So one year has passed--one year of the pandemic (which actually arrived in the US in December 2019 or perhaps January 2020, to be a bit more factual--since I began recording the films I watched during the dog days of Covid-19's devastating rampage, which is not over, let me state in no uncertain terms, though we now have more effective vaccines and greater knowledge about how it spreads, infects, and so on. As I noted in March of last year, I began watching films (I always watch TV shows) because I was struggling to read for pleasure or get through anything not work-related and thus required; my anxiety was off the charts but I found I could sit through films. I have catalogued thus far many of the ones I watched, though I'm sure I missed quite a few few, but reviewing the list, it really represents quite a range in terms of style and approach, with a strong emphasis, as I noted last year, on features and shorts, and far less on documentaries. (My cinematic mind is akin to my literary one, it seems, with a preference for poetry and fiction over nonfiction.)
Here is my list for March of this year:
One Night in Miami
You Only Live Once
A New Leaf
The Palm Beach Story*
Song of Freedom*
Rock 'n Roll High School* (an old fave)
Boneshaker* (a revelation)
The Pleasure of Love
Other People
The Lady Eve*
Sullivan's Travels*
The Legend of Nigger Charley*
Sergeant Rutledge*
Posse*
Kevin Jerome Everson films* - We Demand, Fastest Man in the State, Black Bus Stop
Owusu films* - Drexciya, Reluctantly Queer, Pelourinho: They Don't Really Care about Us
Plastic Bag*
Putney Swope*
Queen of Diamonds
Permanent Vacation
The Reflecting Skin*
The Inland Sea*
Insignificance*
Love The One You're With
Red Carpet, Hashtags & Heartbreak
[Wyatt Cenac's commentary on Criterion Channel]
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