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Movie Watching Goals 2025

 

This is my movie madness   list for 2025 and contains a lists of everything I have seen and lots of us lists of recommended movies.  I have seen many of them but not all.

i plan on updating this every month or so I get daily updates.

 

Enjoy

 

Oscars 2025: Predicting The Nominees & Winners Of All 23 Categories

Movies 2025 Including Oscar Reflections

osmos Movies TV Programs 2024 Lis

tMaster Movies Seen 1970- 2024

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Movies Seen 2021

movies seen 2020

movies seen 2019

Movies Watched During 2018

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2024 K Drama Updates

Master Movies Seen 1970- 2024

250+ Movies/TV Series/Plays/Big News coverage, YouTube documentaries, etc. by the end of the year.

At least one Korean movie per week

At least one Spanish movie every so often

One Bollywood or another foreign language movie every so often

A mixture of thrillers, K Drama, comedies, rom-com, etc.

Make a list of Oscar movies and watch several

Resume going to the theater

Two to three live theater performances

List major news coverage and events

List YouTube documentaries

List Great Courses – do one course per month on average

When traveling to the US, watch ten movies each trip, including one Bollywood, one Spanish, three to four blockbusters, one classic, one comedy

News

 

 

 

 

  1. 1 NYE coverage
  2. 2 Coverage of Yoon arrest drama
  3. Coverage of Johnson’s election for Speaker
  4. 4 Coverage of NYE terror bombings
  5. 5 Coverage of Trump’s inauguration
  6. Coverage of Korean Air Crash
  7. Coverage of Trump’s first 100 days
  8. CNN/BBC news forecasts for the year
  9. NN coverage of Trump’s Indictment
  10. CNN coverage of Carter Funeral
  11. CNN coverage of President Trump’s first 100 days
  12. CNN coverage of LA fires
  13. President Biden’s Farewell Adress
  14. Senate confirmation hearings
  15. CNN coverage of Trump’s inaugural address
  16. News coverage of President Yoon’s trial
  17. Continuing coverage of Korean Impeachment trials
  18. Coverage on the DOGE commission and government cutbacks
  19. Jimmy Kimble
  20. Stephen Colbert
  21. The Daily Show
  22. Rachael Maddow Show coverage of ongoing protests
  23. The Last Word Show coverage of ongoing protests
  24. The Break Show coverage of ongoing protests
  25. The Inside show coverage of on-going protests
  26. Politics Nation coverage of ongoing protests
  27. CNN and MSNBC coverage of Signal Gate
  28. Democracy Now on Elon Musk’s Apartheid Roots
  29. Coverage of Yoon’s removal from office
  30. Coverage of Trump’s Liberation Day
  31. TV Coverage of Korean Election
  32. Continued coverage of US trade war and possible recession

 

Great Courses -Other online courses

 

  1. Great Courses and other online courses
  2. Great Course French Revolution
  3. French Revolution se
  4. Mod Pod Mod Pod plus September – November

 

God Pod

 

  1. GOD Pod Yes, You Are In Hell
  2. God pod “Elon Musk Is A Nazi Nepo Baby” – by Jesus Christ and God
  3. God Pod ‘ Eggs and up 37 percent and it is only day two of Trump 2.0
  4. GOD Podcast Pete H Must Resign

 

 

  1. Y Files/Other You Tube Documentaries
  2. Y Files Martian Mysteries
  3. Why Files on the End-of-the-World
  4. You Tube video magnetic pole shifting
  5. You Tube video magnetic pole shifting
  6. You Tube video – ancient map of America found
  7. How to survive an Alien Invasion
  8. What if Octopuses are aliens

 

City Nerd documentaries

 

  1. City Nerd
  2. You Tube city Nerd on Houston
  3. You Tube City Nerd on high-speed trains coming to America?

 

Sports

 

  1. Superbowl
  2. World Series

 

January

 

  1. Marry You? K Rom-com
  2. Arthdal Chronicles (K pre-historical fantasy drama) Season One
  3. Arthdal Chronicles (K pre-historical fantasy drama) Season Two See review
  4. Check in Hangyang (K rom com)
  5. Farscape selected episodes seen half earlier on Amazon – hard to navigate the episode list though watching on Kanopy to finish episodes not seen
  6. Father Brown – will watch more episodes 122 total – too many to watch see review
  7. Allenoid Part One K Sci-Fi Drama
  8. Allenoid Part Two K Sci-Fi Drama
  9. Dog Days K Drama
  10. Back in Action CIA thriller
  11. I Feel Pretty US comedy
  12. Missing Harbin Corbin mini-series
  13. Run On

 

February

 

  1. February
  2. Triangle of Sadness German Satire
  3. Oscars
  4. Hitman K Drama
  5. God Pod ‘ Eggs and up 37 percent and it is only day two of Trump 2.0’
  6. Amazon Bullseye K comedy drama
  7. Scam K Drama
  8. Simple History Secret History of North Korea
  9. Kill Room crime satire – did not finish
  10. Doubt K Drama Series
  11. The Boys K Drama /
  12. When the Phone Rang
  13. Bogota Lost City K Drama
  14. Silent Project K Drama
  15. Fiery Priest K drama seriesLa dolce villa romcom set in Italy B+
  16. Apple Cider Vinegar – a true story about Belle Gibson case that rocked the international wellness movement in 2017 based on a true story in Australia
  17. Dr Yohan K Medical Drama
  18. Policeman’s Lineage K police drama
  19. Trunk K drama did not finish
  20. Love in the Big City featuring a woman and her gay best friend K drama – the decent movie actually

