Happy New Year 2025
It is that time of the year again, 2025 is
just around the corner. Another year is in the bag, for better or worse.
I know I usually give a small summary of
the year in general, but as I would just be repeating myself, I would like
instead to mention an observation. On a radio show I listened to recently, it was
mentioned how apocalyptic movies and tv series are in vogue. It is not
something that has just happened, it has been creeping up on us over the years,
but I think it is very true. Screen through the Netflix program or any other
streaming service, and dystopic, apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic titles are
abundant. I used to like the genre, but lately I find it terribly oppressive and
often a little too close to reality.
If I have one wish for 2025 it would be for
a more positive vibe. Something a bit more hopeful.
A bit more like the eighties.
In 2024 I reviewed just 47 movies, making
this the slowest year for me so far. 7 of these were off-List movies, leaving
40 movies on the List. This took me from 1982 to 1985.
The greatest movie experience of the year
must have been watching the Talking Heads concert movie “Stop Making Sense” in
a cinema full of fans (reviewed in September). This was an experience I can only
recommend.
On my book blog I read and reviewed 8
titles, taking me from 1824 to 1833. This is good enough for me and there have
been some very decent books among them. The best probably being “The Red and
the Black” by Stendhal.
I wish everybody a happy new year and all
the best for 2025.
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