Movies and Shows I Watched in December 2024

Happy New Year! This is my last month of recording my watched movies and shows. I only watched three new movies this month, as listed below. Malèna and Marie-Antoinette were worth a one time watch, but the newest The Color Purple was an absolute showstopper. My whole family and I really enjoyed watching it Thank…

Movies, Shows, & Books I Finished in August-October

When assignments and exams pile up, all I want to do is rewatch Disney movies and Gilmore Girls. A difficult semester makes me much less in the mood to venture outside my comfort zone, and I prefer to go for pieces of media that calm me down and bring me peace. Taking that into account,…

Movies & Shows I Watched in May & June 2023

So far this year, I have watched over a hundred new movies and shows, and I have learned two lessons: Though I’ve watched dozens of films in full, there are many that I had saved to my favorites or watched for 30 minutes before abandoning ship. Blue Velvet, Sleepers, Titan A.E., Indecent Proposal, The Fly,…

Movies and Shows I Watched in April 2023

School is finally out! April was a meager month of new content for me, as I was studying for finals, presenting, and writing lots of essays. Last month I only read one book, Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie M. Cottom. It is an insightful read from the lens of intersectional black feminism, and though…

Movies & Shows I Watched in March 2023

Another month gone, a new month in its place! This was a lighter month of new content for me, since my schedule is becoming more demanding with work and studying. I was in the mood to watch things I’ve already seen a dozen times before that I didn’t need to pay full attention to– Disney…

Movies and Books I Finished in February of 2023

Another month gone, another in its place. This was a month of romance stories, classic comedies, and Tyler Perry movies. Before this month, I had never seen a Madea movie! I had assumed that all of Perry’s movies were goofy, poorly done, ignorant and gross and rude, or just flat out unfunny. I had misjudged…

Clockwork Reversed | Poem

To fall to falter To stir to stop A drop of poison to reverse the clock To trip to tremble To pause from pain 5 more drops till you feel something again — I wonder if there is meaning in getting better. I wonder if my memory matters. Is my brain needed in all the…