 

March

 

  1. Highway Men – about the taking down of Bonnie and Clyde based on the true story.
  2. Maestro
  3. Farscape Season 1, 2 and 3
  4. State of the Union
  5. Great Course History of the Roman Empire
  6. Electric State
  7. Alien Rising
  8. The last airbender
  9. Assimilation
  10. Shirley Temple Returns to Oz
  11. MY Octous Teacher
  12. Madness thriller series

 

 

April

 

  1. Farside Saeason two 2
  2. Farside Season 3
  3. Farside Season 4
  4. When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean Title: 폭싹 속았수다

Romanized: Pokssak Sokatsuda K Drama series

  1. Karma: 악연
  2. You Tube Where to Find Wolves in the US
  3. You Tube What exinct animals may still be around?
  4. Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning 2023 Sequel note seen yet

107.            NASA Spots Strange Object Circling the Sun

  1. UFO Report Polish TV series
  2. Black Mirror New Seasons Uncommon People Episode
  3. Black Mirror New Seasons Hotel Reverie

 

May

 

  1. VIP K Drama

 

One art show

One concert

One movie

 

ON plane – write on line journal on phone

Pick four to six movies

Two Oscar picks

 

‘The Brutalist’

Conclave

Dune: Part 2

One more thriller

One more comedy

One Spanish or Bollywood

 

June

One movie in theather

One or two Wolf trap

One or two movies in theather

One life theather event

One other concert

Two or three trips to Smithsonian including African American and American Indian museum if they remain open while we are there

Trip to Philadeplia NYC Boston?

July

Two movies in theather

Two OSF

On Oregon Cabaret

One Criteron broadway

Two concert at Britt Festival

One to two movies on the plane

Buy day pass

 

August

 

Trip to Bay area

 

Asian Art Museum

Berkeley art Musuem

De Young Musuem

Oakland musuem

SF Moma

 

September

 

ON plane – write on line journal on phone

Pick four to six movies

Two Oscar picks

‘The Brutalist’

Conclave

Dune: Part 2

One more thriller

One more comedy

One Spanish or Bollywood

 

October

November

One to two movies on the plane

Buy day pass

 

December

Oscar List

Oscar nominations 2025: The full list of movies, actors and directors

Find all the nominations below:

Best Picture

Bolded watched

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part 2

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

 

‘The Brutalist’

Best Director

Sean Baker – Anora

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

James Mangold – A Complete Unknown

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Edward Norton – A Complete Uknown

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best International Feature Film

I’m Still Here

The Girl with the Needle

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Flow

Best Animated Feature Film

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Documentary Feature

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist

Dune: Part 2

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

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Best Music (Original Score)

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Music (Original Song)

“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” – The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” – Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez

“Never Too Late” – Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part 2

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part 2

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Best Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part 2

Nosferatu

Wicked

‘Conclave’ has received eight Oscar nominations (Philippe Antonello/Focus Features)

Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

 

 

The Oscars at Our House 2025

Has Hollywood lost its way?

Roy Dufrain Jr
 
 

Note:  Roy is my college housemate.  He has been writing an annual list of his Oscar recommendations for over 20 years. I respect his writing and his recommendations.  This is the third year I have reposted it.

You can find his work on substack.

the 2024 Oscars According to Roy Dufrain

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Once again, Mrs D and I have endeavored to see as many Best Picture nominees as possible, given availability and other constraints. We’ve been doing this now for over 20 years. When we started there were still only five nominees. Since 2009, it’s been ten, and this year we saw eight, and I’ll say again, the Academy never should’ve increased the limit. Not just because it’s hard for fans to see them all, but because some of these movies are simply not worthy of the honor. Especially this year!

Still, it’s Oscar time and it’s a tradition here! Pick your favorites, put on your tuxedoes and sparkly gowns (or in our case, your comfiest PJs), kick back with some soda and butter-soaked popcorn, wow or hiss the latest red carpet fashions, jeer or cheer the awkward, fawning interviews, predict the winners, pat yourself on the back when you’re right and blame woke Hollywood when you’re wrong!

Anyway, for what it’s worth, here’s what I thought…

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Anora – A tale of stupid people doing terrible things stupidly. A whole lot of yelling and screwing failed to make this movie interesting. The nearly feral, selfish youth, the servile, bickering and bumbling Armenians, the contemptible ultra-rich Russians, the ‘dancer’ who accepts payment for sex but insists she’s not a hooker. The constant f-bombs. It all seemed over the top—grasping for gritty realism but approaching absurdity. So what.

The Brutalist – A worthy subject, an intriguing and complicated lead character masterfully brought to life by a supremely talented star, an epic arc of struggle and redemption, a span of decades and locations wonderfully rendered visually and in historical references. And yet, I fell asleep. Had to finish the movie the next day. It’s brutally long and slow. Three and a half hours! Couldn’t trim even a half hour out of that? Come on.

