It’s why I watched two films this year, with wildly varying plots, both called Malignant. You need The Apple in your life, too, and some Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical to keep things interesting. Though man cannot exist on Citizen Kane or Lawrence of Arabia alone. If you want, you can pop over to the Letterboxd page I used to track my viewing:Īnd then you can join my nephews in informing me that, “Uncle David … you watch a lot of crap, don’t you?” Some will be horrified by the number, I’m sure, but know this - back in my video store days, it was a LOT higher. I counted rewatches and new experiences alike, and the final number hit 602. This year, as an experiment, I decided to document every film - feature length or short - I viewed. So, while I wait for them to launch a coordinated attack on the duplex and stuff a rag in my mouth, I surf the internet, and complain, then complain some more.Īt least there are no cell phones to set on fire, except for the one which my sister makes me have, but which I frequently ignore. While frequently complaining to the universe, which the landlord’s cats have informed me makes it harder for them to enjoy their dinner in the manner they require. The dream of me being able to hide under my blankies and watch whatever I want, whenever I want, for as few pennies as possible, remains just that - a dream. Not that streaming is perfect, as tracking down movies through the labyrinth is becoming increasingly more difficult.įirst the studios splintered into a million little pieces, and now they’re slowly, methodically lurching their way back to being cable TV again. Not to mention having to overcome the urge to “liberate” all the cell phones and light them on fire in the middle of the theater in a tribute to the cinematic gods. We’re at a time when a month of a streaming service costs less than a single matinee ticket, and that’s before adding in the gas spent, the endless ads unspooled before we even get to the movie trailers, and the inflated cost of Reese’s Pieces.
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