- With the dads: 2
- With the whole fam: 3
- With just the boys: 3
- With just H: 2
- With just P: 3
- With Emily: one date night (Conclave)
- By myself: 8 - apparently some people rarely go to the movies alone? I feel bad for them. The only bad thing about it is not having someone to talk with about the movie afterwards.
- At the Triplex: Ten times!
- At the Mahaiwe: Three times
- Sequels: 8
- Animated: 6
- Best new movie: Dune Book 2
- Worst new movie: Gladiator 2
- Also bad, but wasn't expecting more: The Garfield Movie
- Tear-jerker: The Wild Robot
- Best Chemistry: Timothee and Zendaya in Dune
- Second-best Chemistry: Emily and Ryan in The Fall Guy
- Sexy but scary: Love Lies Bleeding
- Sexy but also funny: Drive-Away Dolls
- More sex than I expected: Poor Things
- I get it already, they're hot for each other: Challengers
A year ago, my goal for 2024 was to "go to The Triplex in Great Barrington as much as possible, to see movies for grown-ups on the big screen as much as I can", so how did I do? I went to the Triplex TEN times in 2024. Nice work, me. As far as movies for grown-ups, seven times I went to the movies to see movies for adults. That's progress!
I also continued to force myself to watch movies on video I'd never seen before: nineteen total in 2024, a mix of new Oscar nominees (The Holdovers, Maestro), dreck (Van Helsing), oldies (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Paths Of Glory, Rocky), and streaming-only stuff (Jackpot, Unfrosted). It helped that I was in bed with COVID for a few days, and on an airplane for a few more of these.