A Complete Unknown – Mrs D and I agreed this was easily and by far the best picture of the nominees we saw. I’m not sure it will stand the test of time as a ‘great’ movie, but it was full of great acting. Timothée Chalamet should win best actor for his amazing and mesmerizing recreation of Dylan’s musical performance and presence. Co-stars Monica Barbaro and Edward Norton should win their categories for the same reasons. The evocation of the time period through set design and other techniques was immersive and entertaining. Of the best-pic noms we’ve seen, this is the only one I’m sure I will watch again.

Conclave – I really liked this movie at first. It seemed like a taut, understated political intrigue, with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a hidden world—the election of a new pope. But I felt let down by the wild twist at the end. Not being a fan of the Catholic Church, I kind of enjoyed the irony of it, but I found the details strained credibility as presented. By chance I had just read an article about the many possible combinations of chromosomes that occur naturally in humans. So I didn’t doubt that, but it seemed so unlikely the person in question would have ever risen to a high position in the Catholic Church, or that any real circumstance could have resulted in the ending of this film. I just didn’t buy it.

Dune Part Two – I read the book so many years ago that I remembered nothing of it. We saw Part One last year and were a bit lost throughout. So, we watched a couple YouTube summary videos, but then we still watched Part One before pushing play on Part Two. We both thought the investment of time paid off. It helped us sink into the films, with their long list of characters and multiple story threads. I’d rank this as the second best of the nominees. Stunning visuals and the kind of classic, epic storytelling that reminds me of Tolkien or Star Wars.

Emilia Pérez – Lots of negative talk about the star of this one—whatever. I’d like to see it, but I don’t have Netflix right now and my wallet is already suffering from subscription fatigue.

I’m Still Here – The trailer for this one looks really interesting, but the film has not been released for streaming as of this date.

Nickel Boys – I’m not sure if the sheer volume of artsy techniques and effects (or affects?) were always in service of the storytelling in this film. It felt overwrought. All the weird shot angles, the square formatting, the ringing headache soundtrack, the time jumping and the gimmicky point of view thing, especially those back of head shots—I found it interesting but distracting, and wondered if anyone in Hollywood can just tell a story anymore.

The Substance – I’m honestly not sure if it’s a comedy gone wrong or a drama gone wrong, but boy did it suck! If it had a point it was made in the first ten minutes and then beat to death for two more hours, and in the most gruesome fashion imaginable. Jesus, how is this nominated for anything?! How did it even get made?! It’s a perfect example of why many people say Hollywood has lost the ability to make great movies.

Wicked – Loved the book! Never saw the play. The movie did not capture the wonder and delight I remember feeling at the ingenuity and thoughtfulness of the book. The set design and effects were impressive, the vocal talent at times astounding. But I couldn’t help feeling like I was watching a bad episode of Glee with all the cliché mean girl vs. Cinderella stuff. Also, a musical ought to leave you humming or singing a chorus or two on your way out the door. Think: If I Were a Rich Man, Papa Can You Hear Me, I Feel Pretty, Don’t Rain on My Parade, on and on. Wicked is more like sung dialogue but not one catchy, hummable tune. Meh.

Honorable Shoutout

A Real Pain – Should have been nominated. Thoughtful and thought provoking, just funny enough to lighten the weight of the relationships on view, among the characters themselves but also between the characters and the history they are interfacing with. And extremely well played by both Jesse Eisenberg and Macaulay Culkin, making these characters feel real and their oddball behavior believable.

Something to Think About

After the news of the great Gene Hackman’s death, Roy Sr, Mrs D and I all watched Unforgiven the other night, and enjoyed it immensely even though we’ve all seen it more than twice. Everything a Best Picture winner ought to be and then some. Not one of the 2024 movies even comes close.

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The List

 

Numerical List

 

