had you and Lily so worked up earlier?”

“Only my childhood traumas,” Sirius said lightly. “Did you know, if you pick a memory from when you’re really little, you remember everything at scale? My mum looked like a giant, and she’s bad enough at her regular size.”

“Why on earth,” asked Remus, whose eyes were still closed, “would you pick one of those memories to wander about in?”

“We were experimenting,” said Sirius, “with subjectivity. Turns out Professor Whatsits was quite misleading today, unless the whole point was to see who caught on.”

Hello, Tumblr. Everything is a nightmare. I have not left my apartment in over a week. Instead I have written, of all things, a Harry Potter fic. It’s all about memory and subjectivity and The Nature of the Self. Multi-era. Much misery. Some hope! Please enjoy.

[morgan-leigh]

This is back up now! Stay safe and healthy everybody. ❤️

[morgan-leigh]

rainandassam replied to your post “Theories of Magic and Mind Harry Potter | Remus Lupin/Sirius Black |...”

I have not read it yet, but you are amazing bringing an r/s fic into the world at such a trying time.

Just doing my part for The Greater Good. Hah.

I, of course, managed to post this IMMEDIATELY before AO3 went down for maintenance, but... it’ll be back soon enough.

[morgan-leigh]

Theories of Magic and Mind

Harry Potter | Remus Lupin/Sirius Black | 28,000 words

“What had you and Lily so worked up earlier?”

“Only my childhood traumas,” Sirius said lightly. “Did you know, if you pick a memory from when you’re really little, you remember everything at scale? My mum looked like a giant, and she’s bad enough at her regular size.”

“Why on earth,” asked Remus, whose eyes were still closed, “would you pick one of those memories to wander about in?”

“We were experimenting,” said Sirius, “with subjectivity. Turns out Professor Whatsits was quite misleading today, unless the whole point was to see who caught on.”

Hello, Tumblr. Everything is a nightmare. I have not left my apartment in over a week. Instead I have written, of all things, a Harry Potter fic. It’s all about memory and subjectivity and The Nature of the Self. Multi-era. Much misery. Some hope! Please enjoy.

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

Carey Mulligan loves Hustlers! (and The Farewell and Little Women)

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Episode 155: Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”

This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss one of 2019’s most celebrated movies, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. They give an overview of the film’s international success, break down its political subtext, and praise its extraordinary production design and fantastic cast of actors including Song Kang-ho and Park So-dam.

You can support us on Patreon here (every dollar counts)! Overinvested merch is available here.

Links

“Inside the House From Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite,” Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest

“Bong Joon-ho’s Dystopia Is Already Here,” E. Alex Jung, Vulture

“The Face of Korean Cinema is Anxious, Afraid, and Full of Metaphors,” E. Alex Jung, Vulture

Previous episodes: Episode 125: Snowpiercer

[hellotailor]

THE movie!!!

[filmgifs]

I suspect foul play… and I have eliminated no suspects.

Knives Out (2019) dir. Rian Johnson

[aioig]

THE MASTER (2012)  dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

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Episode 147: Philip Pullman’s “The Secret Commonwealth”

This week, Morgan and Gavia discuss the second installment of Philip Pullman’s follow-up trilogy to His Dark Materials, The Secret Commonwealth, which finds Lyra Silvertongue studying at Oxford as a young adult. They discuss the novel’s relationship to the earlier books, Pullman’s new ideas about daemons, and second-book-in-a-trilogy problems.

You can support us on Patreon here (every dollar counts!). Overinvested merch is available here.

Links

“HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’ is a stylish but overly simplified adaptation,” Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, The Daily Dot

Previous episodes: Episode 31: Casablanca, Episode 67: The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

[hellotailor]

this book is a fascinating sequel in many ways, especially the new daemon worldbuilding, and the way it depicts the spread of authoritarian power across Lyra’s world. it rly emphasizes the link between the original trilogy’s celebration of truth-telling and storytelling, and the way fascism intentionally undermines the basic concept of truth:

but also! morgan & i both had some major issues with that one ~particular romantic arc in this book! so let’s just say we had a lot to discuss here.

[christophernolan]

If this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.

DUNKIRK (2017) Dir: Christopher Nolan

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Book Club Winter 2019: Little Women, Part One

This month on Patreon, we’re discussing Little Women! To kick things off, Morgan wrote about the book’s literary context and structure. Coming soon: gender! romance! capital times!

[morgan-leigh]

I’m halfway through my reread of this book now and... it may kill me. Can you believe that the women of the world have spent centuries obsessing over the book with, perhaps, the worst ending in all of literature? We are gluttons for punishment.

It is really wonderful though.

[vivienvalentino]

My child.  When the time comes.  Beware of Crimson Peak.

CRIMSON PEAK 2015 | Guillermo del Toro 

[notdavidfincher]

Parasite | 기생충 (2019) dir. Bong Joon-ho, DoP Hong Kyung-pyo