‘Don’t talk to me till I’ve seen a movie’ is my Don’t talk to me till I’ve had my coffee. I should get that on a T-shirt. It will go over well at film festivals. It can hold its own against women on tees.
The best days are those when I wake up at 6 and knock off a movie by breakfast. The next best days are those when I knock off a movie by lunch. When I knock off a movie, I go about the rest of my day relaxed secure in the knowledge that whatever happens the day isn’t wasted as I’ve at least watched a movie.
In addition to watching a movie or two, I also spend an hour a day staring at my Letterboxd. Think of it as the equivalent of a cat preening itself. It’s also a bit like the Paul Rudd ‘look at us’ meme.
I haven’t missed a single edition of the Oscars so far. I’ve been watching them since their inaugural year in 1929. I watched them even before the tv was invented. But I won’t be watching them this year. Why? Because where are the stars? What’s an Oscar ceremony without the Stars? Like a solar eclipse on an overcast day. No disrespect to Sacha Baron but if he’s the biggest star on your red carpet, you don’t have a red carpet worthy event and I’m not going to tune in.
Nomadland will be an amazing winner though.
Speaking of, here are my favorite movies of 2020:
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Tenet
Hamilton
First Cow
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Borat Subsequent Movie Film
The Rental
Nasir
I’m Your Woman
Yet to see: Minari
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