My 2024

Close up of a red button badge that says 'Not today thank you' in white text
Applicable to a host of scenarios from this year

Well, I had plans for 2024, but you know how that goes. A stressful combination of circumstances early in the year meant that anything that wasn’t a necessity had to be put aside. Blogging was definitely not a priority. So 2024 will get a round-up post, and hopefully I’ll start afresh in 2025.

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2023 Viewing, Part 1

Film posters of films watched so far in 2023

I said in my end-of-year post that I wasn’t sure I’d post anything about what I’ve been watching during the year, but I’ve decided that posting occasionally will allow me to take note of observations while they’re reasonably fresh in my mind, and also hold me accountable to my intention of increasing my viewing habits.

Viewing got off to slow start, but picked up when I settled back in to following in Tavernier’s footsteps once more. I then side-stepped into some Carlos Saura, discovered that Sky Documentaries shows recent titles, and started down a Denis Ménochet rabbit hole (in an admittedly oblique manner for the most part so far).

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