What a long week!
Don’t get me wrong, it was a good week. As far as this site is concerned, I got a lot done. I’m most proud of the fact that I wrote about my 30 favorite films of 2020. I’m very happy about how that post worked out and I’m also proud of myself for watching enough good movies that it was actually very easy to come up with a credible list of 30. I’m proud of myself! Wait — did I already say that? See, that’s how tired I am. I’m repeating myself!
Speaking of being tired, I was going to write about how I deal with anxiety but, to be honest, anxiety will still be a thing a few weeks from now and hopefully, I won’t be exhausted while putting the finishing touches on my week in review. So, writing about anxiety can wait.
(Actually, the main way I deal with anxiety — and you’re going to think I’m lying but I’m not — is by putting on an old episode of Degrassi in the background. It calms me down. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen every episode so many times that I know exactly what’s coming. Part of the comfort of rewatching something is knowing that, no matter what might happen in the world, those old episodes are always going to be the same. It doesn’t have to be Degrassi. It could be music. It could be a beloved movie. It could be someone chanting from the Necronomicon. The familiar can be very helpful.)
For now, I just want to get some rest. And I want to let you know what I watched, read, and listened to last week!
Films I Watched:
- Alex Wheatle (2020)
- Dazed and Confused (1993)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Education (2020)
- Ford v Ferrari (2019)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- The Last Laugh (2020)
- The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1975)
- Malcolm & Marie (2021)
- Promising Young Woman (2020)
- The Scarlet Claw (1944)
- Soul (2020)
Television Shows I Watched:
- 9-1-1
- 9-1-1: Lone STar
- ‘allo ‘allo
- The Bachelor
- Bar Rescue
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- City Confidential
- Coronation Street
- Court Cam
- Days of Our Lives
- Degrassi
- The District
- Dr. Phil
- The Equalizer
- Fawlty Towers
- Friends
- General Hospital
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Hill Street Blues
- The Kitten Bowl
- The Love Boat
- The Masked Dancer
- The Musketeers
- The Office
- Open All Hours
- Saved by The Bell
- Seinfeld
- Super Bowl
- Unforgotten II
- WandaVision
- Wonder Woman
- Yes, Minister
- The Young and the Restless
Books I Read:
- Murder By Design: The Usnane Cinema of Dario Argento (2020) by Troy Howarth
Music To Which I Listened:
- Big Data
- Britney Spears
- Broken Bells
- Cage the Elephant
- The Chemical Brothers
- The Crystal Method
- Depeche Mode
- Desire
- Fiona Apple
- Gwen Stefani
- Miley Cyrus
- Phantogram
- The Prodigy
- REM
- Saint Motel
- Selena Gomez
- Space 92
- Talking Heads
- Taylor Swift
- Tiesto
- The Ting Tings
- twenty one pilots
- The Weeknd
- Yvonne Elliman
Live Tweets
Awards Season:
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Nominations
- SAG Nominations
- Golden Globe Nominations
- Winners at Sundance
- NAACP Image Award Nominations
- Hollywood Critics Association Nominations
- Atlanta Film Critics Circle Winners
- Satellite Nominations
Best of 2020:
Trailers:
Links From Last Week:
- ‘Malcolm & Marie’ and the Double-Edged Sword of Hype
- No Real Super Bowl Movie Trailers This Year Feels Like The End Of An Era, And That Sucks
- Britney Spears Documentary Brings Validity to #FreeBritney Movement, While Putting Misogynistic Media on Blast
- Kickin’ The Willy Bobo With…DEMOND THOMPSON
News From Last Week:
- Hilaria Baldwin Apologizes For Spanish Debacle: ‘I Should Have Been More Clear’
- Armie Hammer Dropped by WME
- Jennifer Lawrence Injured on Set of ‘Don’t Look Up’
- Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Movie Finds Its Writer in ‘Watchmen’ Scribe
- Hal Holbrook, Emmy and Tony-Winning Actor Who Portrayed Mark Twain, Dies at 95
- Saved by The Bell Star Dustin Diamond Dies in Cape Coral
- Christopher Plummer dies at 91
- Haya Harareet Dies: Israeli Actress Who Starred In ‘Ben-Hur’ Was 89
- Jamie Tarses, trailblazing ‘Friends’ and ‘Frasier’ TV exec, dead at 56
Links From The Site:
- Erin shared Double Rainbow, 12 Against The Law, The Marriage Rite, Like Ice She Was, Smashing Detective Stories, Tough Guy, and Sport Story Magazine!
- Doc shared his Kitten Bowl predictions!
- Along with his super bowl predictions, Jeff shared music videos from Europe, Rick Springfield, AC/DC, Violent Femmes, Whitesnake, Winger, and Toto! Jeff also congratulated the winners of the Super Bowl!
- Ryan reviewed A New Leash on Life!
- I reviewed Malcolm & Marie and I paid tribute to John Ford, Christopher Plummer, Francois Truffaut, and Greydon Clark! I also wrote about my favorite Super Bowl commercials!
More From Us:
- For Horror Critic, I reviewed The Last Laugh and The Naked Witch!
- At my dream journal, I shared: Last Night’s Dream About The Rain!
- At my music site, I shared songs from The Prodigy, Space 92, Selena Gomez, The Chemical Brothers, Desire, twenty one pilots, and Broken Bells!
- For SyFy Designs I shared: Groundhog Day Predictions, Groundhog Day Results, Happy Birthday Elmo, Looking for Freedom, The Latest Scam, and When It Comes To the Super Bowl!
- At her photography site, Erin shared: Truck in a Mild Snowfall, Swing with A Little Snow, Barely A Snowfall, I Tried to Capture The Snow, When The Snow Had Just Started To Fall, Today’s Sky, and Today’s Door!
- Ryan has a patreon! You should subscribe!