Hello movie friends,
It’s been a while since any general update, and a few things have been happening over the past couple of weeks, so I just thought I would communicate how things will go for the foreseeable future.
Due to “a bit” more travelling, purchasing my first flat ever (almost there, and I couldn’t be happier!), and life being busy, I have decided to reduce the number of reviews. It’s been almost two years since I started to deliver precisely three reviews a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. And even though my reviews aren’t long by any stretch of the imagination, on average, it still takes me about an hour and a half to complete one review. That includes everything from looking for a decent poster to writing and proofreading the review. And especially lately, I have been struggling with time as my queue (read: finished reviews) does not exist.
You might be wondering: “Hold on, 90 minutes? The fuck?” Yeah, that is the average, give or take. What you have to remember is that even though I have been living in Scotland for 11 years now, I often have to stop and think about how to word myself; so people understand me, and sometimes that takes time. Yes, my English is pretty great (if I can say so myself); despite that, it is my second language. I believe I am improving in this (it used to take me roughly two hours, so yay!), but yeah, with everything that’s happening (holidays, flat purchase, which of course means moving, packing, cleaning the previous flat etc.) I need some time to “breathe” and build up some reasonable queue again.
So, from now on, I will post two reviews, one every Monday and the other every Thursday. The reason for Thursday instead of Friday or Wednesday is simple – trying to “space them up” for you, the reader(s).
I can’t say when I will be back to three reviews per week, but I hope it won’t take too long. There will be some other things coming soon, like talking to movie people and recording a podcast or two (one of those is already “in the can” ;-)), but for now, this is how it will be for some time. I hope you understand.
Rest assured, I am thankful for every single one of you. Whether you read one review or 100, I sincerely thank you for stopping by and taking the time from your day to read about my thoughts on movies. It means a lot to me. I still love writing about films, and I hope you enjoy reading them.
That’s all for now, so remember, every Monday and Thursday, you get new reviews! If you have any feedback or thoughts, comment below, hit me up on Twitter, write me a letter or send a pigeon; I haven’t received those in ages :-). But for now, I will say thanks again, and I hope you have a great day.
Until next time,
Luke
