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Dec 31, 2022

My Favorite Movies of 2022

Let’s just be rocks. “There’s no ‘something’ without nothing.” — After Yang (2022) The shocking reality of time is never more prominent than at the end of the year. The exasperated question, “Wait, that was this year?” nearly always accompanies the sheer act of reflection on another year gone by…

Movies

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My Favorite Movies of 2022
My Favorite Movies of 2022
Movies

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Jan 7, 2022

My Favorite Movies of 2021

Let the spice flow! About 16 months passed between my last trip to the theater in 2020 and first one in 2021, but that extended time at home lit the fuse to a frequent movie-watching habit. In 2020, I watched 203 movies for the first time. When 2021 began, I…

Movies

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My Favorite Movies of 2021
My Favorite Movies of 2021
Movies

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Sep 6, 2021

Thirteen Years and Thirteen More

I was 13 years old when my mom died. That was 13 years ago today. Something I’ve struggled with in the wake of my mom’s death is memory. I’ve been hard on myself because I have a difficult time recalling specific memories of my time with her. Like, by 13…

Grief

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Thirteen Years and Thirteen More
Thirteen Years and Thirteen More
Grief

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Apr 23, 2021

My Favorite Movies of 2020

What a strange, strange year. — The last movie I watched in a proper theater was Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, originally titled Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. It was fine. Colorful, loud, properly zany. A perfectly OK movie theater experience. …

Hbo Max

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My Favorite Movies of 2020
My Favorite Movies of 2020
Hbo Max

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Oct 9, 2020

The Grounded Optimism in Mac Miller’s “Circles”

Through his art, Mac Miller showed us the work that goes into staying around, and we’re all better for it. — There’s a scene The Sandlot (1993) in which the ghost of baseball legend Babe Ruth visits young Benny Rodriguez in his bedroom. It’s a little terrifying at first: Benny’s room starts shaking and the sound of a cheering crowd rises up. Benny, who seems way too calm about the situation…

Mac Miller

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The Grounded Optimism in Mac Miller’s “Circles”
The Grounded Optimism in Mac Miller’s “Circles”
Mac Miller

11 min read


Jul 2, 2020

How My One-Bedroom Apartment Turned Into A 3-Month Movie Festival Venue

Some chose puzzles. Others made bread. For me, it was movies. — As the coronavirus-induced lockdown transformed the idea of a homebody from an antisocial trait to a responsible one, the guilt of weekend nights spent watching movies alone evaporated. What specifically remained for me was movies’ transportative nature. I could spend time on a New York City block, or hop in…

Movies

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How My One-Bedroom Apartment Turned Into A 3-Month Movie Festival Venue
How My One-Bedroom Apartment Turned Into A 3-Month Movie Festival Venue
Movies

10 min read


Jan 27, 2020

“He was untouchable in your eyes”: Kobe Bryant - My First Hero

Processing the death of Kobe and Gianna Bryant is to mourn the loss of a childhood hero and a stolen future — Kobe and Gianna Bryant died on Sunday, and it really feels like the world is in mourning. That’s at least how it seemed as I walked through the Detroit airport in a daze, waiting for my connection back home while refreshing Twitter and texting friends and family. Not Kobe, not…

Kobe

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“He was untouchable in your eyes”: Kobe Bryant - My First Hero
“He was untouchable in your eyes”: Kobe Bryant - My First Hero
Kobe

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Jan 15, 2020

2019 Favorites: December — Marriage Story

Noah Baumbach delivers a cutting, nuanced look at a relationship that has fallen apart and how two people manage to restructure those pieces. — In a venture that is equal parts keeping track of some of the favorite things that happen in 2019 and also stretching my writing muscles to think about things other than sports (and more specifically), I’m going to post about my favorite things I come by each month. That includes…

Marriage Story

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2019 Favorites: December — Marriage Story
2019 Favorites: December — Marriage Story
Marriage Story

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Jan 1, 2020

My 26 Favorite Movies of 2019

I watched a lot of movies this year. Some new, some old, and some I’ll revisit over and over again. — Myriad factors contributed to my movie-watching habits in 2019. First, I traveled a lot for work, and I often sat on flights which stretched well into double-digit hours, which allowed me the space and time to dive into the vast world that is the Plane Movie. Sure, maybe CGI-filled spectacles…

Movies

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My Favorite Movies of 2019
My Favorite Movies of 2019
Movies

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Dec 25, 2019

2019 Favorites: November — Parasite

Bong Joon-ho’s masterful movie bends genre without every losing its tone and message. — In a venture that is equal parts keeping track of some of the favorite things that happen in 2019 and also stretching my writing muscles to think about things other than sports (and more specifically), I’m going to post about my favorite things I come by each month. That includes…

Movies

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2019 Favorites: November — Parasite
2019 Favorites: November — Parasite
Movies

5 min read

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