Are you there internet? It’s me.

Okay, so blogs are kind of weird for me. I had a Livejournal back in the day, but I don’t particularly Twitter or Tumble or even really chat on Facebook. This is a step for me. I’ve always aspired to write about movies, but grew up and was trained in the editor/built in response system. I like the feel of knowing immediately if I’m way off the mark.

But movies are worth it. For movies, I’m going to blog.

I realized it was time for me to give in to the blogging when I tried to search for movie themed blogs. There weren’t many. And there really weren’t many good ones.
I think the issue is with the medium. Movies, I believe, inspire far more of a loss of perspective. (It’s part of why they’re so groovy.) The talking heads are ten feet tall, and so as observers and consumers it’s hard to remember that we can and should have an opinion on quality. More of us have to talk intelligently about movies.
Let’s be honest, there are some disturbing trends in the movie world right now. There are too many crappy romantic comedies and too many big budget movies with everything except for an ounce of quality.

This is not okay, people! The movies affect society and we cannot sit idly by watching crap. We are what we watch.

So here goes…