Movies – Mythical Type

Movies I watched in 2023

December 31, 2023 / Movies / annual 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

Bullet Train *
John Wick: Chapter Four *
Barbie *
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent *
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (documentary) *

Superheroes

DC League of Super-Pets
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (re-watch) *
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse *
The Flash (2023)
Batman (1989)
Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3
Blue Beetle *
Spider-Man: Far From Home (re-watch) *

Sequels and re-makes

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (re-watch) *
The Little Mermaid (live action) *
Jumanji: The Next Level *
Top Gun: Maverick *
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Halloweentown High
Night at the Musuem: Battle of the Smithsonian *

Grab bag

The Super Marios Bros. Movie (2023)
Hidden Figures *
Being Mary Tyler Moore (documentary) *
The French Dispatch
Pitch Perfect (re-watch) *
Wham! (documentary) *
Taxi
Don’t Look Up
Puss in Boots
Hit and Run
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
3 Ninjas
Brink! (re-watch) *
Asteroid City
Elemental *
Top Gun
A Scanner Darkly *
Pleasantville (re-watch) *
Forgetting Sarah Marshall *
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (re-watch) *
Love and Monsters

What movies did you watch in 2023? I’d love to hear about your favorites.

The hot air balloon in Elemental

October 3, 2023 / Drawing, Movies, Process / Posca

A detailed illustration of a hot air balloon floating over a city.

I watched Elemental without knowing what to expect, because Disney’s marketing missed the mark (again). But I liked the movie overall. One of my favorite parts was seeing how each character used their element, like Ember inflating a hot air balloon.

I wanted to draw the scene with the hot air balloon floating over the city. I started with a pencil sketch. It’s rough. I wanted to figure out the foreground vs. the background and where the balloon was in the sky, in relation to the skyline.

A rough pencil sketch of a hot air balloon floating over a city.

Here’s a photo of when I was painting the larger areas. I simplified colors and composition (all those buildings!) because it’s so much detail.

A painted illustration of a hot air balloon floating over the city. The buildings are painted in blocks of color, without many details at this point in the process.

Here’s the finished drawing.

Zine: Movies I never want to see again

March 6, 2023 / Movies, Zines / my zines

“Movies I never want to see again” is about movies I watched one time and do not want to watch again. This doesn’t mean they’re bad movies! But something about them makes me feel like once is enough.

The cover of "Movies I never want to see again." The text is printed in black on red paper. In the bottom right corner, there's a photo of a spilled popcorn bucket.

Purchase on Etsy

I drafted this zine by hand and then I made it in Canva. The popcorn bucket on the front is modified from Terrance Barksdale’s photo on Pexels.

It’s an 8-page mini zine printed on red paper. Actually, this is the first mini zine I’ve printed on something besides white paper. 🙂

Here are the interior pages.

The first two pages of "Movies I never want to see again." The left page is an introduction with a disclaimer that the movies on this list are not necessarily bad. The right page is about District 9.

Pages 3 and 4 of "Movies I never want to see again." The left page is about Annihilation and the right page is about Jupiter Ascending.

5 copies of "Movies I never want to see again" fanned out, on a yellow background.

Movies I watched in 2022

December 29, 2022 / Movies / annual 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.

Zine: My 20-minute rule for movies

November 27, 2022 / Movies, Zines / my zines

“My 20-minute rule for movies” is about how I don’t feel guilty when I stop a movie I don’t enjoy. I give any movie a fair chance, but I’m okay turning it off if it’s not for me.

The cover of "My 20-minute rule for movies" zine. The text is printed in black on orange paper. Film strips are in the top-left and bottom-right corners of the cover.

Purchase on Etsy

I made this zine in Canva. (Read more about how I lay out zines in Canva.)

It’s 12 pages, printed in black and gray scale on orange paper. It measures approx. 3.5 inches high x 4 inches wide. The zine is hand-folded and bound with staples.