Another year over! As is the custom here on the blog, today I’m sharing the big yearly wrap-up: full stats on my 2018 viewing, plus the top blog posts of the year. On to the stats!
The Big Numbers
- New to me in 2018: 153
- Re-watches in 2018: 63
- Total number of viewings in 2018: 216
Methods of Viewing
- Amazon Video – 12
- At the cinema – 48
- FilmStruck – 32
- From my collection – 45
- From my sister’s collection – 19
- From my mom’s collection – 3
- History Channel – 1
- Laff TV – 2
- Movies! TV – 3
- Netflix – 27
- TCM – 18
- Warner Archive Instant – 1
- WatchTCM – 5
Tally by Decade
- 1910s – 0
- 1920s – 0
- 1930s – 15
- 1940s – 34
- 1950s – 25
- 1960s – 7
- 1970s – 6
- 1980s – 2
- 1990s – 8
- 2000s – 26
- 2010s – 93
Entertainment-related Reads
I was pretty horrible about reading non-fiction this year. One of my goals for 2019 is to make a formal list of (and begin tackling) all of the unread books on my movie-themed bookcase. If I succeed with that goal, you can expect plenty of book reviews and recommendations here throughout 2019! Here’s what I read in 2018:
- Actresses as authors:
- Any Man by Amber Tamblyn
- Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
- Biography:
- The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock’s Shower by Robert Graysmith
- Seen on stage and screen:
- Bird Box by Josh Malerman
- The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner
- Soon (or someday) to be seen on the screen:
- The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (To be adapted as a future season of Outlander)
- The Grownup by Gillian Flynn (Optioned for film)
- My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (Optioned for film)
- November Road by Lou Berney (Optioned for film)
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Optioned for film)
- The Wonder by Emma Donaghue (Optioned for film)
If you’re curious about what else I read, you can see my full year in books on Goodreads (and feel free to friend me there)!
Blog Stats & Most-Viewed
- Most-viewed posts published in 2018:
- Most-viewed old movie features:
- Most-viewed pre-’70 reviews:
- Most-viewed bookish posts:
Stay tuned next Tuesday for what has become one of my very favorite posts to make each year: my favorite 2018 discoveries! I hope 2019 is treating you all well so far, and here’s to a cinema-filled year!