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Year-end review: The Best Movies of 2024 & What I'm Excited for in 2025
As I sit alone in my quiet apartment, reflecting on 2024, it is difficult to recall the events that took place in my life this year. Is this an inexorable effect of aging? Each year seems to fly by so quickly that the only evidence I have that a whole year has passed are the deepening smile lines around my mouth. I have had to start breaking up my year into “eras.” Each era is divided into whatever I was obsessed with for that particular period. For example, the second half of January was my beloved princess-on-a-mission-with-her-hot-protective-guide era, after I watched Fena: Pirate Princess and Yona of the Dawn (and read the manga). While I dabbled in - and swiftly gave up on- various activities like crocheting and studying a foreign language, one thing that remained constant was my engagement with film. I attended numerous film screenings and even volunteered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) where I saw the Tilda Swinton. Yes, she looks just as otherworldly in-person as she does on-screen. To commemorate the art that has defined my year, here is a list of the top 10 films I’ve seen this year, as well as a list of 5 movies I look forward to seeing in 2025.
By SM Reviewsabout a year ago in Art
Napoleon Movie Review
Have you ever questioned how many shots of cannons shooting balls you could endure in a two-hour and thirty-eight minute movie time frame? One? Ten? While I do not know the exact number of times filmgoers watching Napoleon saw the large black machines slide back with a cloud of smoke, if that is your thing, this movie is for you.
By SM Reviews2 years ago in Art
The Healthiest and Most Stable Relationship in my life. Top Story - June 2021.
Books are magic. Turn a page and you can be thrust into a new reality. At one moment you might find yourself the observer of a human-vampire romance; the insider with knowledge of a secret plot; or, you just might uncover the secrets of the universe only known to those who have diligently studied the cosmos. Wherever and whenever you find yourself, the power of words and your ability to imagine things you’ve never seen or experienced first-hand is what brought you there.
By SM Reviews5 years ago in Geeks
