I watched a genuinely terrible late-night slasher film at the Sydney Film Festival, with an audience laughing at all the worst parts, and at the very end someone shouted out "what a load of old horseshit" It was a genuine bonding experience with a bunch of strangers
I just showed THE PHANTOM MENACE to the kids (they've seen the other first 5 films, but I'd studiously avoided Ep 1). And they loved it. They loved Jar Jar, they loved the pod racing; they were rapt throughout. I honestly feel like I might have been misjudging it for 20 years.
You know what sucks? Having Covid. Even when fully up to date on vaccinations, it sucks. Even with these so-called less intense strains that you apparently get now, it sucks.
It probably says something about our household that the 8yo assumed that this was yuzu-flavoured Mentos
There's always a film from #sydfilmfest that I omit from my schedule only for everyone to then love to pieces. This year it was I SAW THE TV GLOW, and this afternoon I'm finally catching up with it.
The 8yo learned of the dish hong shao rou in Chinese class, and said Dad, can you cook it? I had never heard of it, but I said I sure can. Turns out I was right.
