Quantity continues to decline, but quality never does.
ARIK DEVENS
2025
And there you have it, another year just about over. Time continues to have very little sway over the rhythm of my life. Well, except for the general absence of it for movie watching. This is year eleven around here and I watched... checks notes... a grand total of fifteen films. But, as I said last year, some films is still infinitely more than no films. So it goes.
This was a year of two halves for me. Professionally things got very dicey in the middle of the year, but luckily are now fully recovered. That meant even less time for these films, but I had a nice bump at the end of the year to somewhat make up for it. I’m in this for the long haul; this isn’t so much a destination as it is a journey after all.
On a personal level my kids continue to grow and amaze me. They are the coolest people I know and I really can’t believe they let me be their father. It’s the absolute best. This year I was able to get them to start watching some of the films I’ve been saving for them, and I’m very happy to report some huge successes. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was perhaps the biggest hit of this variety, but of course all paled in comparison to the power of KPop.
The world continues to be a challenging place, and I continue to find solace in family, friends, history, and cinema. I don’t imagine any of that will change next year, but then I have absolutely no idea what the future holds for any of us. If anyone is still reading me after all this time, thank you, and I’ll see you next year!