December 2022

Movies I watched in 2022

/ Movies /

Here’s the list of movies I watched this year. Titles with an asterisk (*) are ones I recommend.

My top 5, in no particular order

* Everything Everywhere All at Once
* Elvis
* Spirited
* George Carlin’s American Dream
* Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Superheroes

The Suicide Squad
The Eternals
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
* Spider-Man: No Way Home
Reign of the Supermen
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thor: Love and Thunder
* Black Panther (re-watch)
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Pre-quels, sequels, and re-makes

The King’s Man
Enola Holmes 2
* The Hangover: Part II
* The Hangover: Part III
* Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Grab bag

Tenet
The Royal Tenenbaums
Midnight in Paris
The Adam Project
Turning Red
The Age of Adaline
Best in Show
Treasure Planet
Doc Hollywood
Free Guy
* The Duff
* Speed Racer (re-watch)

What movies did you watch in 2022? I’d love to hear about your favorites through the contact page.

What I read in 2022

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Here are the books I read this year. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are ones I liked a lot.

Fiction

Telepaths by J. Michael Straczynski (comics)
The Law by Jim Butcher (novella)
The Suitcase Clone by Robin Sloan (novella)

Non-fiction

Several short sentences about writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
* It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (re-read)
A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young
* Whatcha mean what’s a zine? by Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson

What did you read in 2022? I’d love to hear about your favorites through the contact page.

Newsletter recommendations

/ Thoughts

What I like about newsletters (and blogs!) is that you can read them whenever you want. These posts aren’t dependent on real-time conversations or algorithmic feeds. The reader chooses when to read new posts. I’ve been enjoying newsletters more in recent months, especially since social media platforms seem to be…faltering.

Here are a few newsletters I recommend, in no particular order.

Orbital Operations – Warren Ellis (creator of Castlevania on Netflix and best-selling author) talks about his writing process for screenwriting and comics.

This Is Joe Boyd – Joe (mixed-media artist) shares his process for creating art and where he finds inspiration.

Robin Sloan – Robin (author and programmer) writes about books, media, and technology.

Sheri Roloff – Sheri (author, illustrator, and visual storyteller) shares behind-the-scenes of her creative projects.

Modern Relics – Rohan Salmond (religion specialist) writes about the overlap of religion, pop culture, and the internet.

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