for the rest of the morning, i'm still trying to finish that mega "where was i?" post, and one thing i want to add to it right here and now and that i've tended to ignore is the medium of film.

i stopped watching movies roughly 20 years ago and never talk about them anymore. but, i used to watch lots and lots and lots of them, and if i'm doing this, i should add it in as a review category - not just music and books, but films, at least of a certain age, as well.

and, while i expect to be exceedingly judicious in moving forwards with deciding on what sorts of films i may want to catch up on, the truth is that i've got 20 years worth of media in front of me to sort through, and i should make some attempt to pull out the ones that are worthwhile - even if my opinions are wildly divergent from those of the people around me.

if i'm going to watch a film, i want it to be a profound drama with a good psychological twist. i don't have time for macho action flicks, i don't have time for flashy sci fi movies and i don't have time for vacuous rom coms. that scratches 98% of the blockbuster films off of the list. but, there was a time when i liked a good robin williams or jim carrey film.

i don't even know where to look in trying to catch up on stuff like that but i should make some kind of an effort, and i'll want to take note of release dates for this third media item, at least through the 90s when i tuned out due to a lack of interest.