I can feel it in my bones. In 2024, my annual New Year’s resolution to spend less time on social media will finally stick. And though moderation is harder than abstinence, I can’t bring myself to just delete the accounts and deprive myself of all those unvarnished industry revelations.
Recently, it was shocking to see beloved comedian Kristen Schaal begging her followers to help her burn, as she’d discovered it was about to be deleted and wanted ‘to show it to my daughter one day’. As 2023 drew to a close, Guillermo del Toro posted an inspiring call to arms about the -level responsibility we all have to preserve cinema: ‘If you own a great 4K HD, Blu-ray, DVD etc. of a film or films you love, you are the custodian of those films for generations to come.’
