Movie Bucket

Here’s how it works: you make a list of movies you want to see. You put the entries on the list into a “bucket” — could be a doc, a folder on a drive, or actual slips of paper in an actual bucket. Then, each night, you pull a movie out of the bucket. The only rule: you gotta watch what you pull. Even if it’s Barry Lyndon.

Here’s what happens: the indignant feeling of “not being in the mood for that movie right now” — the feeling that made you re-watch Happy Endings four times? That seemingly all-powerful feeling is actually only about 15 mins long. Once you’re kinda in Movie Bucket, you’re glad to be there. You’re gonna start a close reading of Barry Lyndon. You’re gonna relax your grip on the dowsing rod of your own comfort and go on a ride with some art. You’re gonna let go and let Movie Bucket.