1.    Confession  K Drama A-

2.    Love In The Villa A

3.    Love At First Sight A

4.    Collectors K Drama B

5.    The Spy Gone North B K Drama

6.    Goodbye Mr. Black K Drama Did Not Finish

7.    My Demon Love K Drama  Did Not Finish

8.    My Annoying Brother K Drama B

9.    Me And Me K Drama B

10. Bodies British Sci-Fi B

11. October Faction Vampire series

12. Katyal Sci-Fi series

13. Glass Onion Knives Out B

14. Obliteration  US Series C Did Not Finish

15. Squid Game Season International Did Not Finish

16. Squid Game Season Two Korean Series Finished

17. Fair Play   B-1 Is A Bit Too Violent And Dark

18. In The Cold Netflix Series B

19. Leave The World Behind Lots Of Stars But A Meh

20. Gyesang Creature K Drama Part One

21. Gyesang Creature K Drama Part Two B

22. Manifest Season Four -Finished Series

23. Stray UK Drama B

24. Wednesday B

25. Pretty Woman Classic Richard Gere/Julia Roberts A

26. Somebody K Drama B

27. Superbowl

28. The Devil Plan Was Too Complicated To Follow K Drama

29. Night Agent  A

30. VIP K Drama B

31. Destined With You K Drama

32. My Annoying Brother K Drama  B

33. Spy Gone North Did Not Finish K Drama

34. Catering Christmas Gala B

35. Watcher B

36. Millionaire First Love K Drama A

37. Lift Heist Movie American Meh

38. Hyenna K Legal Drama A

39. Badlands Hunters  K Drama  Post-Apocalypse Drama A

40. Captivating The King K Historical Drama A

41. Doctor Slump K Drama  B

42. The Trip Norwegian Dark Drama B

43. Taken K Drama Movie B

44. The Swindler K Drama Movie A

45. Everything Happens Everywhere At Once Hoopla A  Best Picture 2023

46. A Transformers  Compang TV B

47. Golden Holliday K Movie Compang TV B

48. Peacekeeper  B

49. Knock On The Cabin  B

50. Oppenheimer – Documentary – Not The Movie

51. Don’t Buy The Seller K Drama  B

52. Tourist Love Affair Cute But Predictable Filmed In Vietnam B

53. The Dude In Me K Drama Is Cute  A

54. Black Phone B

55. Rebel Moon US Film Part One

56. Rebel Moon US Film Part Two

57. Silent Sea K Sci-Fi Series

58. The Order  US Werewolf/Vampire Occult Thriller Series

59. Warrior Nuns

60. Single In Seoul K Movie B

61. Secret Obsession American Movie B

62. Age Of Adeline A

63. In From The Cold C

64. Trip B

65. Try To Kill Me I Dare You Polish Movie B

66. Lee Kiwon K Movie About NK Refugees In Belgium

67. Chronicle Sci-Fi Meh  C

68. Young Police K Drama B

69. Sweat And Sour K Drama B

70. Happiness For Beginners US Drama B

71. Catering Christmas US Drama B

72. The Gentlemen British TV Crime Series

73. Killer Paradox K Crime Drama

74. Queen Of Tears K Rom-Com Tbc

75. Keeping Up With The Jones American Spy Comedy B

76. Little Woman    British Is Based On The Classic Novel I Just Finished Reading

77. Damsel  American

78. Secret Obsession US Film

79. In The Shadow Of The Moon

80. Tourist Guide To Love B+

81. Art Of Love – Did Not Finish

82. Three-Body Problem A Chinese Sci-Fi

83. Paradise K Drama

84. Awake US

85. You Netflix Series B

86. Night Teeth US

87. Physical Season One K Reality TV Show

88. Physical Second Season K Reality TV Show

89. Parasite The Grey Korean Version Of Body Snatchers

90. The Signal German Sci-Fi B

91. Dark German Sci-Fi A

92. Chicken Nugget Silly K Drama Did Not Finish

93. Oppenheimer A Oscar Winner 2024

94. Lady Chatterley’s Lover TBC

95. Ripley  A

96. Last Days Of Earth K SF Drama – Did Not Finish

97. No Hard Feelings US Romcom B

98. Brazen B

99. Brigands K Drama  C Did Not Finish

100.               Lost Phone K Crime Thriller Repeated B

101.               Downsizing B+

102.               The Day I Died Undisclosed Case K Drama  B

103.               Unfrosted K Drama Bit Disappointing

104.               Frankly Speaking K Drama  B

105.               A Werewolf Boy K Drama Remake Of A French Movie  B

106.               A Typical Family K Drama About A Scheming Family  B

107.               Tidal Wave – Did Not Finish

108.               12 12 – Day B D Drama About Chun Dohan’s Rise To Power – Which I Lived Through In 1979.

109.               Mother Of The Bride B

110.               Bring Me Home K Drama About Child Abuse B

111.               Tutor K Drama B

112.               Big Fat Greek Wedding Part 1 Seen Years Ago

113.               Big Fat Greek Wedding Part  Part 2 Seen Years Ago

114.               Big Fat Greek Wedding, Part 3

115.               In The Depth Of The Ocean  US Drama

116.               Mr. Zoo K Drama  B

117.               88 Minutes US Drama

118.               Artificial City B

119.               Keys To The Heart K Drama A

120.               Hit And Run Squad K Drama

121.               Love Struck In The City K Drama Did Not Finish

122.               Don’t Steel The Foggy Mountain Treasure B-1

123.               Sweet And Sour K Drama  B

124.               Hustle US Drama

125.               Daily Dose Of Sunshine K Drama Series

 

On Plane To US

 

126.               Aquarman And The Lost Kingdom

127.               King Kong V Godzilla

128.               The Killing Of Flower Moon

129.               Barbie

 

 

Oregon

 

130.               Atlas

 

131.               Atypical Family Swedish Drama

132.               War Of The Worlds Extinction Fubar

133.               Adams Family Re-Run On Pluto TV

134.               Beverley Hillbillies Re-Run On Pluto TV

135.               Military Prosecutor Doberman K Drama Featuring A Really Bad Ass Female Lead

136.               Fall Out Amazon

137.               Andromeda Free TV

138.               Hierarchy  K Drama  Rich Teenagers Plotting

139.               Hit Man

140.               Flower Of Evil K Drama

141.               Reflection Of You K Drama

142.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode) Real Life

143.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode) Autofa

144.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode) This Is Human

145.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode)

