Pre-Viewing Thoughs

My 2025 was a little light on movie watching. I got back into World of Warcraft for a hot minute, and I tend to lose all sense of life when I play that game. Luckily, I recently quit playing, and my goal is to get back into regular movie watching again. I watched at least one movie a day, every day, from 2022 until well into 2024. My New Year's resolution is to pick up where I left…

I am preparing for Killers of the Flower Moon with a Scorsese marathon. I watched The Last Waltz and Taxi Driver yesterday. And my Scorsese Marathon continues today with the greatest of Scorsese's "minor works," Silence.

This movie is deeply personal for me. I grew up in a devout evangelical household in the 90s. My father was a Southern Baptist pastor and my mother was a stereotypical pastor's wife. The Left Behind series was wildly popular during my childhood. The…

During my senior year of high school, I had two brothers pass away. Ron and I always had a complicated relationship, but Rusty was my absolute best friend. We did everything together, and I always knew that I could count on him. Losing my dad last year was rough, but losing Rusty was the hardest thing I have ever lived through.

I watched The Iron Claw tonight, and Zac Efron perfectly encapsulated the feelings of grief over losing siblings. I…