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The secret to watching great movies in 2025
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Hello Reader, Happy New Year! Most of us want to watch good movies. However, good intentions can fail when we are left with decision fatigue. Or we keep telling ourselves we should watch a particular movie but endlessly put it off until we have more time and energy. Instead of watching worthwhile movies, we often choose the easy option, which isn't always synonymous with what we wish we were watching. If this sounds familiar to you, don't despair. There's a solution! You have to make it easy to choose good movies. And the way to do that? Build a curated watchlist for 2025. Episode 152: 3 Reasons You Need a Curated Watchlist for 2025Today on the podcast, I discuss three reasons that curating a watchlist now is the best way to set yourself up for a great year of movies. Make the hard decisions now so you won't experience decision fatigue when you're ready to sit down and watch movies. I talk about:
Happy watching/listening! Alex
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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.
...is a Mike Leigh movie from 2018, set in 1800s England, called Peterloo! There are two very good reasons to watch Peterloo this month: Mike Leigh's excellent new film Hard Truths is out in cinemas...so what better time to watch his unsung masterpiece? As we collectively mourn the inauguration of Donald Trump, I find this historical drama a very moving story about how, even if the fight for democracy ends in carnage, there's still hope for the future (and that you and I can change it.) What...
Hello Reader, You are receiving this as a paying subscriber to The Globetrotting Watchlist (which includes Film Adventurer and Cinephile Members), a monthly newsletter that helps you expand your cinematic horizons through streaming recommendations for the best socially progressive under-the-radar films worldwide. Your support helps us pay our expenses to keep Seventh Row, a non-profit, ad-free and online. What's Inside the Globetrotting Newsletter This month, I'm recommending: One of the best...
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...