This could have been 20 films. It could have been all docs. It could have been all genre films. But it’s not. At this exact moment here are 10 films that I want to celebrate and will return to for another 25 years.

Roughly 5000 people filled downtown Columbia, MO today. All ages, all walks of life. Biggest rally/protest I can remember seeing here. Gave me some small hope for our future. No kings.

Paul Rudd career reset alert! He’s once again a 30-something indie film actor. We can count on a trajectory of great choices and good performances, leading to some starring roles in tentpole franchise films before he resets again in 15-20 years. Long live infinite Rudd.

Who needs dystopian fiction when this is an actual (if somewhat metaphorical) headline

Spending night one of True/False listening to @alissawilkinson.bsky.social talk about Joan Didion with Eric Hynes. Time well spent.

NYT caption crew having some fun …

If you’d asked me whether my 8 year old believed in Santa I’d have said “nope.”

But the presence of this newly constructed “elf trap” (baited with mt. Dew) suggests at least a complex relationship with that particular belief system

Thanksgiving fantasy: we’ll probably want to play a game or two with the family - I’ll just throw a few in a bag

Reality: we played one round of werewolf in which a grandparent announced they were the detective right out of the gate and then investigated the same person twice.

Classic mixed game moment …

Any listing process makes me want to write endless addendums - I guess that’s what replies are for.

One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One TV show 📺