146.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Crazy Diamond

147.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams  The Hood Maker

148.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams  Father Thing

149.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams The Impossible Planet

150.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams The Commuter

151.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Kills All Others

152.               Miss Night And Day K Drama Comedy

153.               Republican Convention

154.               Biden-Trump Debate

155.               Far Scape  US Sci-Fi Classic Amazon

156.                Universe Spider Woman Drama B

157.               Love Next Door K Drama

158.               Romance In The House  K Drama

159.               DNC

160.               Union  American Spy Movie – Not Bad

161.               All Good Things Based On True Crime Stories Not Bad

162.               Frogs K Murder Mystery Series

163.               Dune Earlier Version

164.               Coming Blackout Right-Wing Paranoia Docudrama Commercial Youtube

165.               The Deliverance – Too Scary

166.               Discovery Of Witches

167.               Wolverine And Dead Pool Medford Cinemax

168.               Jane Eyre OSF

169.               The Silurian Hypothesis Youtube Documentary

170.               Harris Trump Debate

171.               Perfect Couple US Murder Mystery Series

172.               Green Tea Extra YouTube Documentary

173.               Why Is Marijuana Illegal YouTube Documentary

174.               Discovery Of Witches Vampire Witches US Series

175.               Spaccell British Black Sci-Fi Series

176.               25 23 K Drama Did Not Finish

177.               Influencer Challenge K Reality TV

178.               Culinary Class War K Reality TV

179.               Spencer Confidential US Crime Comedy

180.               The Signal K Crime Series

181.               What Are Some Surprises Being Found On Jupiter YouTube Short

182.               Bad Boys Ride For Life Or Die

183.               Kamala Harris On Steven Colbert

184.               Tim Walz On Steven Colbert

185.               Tim Walz On Jimmy Kimble

186.               Virtuous Business K Drama

187.               Outer Banks Season 3

188.               Backstreet Rookie  K Drama Series

189.               Run-On  K Drama Series

190.               Letter From God God Pod -We Want The Black President

191.               Where NASA Believes Extraterrestrial Life Is Found In The Outer Solar System

192.               Family Pack YouTube Movie

193.               The Host YouTube Movie

194.               War Of The World BBC Series New To Me

195.               Don’t Move

196.               World Series 2024

197.               Beverly Hills Cops Alert

198.               Logan Lucky

199.               Look Both Ways

200.               Tarot

201.               Spaccell Uk Sci-Fi Series

202.               The Whirlwind K Drama

203.               Killing Eve

204.               Spenser

205.               365 Days

206.               Time Cut  Sci-fi

207.               The Gray Man James Bond Wanna Be Movie

208.               The Influencers K Reality

209.               Pixels

210.               Election Coverage

211.               Ten Trendy US Cities -Citynerd Youtube

212.               Find Me Falling US Romcom Set In Cyprus

213.               The Frog  K Drama

214.               Vagabond K Drama

215.               The Little Things

216.               American Assasin

217.               Frankly Speaking K Drama

218.               Letter From God What Happened?

219.               Mechanic

220.               Misfits

221.               Wicked In Medford Theater

222.               Why Files Adam And Eve Story Youtube Documentary

223.               Just Go For It Did Not Finish

224.               Mr. Plankton K Drama

225.               Dangerous Lies Did Not Finish

226.               Wild Wild West  Documentary About The Ranesh Case

227.               White Sky Forgettable Zombie Movie  Tubi

228.               Last Seen Alive Thriller  2024 Thriller

229.               Predestination Time Travel Thriller

230.               Arkansas Noir Thriller

231.               Top Ten Countries Americans Are Not Welcomed

232.                Great Courses History Of Roman Empire – Goal One Course Per Month

233.               A Simple Favor Is A Good Thriller

234.               When The Phone Rings K Drama

235.               Your Lucky Day Is An Intense Crime Drama

236.               Father Figures Good Comedy

237.               Afraid Chilling Movie About The Future Of AI

 

Father Brown – see separate listing for synopsis and my commentary

 

238.               Father Brown BBC Series The Hammer Of God

239.                Father Brown BBC Series  The Ghost In The Machine

240.               Father Brown BBC Series   The Madness Of All

241.               Father Brown The Pride Of The Pryde

242.               Father Brown The Shadow Of The Scaffold

 

On Plane

243.                   Blink Twice B

244.                   Dune B

245.                   Ghostbusters B

246.                   Beetlejuice B

247.                   Fly Me To Moon B

248.                   The Strangers C

 

Back In Korea

 

