General #40: Top 10 New March Films

The best films I discovered in March 2018! A strong foreign showing this month, but no films from 2018.

General #39: Screenplays

First of all, yes! General episodes now have numbers! This episode is definitely not a review for Unsane. I talk about the relationship between screenplays and the films we actually watch and what goes into them. Then I dive into some of the screenplay ideas I’ve been kicking around. Enjoy!

General #38: Top 10 New February Films

A new (hopefully) monthly episode! Today I’ll go into the top 10 films I saw in February for the first time. There’s some new stuff and some old stuff. And the phrase I search for futilely is “piss and vinegar,” not “blood and vinegar.”

General #37: 2018 Oscar Reaction

It’s coming out a little early just for you guys! My reaction and some stat stuff for this year’s Academy Awards!

General #36: 200th Episode!

Milestones! This is a big one! It came out of nowhere. Also, the final FML update for the Awards 2018 season! Enjoy!

General #35: 2017 Circle of Film Awards

It’s not four hours this year! (It’s still 3.5, though!) These are my best films and best elements therein!

General #34: 2018 Spirit Awards Ballot

I run down my picks as I make them for this year’s Independent Spirit Awards!

General #33: Best Actress (Winning Films)

I go through some stats on the films that won Best Actress, having finally seen all of them. How often do they line up with Best Picture winners/nominees? How do they compare to Best Actor winners? What are their correlations with the Supporting categories? And can we forecast the likelihood of this year’s race with past statistics?

General #32: 2018 Oscar Nominations

A reaction to the nominations with a very snappy run through of all the categories. Brief predictions and assumptions about the winners. Followed by a few stats and trends between this year and the previous few, as well as comparisons to the CoFAs. All the good stuff!

General #31: Watching Movies with Bad People in Them

I just kind of ruminate on this topic for an hour or so. My opinions have likely even changed further since recording this, but I think this is as good a launching off point as any.

General #30: Spreadsheet Deep Dive

Finally, a truly detailed expose on the spreadsheet. I try to cover everything that goes in to inputting the data from a film into my spreadsheet. I’d be happy to field any further questions that anyone might have!

General #29: Vacation Week

For the episodes initially intended to be released on Dec. 18th, Dec. 20th, and Dec. 22nd, I am regrettably in an internet-forsaken place that won’t permit me to do a single thing besides upload the smallest files imaginable. It’s not a question of speed, but of unstable connection. I’ve had success uploading such things as my intro themes and whatnot, but any real episode won’t upload on WordPress and cannot reach your ears. I am sincerely sorry and will seek to rectify this ridiculous reality that my grandparents live in. Without going into too much detail, I intend to record episodes while on vacation and then release six episodes throughout Christmas week: the 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th. I also apologize for the lack of an FML update, but I will attempt to post on one the Cinereelists FML Chatter when possible.

Currently planned episodes: Last Jedi Review, Last Jedi Statistics, Spreadsheet Deep-Dive, DecemberBorn Actors, Scavenger Hunt Review, and TBD.

If you want small snippets of my The Last Jedi reactions, you can check out my Twitter: @circleoffilm

In the meantime, I’ll be working on preparing future episodes and making sure an incident such as this won’t occur again. Final apologies! Have a week!

Ryan