2026 in Cinema.
So far, here is how I am progressing:
A Year & A Letter: Nostalgia
Bad Actor/Good Movie: Boogie Nights
Movie in a Movie: Inland Empire
Let me know when you've completed the challenge, and please make the graphics your own.
If you watched a "Bad Actor/Good Movie" in February, tell me about the film.
For March, your prompt is "Movie in a Movie." For the month, select a feature or documentary film focused on a film.
Digging into some Oklahoma history.
A Reader & A Cinephile: The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan — Natetheworld
Sunday is my Super Bowl. After a lot of debate (mostly with myself), here is my ballot for the 98th Academy Awards.
A Reader & A Cinephile: My Oscar Ballot for the 98th Academy Awards — Natetheworld
Sunday Cocktail: Sybarite. 1.5oz. Gin, 1oz. Lemon Juice, 1oz. Cointreau, 1oz. Ginger Ale, 1 Lemon Twist
Now Spinning, The Gaslight Anthem "Handwritten"
Once again, I have watched every film nominated for this year's Academy Awards (50 in total). I assume my golden trophy is in the mail.
"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." -Anna Quindlen
I began my own journey today. It is a long road ahead, but I am so proud of myself for finally starting.
What is this will power that you speak of?
One of the most important movies I've watched in a long time.
A Reader & A Cinephile: The Voice of Hind Rajab — Natetheworld
I want to write. I want to create. I want to share my creations with the world. But the algorithm is winning. No one is reading. No one is watching. No one is paying attention.
Each day's disappointment feels like a sign to find joy in something other than writing and creating.
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6 spots remain for our April Seattle Cinema & Supper Club. For more details or to join us, drop me a line.
Sunday Cocktail: Horse's Neck.
Lemon Peel, 1.5oz. Bourbon, Ginger Beer, 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters.
Now Spinning, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "Damn the Torpedoes"
Seattle Central College, thanks for hosting the 2nd Chance Resource Fair, and thanks for inviting our team at Mercy Housing Northwest.
One spot remains for our 98th Academy Awards Watch Party. Great food, a signature "Best Picture" cocktail, ballots, and me yelling at the television for three hours. What more could you want? Drop me a line for more details.
One spot remains for our Annual Academy Awards Watch Party. Don't watch the ceremony alone when you can join us in yelling at the television. Drop me a line for more details.
Announcing the April 2026 Seattle Cinema & Supper Club. For April, your film choices are Join or Die, Reality, Ms. 45, or The Last Details. To vote, join us, or more details, drop me a line. We would love to see you there.
We are a little over a month away from the next Latitude Book Club. For Q1 of 2026, we are reading "Poverty, by America." We would love to have you join us. For more details, drop me a line.
Let's take a look at the year ahead in the world of cinema...
A Reader & A Cinephile: 10 2026 Films on My Radar — Natetheworld
"I am not really a dog person." Me, the very next morning.
If you read "Something America" in January, let me see it or drop me a line below.
For February, your prompt is "Something Religious." For the month, I am encouraging you to read anything about religion, faith, or belief.
If you watched a “A Year & A Letter" in January, let me see it or drop me a line below.
For February, your prompt is “Bad Actor/Good Movie.” For the month, I am encouraging you to pick a highly rated movie that features an actor you usually dislike.
For all the confusion I found in the plot of “The Testament of Dr. Mabuse,” I did not find the result satisfying. I left the theater, opened Letterboxd, and began thinking, “What did I miss?”
In these stories, a certain level of confusion and frustration is expected. But the great detective stories, stories like “Knives Out,” do not allow these feelings to linger. They deliver satisfying conclusions, where these feelings are shifted into satisfaction.
