Media I've consumed in 2018
January 05, 2019 at 11:47 AM | categories: movies, books, games | View CommentsTime marches on. I waste most of mine.
Books
- A Brief History of Time
- Artemis
- Blood of Elves
- Jane Eyre
- Magic for Beginners
- Norse Mythology
- Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture
- Sword of Destiny
- The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
- The Fifth Risk
- The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher
- Zoo City
As predicted last year, I started reading the Witcher book series. I particularly liked the first in the series, The Last Wish because it's mainly an anthology of creative retellings of fairy tales. The others have been a bit more plot-heavy than I'd like, but I'd recommend the first to anyone. Also, Norse Mythology was finally my first Neil Gaiman, and it impressed as well (I guess I'm finding out that I really like anthologies).
Movies
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
- Blade Runner 2049
- Cemetery of Splendor
- Coco
- Deadpool 2
- Dumplin'
- Faces Places
- First Man
- First Reformed
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2
- Lady Bird
- Raw
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Sorry to Bother You
- Spiderman: Homecoming
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- The Beguiled
- The Breadwinner
- The Cloverfield Paradox
- The Death of Stalin
- The Old Man and the Gun
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Unforgiven
- Your Name.
Continuing my anthology kick, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the only movie this year that I've already watched multiple times. I love Coen brother dialogue, and no segment overstays its welcome. Weird movie of the year goes to Raw. I'm not even sure I like it, but it's definitely stayed with me (maybe longer than I'd like). Finally, Your Name. seems tragically overlooked. It's beautifully animated, and without spoiling the twist, know that it's way more than just "anime Freaky Friday."
Games
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Batman: The Enemy Within
- Stardew Valley
- Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Slay the Spire
- Zombies, Run: Season 6 and 7
I continue buying games at a record pace, but I never finish them. Still, I've been playing Stardew Valley on PC and now Switch for a couple years now, and it remains an incredibly relaxing world to visit. I love Animal Crossing games, but always fall off after a month or two. Stardew Valley sticks.