my picks for tonight’s 95th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2022’s films) (winners indicated)
I correctly guessed 13 out of the 23 categories, which is a little better than how I did last year.
maryann buzz
behind the scenes: why I am such a huge honking disaster right now
tl;dr: I’m mentally and physically exhausted with pain and limitations to my life while I wait for hip-replacement surgery that is, at a minimum, months away. On top of all the other shit life has thrown at me the last few years…
my ranking of 2023’s movies has begun!
There are only a few films on it so far, but the year is young…
restarting paid subscriptions on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal Feb 1st
As I continue to claw my way back to… productivity? Creativity? While civilization collapses around us, hashtag-LOLsob.
OFCS 2022 awards winners announced
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads with six wins; The Banshees of Inisherin takes fours awards. Twelve films overall earned awards.
Weekend Watchlist is now the #DailyStream
And they’re free for everyone!
AWFJ 2022 EDA Awards winners announced
The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Women Talking tie for the most awards, at four apiece.
I’m guesting on movie podcast SpyHards again
I join special agents Scott and Cam to talk about the 2017 Doug Liman film American Made.
I’ve temporarily paused all Substack, Patreon, and Paypal subscriptions
I’ve done no writing in the past month, and I will be spending the next few weeks on a rethink of my work here. So I don’t think it’s right to keep charging readers when everything has been on hiatus.
RIP my mom
She was my biggest fan, and a tremendous supporter of my work. I can’t imagine what my life is going to be like going forward without her.
