Rubado: Appreciating entertainment in dark times - Echo Press

Rubado: Appreciating entertainment in dark times - Echo Press

For as long as I can remember, sports have been the epicenter of my life. I don’t know what changed in college. Maybe it was one of the latest instances in my Minnesota professional sports fandom to rip my heart out, but I fell in love with movies.

My parents bought me the service called Movie Pass for Christmas in my junior year of college. Essentially, it was a credit card that allowed me to see one movie in theaters every day for only $10 a month. To no one’s surprise, the business plan wasn’t foolproof, and the service shut down.

During that time, I wanted to see everything. I felt like there was a whole new world of art that I had ignored for too long. In my last three years of college, I saw anything that a Sioux Falls movie theater would show.

I started listening to a podcast called Lights, Camera, Podcast, where they do a rating system for every movie they review. They rate a film on a scale of 0-100 and document their ratings throughout the year. Naturally, I started evaluating and recording the movies I saw as well.

I’ve rated and recorded over 300 movies over the last two years. Maybe that indicates Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder tendencies, but I wasn’t making them public. They were for me as a reference for the films I saw in the future.

There was never a plan for my movie obsession; it was strictly something I enjoyed doing.

When I started working at the Echo Press, I was surprised at how much freedom we had as writers. In sports, I take my own photos and pick the players and coaches I think will make for the best story for the narrative I create. On the news side of things, if I can localize an interesting story, I’m allowed to pursue it. I am fortunate that I’m in the position that I’m in.

However, in this situation, an opportunity for me means that some people are losing theirs. With the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus, people are losing jobs or being asked to stay at home for the time being with many aspects of their lives in jeopardy.

Starting today, I will be writing a column in the Life section of the Echo Press about entertainment options you have at home. I genuinely wish I was writing this under better circumstances, but I’m excited to share the abundance of hidden gems and nostalgic trips that lay within the film industry.

I believe the reason I gravitate towards movies and television is that there is truly something for everyone. I think there’s a negative connotation that comes with the title “movie critic.” I’m not a critic. When I watch a movie, I look for what’s right about it instead of what’s wrong. Maybe that makes me a movie appreciator.

Here’s what we’re going to do. I am going to present a handful of movies on various streaming platforms over the next few weeks. I would also like to start a mailbag where I can answer questions or give recommendations to you, the reader.

Please email me at jrubado@echopress.com. I would love to publish comments from readers while giving my thoughts. I think this can be an interactive way for us to find distractions through these strange times.

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2020-03-20 16:00:00Z
https://www.echopress.com/lifestyle/5008835-Rubado-Appreciating-entertainment-in-dark-times
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