On a Movie Kick

For the past few weeks, I've been on a movie kick. I used to watch movies maybe two, three times a month, max. Now I've been renting two or three a week, and I'm liking it! It all started with a discussion at work about good movies and a listing of the Top 250 Movies of All-Time on The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) site. Whether you agree with the list or not, it's a good source for selection.

Several of the Top 250 are old classics, to which I'm very much uninitiated. A colleague suggested I start with Citizen Kane, and so it went. Although I've only watched a few so far, I quite enjoy the classics. I like seeing the origins of a lot of today's pop culture. When I rent an old movie, I try get a recent one too, just to balance out my viewing experience. So far so good.

All this to announce that I've added a section to my blog's sidebar called Recent Movie Picks, where I'll list the latest movies I've watched. Maybe it'll inspire you to pick one up? I haven't included reviews yet. Although a friend and I have brainstormed on how I could creatively expand on the "Two thumbs up / Two thumbs down" concept, that'll be for later. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy watching them. :)