Only God Forgives. Rewatch. I thought maybe I was missing something the first time around, but I have trouble meeting it where it is. I wish there more tension to hang these beautiful moments on.
To the Wonder
To the Wonder. I dig it, just like the first time. Filed under: Terrence Malick.
Ex Machina
Ex Machina. Definitely thinner the second time around (the first), but it’s still fun.
Spectre
Spectre. Nope. I admit that I’m not a huge fan of the franchise, in general, but this seemed especially flavorless.
Room
Room. I love that a huge piece of this movie starts where many would have left off. Like most of it is time-shifted, where we see the after-affects of a horrifying experience, not just the first victory over it. Some side characters I can’t get behind, but the leads are solid gold.
When Popular Fiction Isn’t Popular: Genre, Literary, and the Myths of Popularity | Electric Literature
There is an odd cognitive dissonance that happens in these conversations, where we are simultaneously supposed to believe that literary fiction is “mainstream fiction” and genre fiction is “ghettoized,” and also that literary fiction is a niche nobody reads while genre authors laugh all the way to the bank.
How to talk to anyone: the experts' guide
There’s a phrase I like to use: “The roof is an introduction”, which means that if you’re in the same place, you always have something in common. Remember that most people in any room feel uncomfortable. If we can be aware of that, and think, “What can I do to make other people feel comfortable with me?” that’s not just a great strategy for socialising – it’s a kindness.
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak. Marketed as one thing, gives you something better. Loved this beautiful heightened melodrama, everything so grand and loaded.
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan’s Labyrinth. Watched in preparation for Crimson Peak. It was a DNF when I first attempted it a few years ago. This time around? Eyes glued to the screen. Really good stuff, if you time it right.
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies. It was a perfectly pleasant and engaging movie and I have not thought about it in a couple months.