OPINION - I watched 967 films in a single year. This is how — and why — I did it

If ever I tell someone I watched 967 films last year, the inevitable response is “how?” Often followed by “why? My stock answer is that it wasn’t a freak year. From big hitters like Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer to older classics like Bluebeard's Castle (1963) to obscure curios like The Shiver of the Vampires (1971), I’ve been watching 800-plus films annually for a while now. It’s both my job and my passion. That, though, is only part of the true reason.