My Experience at TCMFF 2025

It’s been about a month since the 16th TCM Classic Film Festival, and as usual, it was a fantastic time at the movies. It was my fifth time attending my favorite festival in person, and it may have just been one of the very best experiences of all the times I’ve gone! As I do…

Films in 2025: April

As usual, April was a jam-packed month, mostly thanks to the annual TCM Classic Film Festival! It was another fantastic weekend in Hollywood, and I’m still sort of recovering from all the excitement that commenced a few days ago. I’ll write up a separate post on my TCMFF experience before the month ends. Before all…

My Picks for TCMFF 2025

The TCM Classic Film Festival returns for its 16th edition in just a few weeks, and it’ll be my fifth time attending in person! The schedule was released a couple of days ago, and somewhat surprisingly, I’ve made most of my initial choices without any big conflicts to mull over. Though, of course, that doesn’t…

Films in 2025: March

I went to a lot of cool screenings in March, with my favorite being The Thing at the Academy Museum, which was preceded by a Q&A with John Carpenter and Bong Joon Ho. I also spent much of the past two weekends at the Egyptian Theatre for this year’s edition of the Noir City Film…

The 97th Academy Awards: My Picks and Predictions

Happy Oscar Sunday! Tonight I’ll be celebrating the Academy Awards at the Academy Museum, where I watched the ceremony two years ago, so I’m excited to be back there for Hollywood’s biggest night. That, of course, brings me to my annual Oscar picks and predictions post, which I’ll be keeping brief this time around. So,…

Films in 2025: February

It’s been a little busy for me recently, especially now that it’s Oscars weekend! But I did want to get my February wrap-up posted before the first day of the new month concluded. So I’m keeping it brief this time around, and with that said, here’s a look back at what I watched over the…

Films in 2025: January

January was a tough month, to say the least, much of it due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. I myself had to be evacuated from the Sunset Fire, but fortunately, that one was contained pretty quickly, though it was still a harrowing experience nonetheless. And just a few days later, news broke on…

Films in 2024 Review

This past month marked three years since I moved to Los Angeles, and since then I’ve really taken in the movie theater scene here more and more, from repertory screenings to new releases, both of which include special guests a lot of the time! I’m grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to see so…

Films in 2024: December

Happy New Year! I’m excited to see what 2025 has in store, movie-wise… but first a quick recap of my last month of 2024 in movie-watching, which included some more great screenings with special guests, such as Will & Harper with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele; The Piano Lesson with filmmaker Malcolm Washington; The Order…

Films in 2024: November

November seemed to go by in a flash, with a lot of exciting screenings around town filling up another month of movie-watching. I got to see several of my very favorite movies for the first time on the big screen, including The Lady Eve, Dodsworth, and The Clock on 35mm, as well as Gentlemen Prefer…