Editorial by Bob Ignizio
The Cleveland Movie Blog celebrated its fifth anniversary
this past September. I didn’t acknowledge it at the time because I was too busy
just keeping up with the regular reviews, editing, and social network promotion
necessary to keep the site up to date and let people know about it. On
top of that I also have real world obligations, so free time has been at a premium. So as much
as I enjoy doing The Cleveland Movie Blog, after five years of putting in
probably 30 hours a week on a website that isn’t making any money… well, that’s
a lot of work for a hobby. Especially when I find myself reviewing something like PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2.
I’m not looking for sympathy, mind you. I brought this on
myself. In fact I even roped other people into helping me with it. Writers who had
years of experience writing professionally for Cleveland area alt weeklies
Scene and The Free Times like Pamela Zoslov, Charles Cassady Jr., Pete Roche, and
Milan Paurich all contributed greatly to the quality and quantity of reviews on
this site. And I was pleased to provide an outlet for talented newcomers like
Matt Finley, Joseph Anthony, Candice Lee Catullo, Wayne Richards, and others who have
all done fantastic work here over the years. But I’ve reached a point now where I feel I need to try some
other things, and if I keep doing the blog as well, none of my efforts will get
the attention they need. So it seems as if a hiatus, at least, is in order.
My plan is to take off January and February for the most part, then reassess
things. I might do a review or two in the meantime, but I don't expect the blog to come back on a regular basis until sometime in March. And when it does, there will probably
be some changes. Exactly what those changes are remains to be seen, but in
the main thing is I’ll be looking to reduce my workload, most likely by
focusing more on movies I actually want to see and not trying so hard to cover
every single thing that comes out. That's about it for now. See you back here in the spring.
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