By Ping, For Ping
2019 may have been a banner year for major film releases, but 2020’s slate was relatively scant. There was actually a reason for this: an outbreak of a novel coronavirus forced the closure of movie theaters, among other things, for almost the entire year. I had been opposed to the coronavirus as soon as I […]
Hey, was 2019 an incredible year for cinema? I mean look at this: This is…… a good list, if I may say so myself. Heck, this is a great list. Even accounting for my “not living in NY or LA” filmgoing handicap. This is a list of 10 excellent movies. With one unmissable quirk right […]
You get better at anything with practice. That goes for whatever creative endeavor you choose: making pottery, writing poetry, blowing glass, whatever. Less discussed, or notable, is the fact that applies to passive hobbies of consumption as well. The other day a coworker asked what I meant when I said Hamnet was well-directed. I explained […]
2017 was the year of MoviePass. It was also the year I lived within walking distance of two movie theaters. A dangerous combination. We all knew MoviePass wouldn’t last. Unlimited movies for $10 a month? Get in on that early before it inevitably goes bankrupt. The most surprising part of its 2019 shutdown was that […]
It’s odd to look back on now that growing up I didn’t particularly care for movies at all. I had nearly every Disney musical on VHS, as I’m sure much of my generation did, and as a teenager I’d go to the theater with my friends for the event releases, but it wasn’t a passion. […]
