i had covid this weekend and watched a bunch of movies instead of even thinking about doing anything… loved it except i was sick. (i watched nowhere [dir. gregg araki], beau is afraid [dir. ari aster], 8½ [dir. federico fellini], playtime [dir. jacques tati]; all really really good beautiful)
i came down with a rough cold on friday and am still down for the count on monday but i’ve put my couch rest to good use and have watched 6 movies so far! i watched studio ghibli movies when i was little but i barely remember them so i rewatched totoro and ponyo last year. but i’m finally expanding my studio ghibli palette and i watched the secret world of arrietty, princess mononoke, castle in the sky, and rewatched totoro again (how could i resist!) im about to watch spirited away and i’m very excited, i’ve only heard good things. (the other 2 movies i watched were the umbrellas of cherbourg and cléo from 5 to 7 if you were wondering and i loved both)
Whenever I get sick I love a constant flow of comforting movies. I also deeply enjoy a theme. When I get really sick and can spend a whole day doing nothing, I decide on about 5 movies and get to it. Last year I did Jane Fonda movies, this year was the hunger games. Glorious. Also really funny to log on Letterboxd
sadly addicted to making stupid shirts/bumper stickers. would i ever make or wear the i heart covid-19 t-shirt dress? no. but it was stuck in my head for like a week, and i had to get it out. same goes for all the rest :)
