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How to become your Aspirational Movie-Watching Self
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Hello Reader, When it comes to watching movies... There are the choices you want to be making for yourself (e.g., watching your cultural vegetables that will feed you emotionally and intellectually) And there are the choices you actually make (e.g., watching junk food)...which might be because you're not even sure which choice to make because your watchlist is so long that you're endlessly scrolling. If this predicament sounds familiar...you're not alone. The Good News? Watching your cultural vegetables doesn't have to be hard! You just need to curate a watchlist for 2025...and make sure it has three key ingredients that will keep you feeling secure and excited. Episode 154: Three key ingredients for a great year of moviesToday on the podcast, I discuss three key ingredients to ensure a great year of movies, which include:
On the podcast, I talk about what I mean by each of these criteria, and how you can meet them. Happy watching/listening! Alex P.S. Ready to curate your watchlist? Want help ensuring it has these three ingredients and more? Attend the Curate Your 2025 Watchlist workshop on Sunday! Set yourself up for a great year of movies without the decision fatigue that usually comes with sitting down to watch a movie.
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Seventh Row is a nonprofit Canadian film criticism publication and publishing house. We're dedicated to helping you expand your horizons by curating the best socially progressive films from around the world and helping you think deeply about them. This newsletter is run by Seventh Row (http://seventh-row.com) but features exclusive content not found on the website.
Hello Reader, Welcome to your Winter Wonderland edition of The Globetrotting Watchlist. Whether you’re a longtime Globetrotting Watchlist subscriber or Film Adventurer/Cinephile Member, or just finding your way here, thank you. Your support helps to keep Seventh Row nonprofit, ad-free, and fiercely independent. What's Inside the Globetrotting Newsletter Toronto has been covered in snow for the past week, so this month's edition is full of wintery, snow-covered films. Atanarjuat: The Fast...
“I love you just the way you are.” It’s what Mark Darcy (almost) famously says to Bridget Jones, his paramour, near the end of Bridget Jones’s Diary — a film I love to absolute bits despite its (many) flaws. But while I’ve spent more than one Christmas watching and rewatching Bridget — and even talking over it to complain... I’ve noticed that, lately, I’ve been trading in this straight romantic fantasy for its queer version. Because the fantasy in queer films is a parent (or parental figure)...
Chloé Zhao's Hamnet is a top contender for the Oscars. But while many found themselves weeping for large chunks of the film, I left dry-eyed. So did my guest on today’s podcast, Angelo Muredda. (And we’re easy criers. So we tried to figure out why this film didn’t work for us.) Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel — which imagines a part of Shakespeare’s life we know little about, including the courtship with his wife, the death of their son Hamnet, and the possible autobiographical links to...