When you do something often enough, a certain routine arises and you start to do more and more without thinking about it. It happens with the work you do, but I also notice that as a blogger. However, this routine can be dangerous if you do not do enough to keep yourself sharp and set goals and to come up with challenges for yourself. Director Christopher Guest has already made several films in his career (including Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, For Your Consideration and Mascots) in which he works with an (almost) permanent group of actors, chooses a certain subculture and films mainly by means of improvisation. Last year I really enjoyed myself with Best in Show, but I found his Netflix film Mascots disappointing. Still, I wanted to see more of his work and I decided to watch A Mighty Wind, mainly because reviewer Leonard Maltin recommended it during several of his podcasts. And even though A Mighty Wind has its funny moments, I’m kind of done with the concept after having watched this. Continue reading →