249.               Run On K Drama Series

250.               Captivating King K Drama Series

251.               Chief Of Staff K Drama Series

252.               The Visitor Hoopla

253.               What If Return Of The Ice Age You Tube Short Documentary

254.               Tenet SCIFi Netflix B

255.               Fall Guy Netflix B

256.               Trunk K Drama  Series

257.               Reptile US Crime Drama

258.               Beef Asian Immigrants In LA

259.               Silente Sea K Sci-Fi Series

260.               The Last Lovecraft Relic Of Cthulu Hoopla

261.               The History Of The Roman Empire Great Course Course

262.               Carry On US Movie

263.               It’s What Inside Did Not Finish

264.               Bringing Back Extinct Animals Short YouTube Documentary

265.               Slyth Thai Sci-Fi Did Not Finish It  – I Understood Some Of The Dialogue But Not Much C

266.               Count Down To Jerusalem Movie  C

267.               Pilot K Comedy  B Movie

268.               Check-In Hanyang K Drama

269.               The Hunt Did Not Finish US Drama

270.               Trouble Swedish Drama  C

271.               Robert Reich’s Ten Economic Myths Debunked

272.               Squid Game 2  B

273.               Squid Game International Game  C

274.               NYE coverage

275.               Yoon Impeachment news coverage

276.               NYE terror attack coverage

277.               CNN Best and Worst of the Year

278.               BBC end of the Year Coverage

 

 

 

 

 

Oscar Winners

 

Bold –  Seen

 

Last Year Everything All At Once

 

 

BEST PICTURE

American Fiction
Anatomy Of A Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest

BEST DIRECTOR

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone Of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Justine Triet, Anatomy Of A Fall

BEST ACTRESS

Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy Of A Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST ACTOR

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

 

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrera, Barbie
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Justine Triet And Arthur Harari, Anatomy Of A Fall
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper And Josh Singer, Maestro
Samy Burch, May December
Celine Song, Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Greta Gerwig And Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone Of Interest

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Io Capitano, Italy
Perfect Days, Japan
Society Of The Snow, Spain  On Netflix See
The Teacher’s Lounge, Germany
The Zone Of Interest, United Kingdom

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Boy And The Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill A Tiger
20 Days In Mariupol

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

El Conde
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST EDITING

Anatomy Of A Fall
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society Of The Snow

BEST SOUND

The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone Of Interest

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish And Finneas, Barbie
“I’m Just Ken,” Mark Ronson And Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
“The Fire Inside,” Diane Warren, Flamin’ Hot
“It Never Went Away,” Jon Batiste, American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People),” Osage Tribal Singers, Killers Of The Flower Moon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

American Fiction
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

The After
Invincible
Knight Of Fortune
Red, White, And Blue
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Letter To A Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderm
War Is Over! Inspired By The Music Of John & Yoko

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

The ABCs Of Book Banning
The Barber Of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nai Nai & Wai Po

 

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The 2024 Oscars According to Roy Dufrain

THE OSCARS AT OUR HOUSE.

For more than twenty years now, Mrs D and I have made it an annual quest to see all of the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars telecast. This year we saw 9.5 of the 10 movies nominated.

 

It started in 2000, when there were only five nominees (instead of up to 10 like now) and we usually had to see them in a theater, because they weren’t available to rent on VHS yet. (Yes, I said VHS).

And we’ve done it every year since, except for 2019 which was interrupted by Mrs D’s infamous extended hospital stay. We have even ventured to other cities to see movies that weren’t playing at the one theater in our little town. I remember seeing Chocolat in Ukiah and more recently The Revenant in Rohnert Park. But now we can usually stream everything, and this year the whole project ran us around a hundred bucks in streaming rentals and purchases on top of our existing subscriptions to Amazon, etc.

 

Several years ago I started writing about our tradition on Facebook. Now the writeup itself has become part of the deal. As I’ve said before, I’m no film student, nor expert critic. Just a regular dude who loves movies.

Snap reviews and top picks below.

 

American Fiction –

 

Bold, wryly funny, contrarian, with the ring of truth. Brilliantly calls out the publishing industry, where retread tropes seem to trump story, art and insight, particularly when it comes to depictions of Black characters and writers. And I feel like there’s an even larger truth here about the way culture is degraded in general through over-commercialization.

 

Anatomy of a Fall –

 

A French film that moves carefully, piece by piece, and manages to be slow and taut at the same time. I found the characters to be inscrutable. I feel like I need to watch again just to see if maybe this time I would fully understand these people. It left me with a suspicion that perhaps all the story’s secrets have still not been revealed, that the resolution we see on the screen is still not the truth of these characters. And, in this case, that ambiguity is a good thing.

 

Barbie —

 

Cleverly funny in spots, but also unsubtly preachy in spots, an issue I’ve had with director Greta Gerwig before. But Margot Robbie was perfect and the movie is visually stunning in all its pinkish glory and devoted detail. Still, I think this movie appears in the Best Picture category more on the strength of its perceived politics than its success as an artistic endeavor.

 

The Holdovers —

 

A darkly funny, entertaining, and deeply reflective odd couple sort of story that’s enjoyable to watch. Maybe a little out of its league in the Best Picture category, but elevated to a higher status by Paul Giamatti’s performance, which is irresistibly engaging as always. Well worth a second watch.

Killers of the Flower Moon — Having read the book, I felt the impact of the true part of this story was diminished by the fictionalized part of the movie. Reading the book I was deeply struck by the callous indifference shown toward the humanity of the Osage Indians. It resonated like an echo of Shindler’s List, underlining the incredible and frightening capacity of humans to rationalize literally any behavior in their fear or greed. But the movie revolves around Ernest Burkhardt (Leonardo DiCaprio) and depicts a somewhat tried and true arc of romantic tragedy, a weak-minded man caught up in the schemes of others, pulled along by greed and the need for approval, until he is in the process of killing the only real love he’s ever known. As is often the case, the truth was more complex. And more disturbing.

