Kids, welcome to my 1,001st blog post here on The Confusing Middle. Yesterday, after my Rewatching Buffy post was published, I got a notification from WordPress saying that I had posted exactly 1,000 on this here blog. I feel like there should be more fanfare. I'm sure you're sitting in your seat beginning a slow … Continue reading 1,001 Posts
Month: May 2017
Rewatching Buffy – Episode 41
Welcome to Rewatching Buffy, the part of the blog where I rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love this show 20 years ago. Revelations At the Bronze, Xander and Willow are still acting weird around each other. And their significant … Continue reading Rewatching Buffy – Episode 41
AFI #20 – It’s a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Directed by Frank Capra Netflix says... It's a wonderful film. Frank Capra's inverted take on A Christmas Carol stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a good man who's spent a lifetime giving up on his dreams in order to keep life in his small town humming. When a guardian angel … Continue reading AFI #20 – It’s a Wonderful Life
Question of the Week #118
If your friends and acquaintances were willing to bluntly and honestly tell you what they really thought of you, would you want them to? Yes. I value honesty. Not a very involved answer this week. But, there you go. *The Question of the Week can be found in The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, … Continue reading Question of the Week #118
Rewatching Buffy – Episode 40
Welcome to Rewatching Buffy, the part of the blog where I rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love this show 20 years ago. Band Candy While on patrol, Giles is helping Buffy prepare for the SATs. Is that still a … Continue reading Rewatching Buffy – Episode 40
AFI #21 – Chinatown
Chinatown 1974 Directed by Roman Polanski Netflix says... With a suspicious femme fatale bankrolling his snooping, private eye J. J. Gittes uncovers intricate dirty dealings in the Los Angeles waterworks and gets his nose slashed for his trouble in director Roman Polanski's complex neo-noir classic. So... if it's filmed in color, does that make it … Continue reading AFI #21 – Chinatown
Question of the Week #117
Have you ever considered suicide? What is so important to you that without it life would not be worth living? No. I have never considered suicide. I can't imagine ever getting to the point where I would want to take my own life. I understand that there are those who have been in such extreme … Continue reading Question of the Week #117
The Silverfish Scenario
Ugh... Silverfish... Is there a more disgusting thing in all of creation? Probably. But, at the moment, I'm not capable of thinking of one. You know what a silverfish is, right? They're those bugs that basically look like pocket sized alien monsters. I'm sorry, something with that many legs is just unnatural. Last night, prior … Continue reading The Silverfish Scenario
Rewatching Buffy – Episode 39
Welcome to Rewatching Buffy, the part of the blog where I rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love this show 20 years ago. Homecoming Cordelia expects to be Homecoming Queen. Probably obvious, right? Wait, she's probably not as popular as … Continue reading Rewatching Buffy – Episode 39
AFI #22 – Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot 1959 Directed by Billy Wilder Netflix says... When musicians Jerry and Joe accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, they get out of town the only way they know how--dressed as women. But things heat up on the road when they meet a curvy blond who plays the ukulele. I found … Continue reading AFI #22 – Some Like It Hot
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