Welcome Back, Film Buffs and Movie Dabblers!
Oscar nominations will be announced on January 22nd but I'm not waiting around when there's so many movies to dig into already! First, let's get caught up on the past year.
There was a fire in my town, just over a year ago, described by our local weather expert as a "catastrophe of biblical proportions." Only 30% of the homes on my street survived the blaze and I'm happy to report, after 10 months of displacement, I am back in my home. At night it's a deserted landscape of coyotes and ghosts and during the day, it's a construction zone, but worry not! None of that keeps me from streaming all the movies that I need to watch. And all of my theaters are outside of the "burn zone." (I don't mean to brag, no offense if your neighborhood is lacking a burn zone. It's not for everyone.)
Let's see, what else? ICE raids have impacted my neighborhood and our school community. Each day the reports get more grim and violent. Our country is attacking Venezuela, stealing oil and sliding (rapidly, mind you) into fascism.
So how are you all doing? I'm guessing pretty much the same. Maybe you lack a "biblical proportion" disaster but hang on, they are no longer in short supply. I'm sure one will reach you shortly. (Though, my hope for you is to remain miraculously unscathed.)
What fun it is to get caught up with friends these days, eh? All this cheerful discourse has got me famished. I could really go for a bright colorful musical, a sport movie about a game that might not really be a sport, an exploration of colonialism and appropriation disguised as a Vampire tale or maybe a yummy fantasy about a well known playwright of old!
Let's get to devouring some celluloid!