So, I haven’t exactly been watching too many movies within the last 2-3 weeks. You know how readers fall into reading slumps? I think I fell into a movie/watching slump. I have been trying to motivate myself over the last week, intending to sit down and watch a few movies after work. Each day, I told myself I was going to watch **insert whatever movie here** before going to bed (i.e., at a reasonable hour when I had enough time to watch, and not at a time when I would want to pass out from mental exhaustion). Each day, I put it off until I looked at the clock, noticed it was like 10 pm or 11 pm, and told myself, “Well, I’m just going to get sleepy, so I should watch this another night.” The next night, I would do the same thing.

I’m going to make a plan for this three-day weekend to get at least 3-4 movies in and get back on track for my “I spent 10 years not watching shit, and now I’m behind, so I need to watch all the movies ever” journey. That includes the next Jekyll & Hyde film, an old favorite I haven’t rewatched in forever, and a film I guess could be categorized as nature horror.

I’ve also been considering my novel-to-film adaptation project of Jekyll & Hyde. First, after the next film I watch, I will have officially watched the J&H adaptations I am, at least, somewhat familiar with. I’m eager to branch out into the films I haven’t heard of. The weird adaptations. The more horror-based adaptations. The silly ones, even! Second, I would like to do something similar in 2027 with a different novel and its movie adaptations. I’ve gone back and forth, but I think I’ve narrowed it down to two choices: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux or The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. Both have a respectable number of movie adaptations, but one of those novels worries me more than the other. I’m not going to tell you which one. That would be too easy!

I also find myself interested in exploring other novels inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Retellings from various genres. Something to research! Likely a journey I will go on on my own.

Friends, it’s 10:30 pm EST on a Thursday. I have work in the morning, yet I feel compelled to stay up and watch a movie. I am really good at talking myself into doing dumb things! Or maybe it’s guilt for allowing myself to slide into a movie slump for the last few weeks? Okay, it’s probably the latter.

And what are YOU doing up?

Siemelle