 

Maestro –

 

I usually make a conscious effort to limit my preconceptions of these movies. I don’t read reviews or watch trailers. But it’s hard to avoid a relentless ad campaign like the one mounted for Maestro. I’d seen the rousing TV spots touting the performances and the early awards. But I found the movie depressing, its characterization of Bernstein disappointing and unlikeable. But yes, Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan

were both outstanding.

 

Comment:  on my list to watch as I am a big Bernstein fan – one of the best classical composers of the 20th century in my opinion.

 

Oppenheimer –

 

Not what I would call a pleasant watch, at times slow and ponderous, even confusing with some of the time jumps. But the acting was so engrossing, immersive, mesmerizing even. Cillian Murphy in the title role was riveting. Robert Downey Jr simply disappeared into the role of Lewis Strauss. Emily Blunt was also captivating as Kitty Oppenheimer. The effects director Christopher Nolan used to heighten the sense of Oppenheimer’s interiority were brilliant and effective.

 

For example when Oppenheimer steps on a charred corpse that only exists in his tortured, guilty mind. But the lasting impact of this film is the way it echoes in the mind afterward—how sad and terrible and absurd it is that we reckless humans have attained the power to destroy the world. It will probably win Best Picture. And it probably should.

 

Comment: Also on my must see list

 

Past Lives –

 

Eventually, someone had to do a movie like this — an old romance is rekindled through the internet and complications ensue. In this particular case the past romance is an adolescent crush, cut short by one family’s immigration, and later complicated not just by the years, but also by geographic and cultural distance. This one stayed with me, kept me thinking for days afterward about its larger implications regarding fate, destiny, acceptance, grief and closure. Well worth more than one watch.

 

Poor Things –

 

Half of this movie was twice as much as I needed. We actually turned it off, extremely rare for us during Oscar season. What we saw played like a terrible excuse for some creepy, gratuitous soft porn. All the weirdness of the sets, costumes, cinematography and makeup felt like a desperate attempt at artistic status. If someone out there actually saw some redeeming value in this thing, feel free to explain in the comments section what I am missing.

 

The Zone of Interest –

 

This one’s all in German, with subtitles. But the dialog is sparse and the film’s biggest strength is in the fascinating dichotomy presented in its basic premise. It gives us a window into the surprisingly mundane personal lives of a “normal” family literally in the shadow of Auschwitz during the Holocaust. The sense of cognitive dissonance is alarming.

 

Honorable Mention

 

– I don’t usually do this, but I wanted to mention one film that was not even nominated for Best Picture but, in my opinion, should have been. Nyad has wonderful, engaging performances by Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, and it’s a suspenseful, satisfying, story of friendship, determination, human spirit, and triumph over the longest odds.

 

Finally, here are my choices for the top awards.

 

Don’t worry, the Academy almost always disagrees.

 

Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Winner

Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer Winner

Actress in a Leading Role: Annette Bening, Nyad

Actress in a Supporting Role: Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

Best Picture: Oppenheimer Winner

Soon it’s time to pop the popcorn, get cozy on the couch, badmouth the fashion and root for your favorites.

Happy Oscars folks.

 

here’s the winners

The 96th Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 10, 2024, celebrated outstanding movies released in 2023. Here are some of the notable winners:

  1. Best Picture: “Oppenheimer”
  2. Best Actor: Cillian Murphy for his role in “Oppenheimer”
  3. Best Actress: Emma Stone for her performance in “Poor Things”
  4. Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”
  5. Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph from “The Holdovers”
  6. Best Director: Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”
  7. Best Adapted Screenplay: “American Fiction”
  8. Best Original Screenplay: “Anatomy of a Fall”
  9. Best Animated Feature: “The Boy and the Heron”
  10. Best Documentary Feature: “20 Days in Mariupol”
  11. Best International Feature Film: “The Zone of Interest”
  12. Best Cinematography: “Oppenheimer”
  13. Best Costume Design: “Poor Things”
  14. Best Film Editing: “Oppenheimer”
  15. Best Makeup and Hairstyling: “Poor Things”
  16. Best Original Score: “Oppenheimer”
  17. Best Original Song: “Barbie”
  18. Best Production Design: “Poor Things”
  19. Best Sound: “The Zone of Interest”
  20. Best Visual Effects: “Godzilla Minus One”
  21. Best Documentary (Short Subject): “The Last Repair Shop”
  22. Best Animated Short Film: “War Is Over!”
  23. Best Live Action Short Film: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” 12

 

2023

 

The List

 

Numerical List

 

