New Thing #1: The Plague

Well, I’m sorry to report that my first film of 2026 will go down as one of my least favorite films of 2025. “The Plague” is a movie about bullying and the struggle to fit in but with a tinge of body horror that, in my opinion, only detracts from the main point of the film. This is a film made by and for grownups who have been bullied in the past. This movie is more “Been there, that sucked” than teaching any lessons for the kids who are actually dealing with bullying. In fact, I wouldn’t be stunned if it had adverse effects on younger audiences. I get how the body horror element and the over-the-top score will hit a sweet spot for indie film fans and critics but, for me, it added an open-endedness that I think would leave many kids with the wrong ideas.

Tomorrow’s movie is “No Other Choice” by Oldboy director Park Chan-wook. I’m a little nervous about this one because I was not a fan of his last film, “Decision to Leave”.

New Year, New Blog

2025 was a wasted year for me. I don’t think I’ve slept more in my life. Even as an infant, I probably didn’t sleep as much as I did last year. I’m pretty sure that I accomplished a grand total of zero of my goals so the goal/resolution for 2026 is to just be a functioning human being as I close out my 40s.

I’m going to reboot the 500 Things Challenge and also try to fill up my RecomMendos; I feel like a lot of my recommendations are from years ago. I also want to try to reach out to people more and set up more dinners or events. I feel like I’ve fallen off on that front. Honestly, the only front I was committed to last year was seeing movies - I don’t think I’ve ever seen 70 new movies before. So sleeping and films were the big winners in 2025.

This post is just to kick off the blog. Hopefully, I’ll have more nteresting things to say in the future,

Happy New Year!