As I've told you, we are leaving for America on December 18th, and the time before that will involve my wife stressing out a lot and thinking we don't have enough time to get everything done. Trying to add advanced screenings to that mix is just a fool's errand.
It started with this past Thursday, when I RSVP'd for an advanced screening of Conclave, and even put it in our calendar to claim my right to it. However, the attempt to do the rare right thing in terms of noting my events was of little use, because it was soon revealed that this was the night of my younger son's school holiday concert, a big outdoor affair (remember, it's summer here) complete with food trucks and a lot of heat. Fortunately, I think I got some points for telling my wife I already knew I couldn't go, and the reason was the concert, rather than her having to remind me of these things.
Then this upcoming week I have two more that I am going to: Better Man on Wednesday, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on Sunday. Only the first of those two "counts against me," since the other one is a family activity in which at least my younger son and I will attend, and the others are welcome if they want.
So then the ambitious one, The Room Next Door on Friday, also figures to lose out, as I have not even mentioned it to my wife yet. (Plus it would mean I'd have to miss my son's soccer game, and I feel like I need a good reason for that -- especially since I missed this past Friday while having the Christmas party I told you about yesterday.)
Which means I probably won't figure out how to get in Pedro Almodovar's latest before my 2024 rankings close. I do like his movies, but not enough to prioritize them -- I've seen only about half of his filmography.
But I might not have written this post just to lightly "bemoan" this fact, except that I am getting lost with all 2024 movies with "room" in their title.
In addition this Julianne Moore-Tilda Swinton starrer, there's also:
- Red Rooms, a horror directed by French director Pascale Plante, which has been recommended to me by a friend who loves horror movies, and
- The Front Room, another horror, from directors Max & Sam Eggers.
I could have sworn there was another but I can't find it now.
Similar titles seem to seek each other out. Speaking of Better Man, for a while there I got confused between this and A Different Man. "Different" does not necessarily mean "better." By the end of this week I'll at least know which of these is better, but Better Man has an uphill battle given my feelings on A Different Man.
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