Happy New Year! I always look forward to my Letterboxd Wrapped stats every year. But I have the poor-man’s version of Letterboxd, which means I only get certain stats in my yearly “Wrapped.” So I thought I’d DIY my own little “year in review!” According to Letterboxd, I logged 78 new films , which is a lot for me considering that just a handful of years ago, I felt like I was just watching the same things over and over. And I enjoyed many of those 78 - in fact, I gave 25 of t

I decided that in 2026, I'm going to implement a new weekly routine for myself: I’m going to cook a nice dinner, and settle in with a movie. No, that doesn’t sound like anything super exciting or different. But my goal is to make it feel special, simply by being intentional about it. It's fun to casually pop on a movie, but it's also fun to make a night of it! I haven’t decided on the menus yet, but here are the movies I already have lined up for the new year: Father of the B

Pierre Brochant is a well-to-do publisher with a beautiful wife, a fancy apartment, and a great group of friends. Indeed, he lives a lovely little life. One of his many pleasures are the weekly dinners he and his bourgeois friends have organized. And - how kind of them! - they each bring a different special guest along to these Wednesday gatherings. Lots of fun for everyone, right? Well, I should mention that their special guests are part of a game these friends play. The rul

Several blogs have done their gift guides early this year. I, being a procrastinator, have waited until this week. Oops! But better "late" than never, AND you could argue I'm right on time. Happy Black Friday, everyone! Life of Chuck Merch For the friend for family member who loved what many are calling today’s version of It’s a Wonderful Life . Loretta Swit Perfume We lost our dear Margaret Houlihan this year, but you can still purchase the perfume she created. Scent is a w