i want to be so disgustingly well read. i want to be sitting at tables and speaking of books with names that roll off your tongue like an exotic animal’s name. i want to talk about theories and the science and philosophy and the universe and religion and love and my career.
The Neil Gaiman example later in this thread is absolutely evergreen because he's such a perfect case study for "terrible people can make very good and very progressive, empathetic pieces of art". The sooner we stop conflating someone's morality with their work the better.
this is why people hit a certain age and start joining running clubs, training for marathons, taking a cooking course etc btw. we all just wanna feel alive!!!
4 stars means I liked it a lot
5 stars is the same as 4 but it caters to me in a specific way. Everything else is vibes. I should be hired as a film critic