“I don’t feel enjoyment watching films that evoke passivity. If you need that kind of comfort, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t go to a spa.” — Park Chan-wook
It was 15 years ago that I started this blog. I’ve come and gone from it a few times over the years. The COVID pandemic that began in 2020 sparked the richest period of film viewing and writing I’ve ever had in my life. From then to the present accounts for just under 1,500 film viewings, if my Letterboxd stats are accurate. I’ve read hundreds of books in that period and watched over 1,000 hours of serialized programming. I started dabbling in solo tabletop roleplaying. I recorded over 100 episodes of a podcast with my wife. And then the realization came that we weren’t going to be able to keep going in the Netherlands.
Continue reading “State of the Blog 2026”
PopCult Reviews 