Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You
Or: Your Writer Promises to Have an Early Mid-life Crisis
March something marks the 3rd anniversary of Bowen’s Cinematic, an endeavor that has, perhaps sadly, given my life some sense of having a point. Since writing for BC, I’ve discovered a number of writers who’ve changed my approaches to movies, discovered not-sure-how-many movies, and have added some focus to what was once just passing time disguised as a pipe dream.
To commemorate the occasion, I’m going to revive a one-a-day gimmick in March, deliberately similar in structure to my “31 Days of Horror” of a few years back. The theme this time is a return to movies that I haven’t seen in at least five years (though I may cheat once or twice). That measurement of time isn’t quite as randomly assigned as it sounds: I’m now thirty, and have found that my movie-consciousness has altered/evolved quite a bit since I was jobless out of college a few years ago. The gimmick is a deliberate perversion of what is traditionally considered good form: critics are generally supposed to pretend, or imply, that their word is beyond such human trivialities as growth, change, or perhaps just a mood you may have been in at the time. A. I’m not a critic, not a real one, and B. that idea is bullshit anyway.
There are a few other things going on here: my writing has grown too self-conscious, I’m beginning to crave something “more”: a change, another evolution, and recent struggles (minor by the grand scheme yes, but who considers the grand scheme) have led to a desire to write things somewhat more personal, so beware auto-bio indulgences in the month of March.
So, starting March 1st, I will review a movie each day that I have recently returned to after several years. A few titles come to mind, but this could go almost anywhere, or just evaporate as another promise unfulfilled.
Congrats on lasting 3 years. I look forward to a whirlwind March and a fresh take on some old favorites.
I think you are one of the most thoughtful and perceptive film writers on the internet. I’m glad you do this.
Hear, hear! Let’s see some more movie musings.
Thanks guys. Hope you enjoy.
Congrats — dig the new layout too. I’m working on as we speak. It’s time to evolve!