279.               Confession  K Drama A-

280.               Love In The Villa A

281.               Love At First Sight A

282.               Collectors K Drama B

283.               The Spy Gone North B K Drama

284.               Goodbye Mr. Black K Drama Did Not Finish

285.               My Demon Love K Drama  Did Not Finish

286.               My Annoying Brother K Drama B

287.               Me And Me K Drama B

288.               Bodies British Sci-Fi B

289.               October Faction Vampire series

290.               Katyal Sci-Fi series

291.               Glass Onion Knives Out B

292.               Obliteration  US Series C Did Not Finish

293.               Squid Game Season International Did Not Finish

294.               Squid Game Season Two Korean Series Finished

295.               Fair Play   B-1 Is A Bit Too Violent And Dark

296.               In The Cold Netflix Series B

297.               Leave The World Behind Lots Of Stars But A Meh

298.               Gyesang Creature K Drama Part One

299.               Gyesang Creature K Drama Part Two B

300.               Manifest Season Four -Finished Series

301.               Stray UK Drama B

302.               Wednesday B

303.               Pretty Woman Classic Richard Gere/Julia Roberts A

304.               Somebody K Drama B

305.               Superbowl

306.               The Devil Plan Was Too Complicated To Follow K Drama

307.               Night Agent  A

308.               VIP K Drama B

309.               Destined With You K Drama

310.               My Annoying Brother K Drama  B

311.               Spy Gone North Did Not Finish K Drama

312.               Catering Christmas Gala B

313.               Watcher B

314.               Millionaire First Love K Drama A

315.               Lift Heist Movie American Meh

316.               Hyenna K Legal Drama A

317.               Badlands Hunters  K Drama  Post-Apocalypse Drama A

318.               Captivating The King K Historical Drama A

319.               Doctor Slump K Drama  B

320.               The Trip Norwegian Dark Drama B

321.               Taken K Drama Movie B

322.               The Swindler K Drama Movie A

323.               Everything Happens Everywhere At Once Hoopla A  Best Picture 2023

324.               A Transformers  Compang TV B

325.               Golden Holliday K Movie Compang TV B

326.               Peacekeeper  B

327.               Knock On The Cabin  B

328.               Oppenheimer – Documentary – Not The Movie

329.               Don’t Buy The Seller K Drama  B

330.               Tourist Love Affair Cute But Predictable Filmed In Vietnam B

331.               The Dude In Me K Drama Is Cute  A

332.               Black Phone B

333.               Rebel Moon US Film Part One

334.               Rebel Moon US Film Part Two

335.               Silent Sea K Sci-Fi Series

336.               The Order  US Werewolf/Vampire Occult Thriller Series

337.               Warrior Nuns

338.               Single In Seoul K Movie B

339.               Secret Obsession American Movie B

340.               Age Of Adeline A

341.               In From The Cold C

342.               Trip B

343.               Try To Kill Me I Dare You Polish Movie B

344.               Lee Kiwon K Movie About NK Refugees In Belgium

345.               Chronicle Sci-Fi Meh  C

346.               Young Police K Drama B

347.               Sweat And Sour K Drama B

348.               Happiness For Beginners US Drama B

349.               Catering Christmas US Drama B

350.               The Gentlemen British TV Crime Series

351.               Killer Paradox K Crime Drama

352.               Queen Of Tears K Rom-Com Tbc

353.               Keeping Up With The Jones American Spy Comedy B

354.               Little Woman    British Is Based On The Classic Novel I Just Finished Reading

355.               Damsel  American

356.               Secret Obsession US Film

357.               In The Shadow Of The Moon

358.               Tourist Guide To Love B+

359.               Art Of Love – Did Not Finish

360.               Three-Body Problem A Chinese Sci-Fi

361.               Paradise K Drama

362.               Awake US

363.               You Netflix Series B

364.               Night Teeth US

365.               Physical Season One K Reality TV Show

366.               Physical Second Season K Reality TV Show

367.               Parasite The Grey Korean Version Of Body Snatchers

368.               The Signal German Sci-Fi B

369.               Dark German Sci-Fi A

370.               Chicken Nugget Silly K Drama Did Not Finish

371.               Oppenheimer A Oscar Winner 2024

372.               Lady Chatterley’s Lover TBC

373.               Ripley  A

374.               Last Days Of Earth K SF Drama – Did Not Finish

375.               No Hard Feelings US Romcom B

376.               Brazen B

377.               Brigands K Drama  C Did Not Finish

378.               Lost Phone K Crime Thriller Repeated B

379.               Downsizing B+

380.               The Day I Died Undisclosed Case K Drama  B

381.               Unfrosted K Drama Bit Disappointing

382.               Frankly Speaking K Drama  B

383.               A Werewolf Boy K Drama Remake Of A French Movie  B

384.               A Typical Family K Drama About A Scheming Family  B

385.               Tidal Wave – Did Not Finish

386.               12 12 – Day B D Drama About Chun Dohan’s Rise To Power – Which I Lived Through In 1979.

387.               Mother Of The Bride B

388.               Bring Me Home K Drama About Child Abuse B

389.               Tutor K Drama B

390.               Big Fat Greek Wedding Part 1 Seen Years Ago

391.               Big Fat Greek Wedding Part  Part 2 Seen Years Ago

392.               Big Fat Greek Wedding, Part 3

393.               In The Depth Of The Ocean  US Drama

394.               Mr. Zoo K Drama  B

395.               88 Minutes US Drama

396.               Artificial City B

397.               Keys To The Heart K Drama A

398.               Hit And Run Squad K Drama

399.               Love Struck In The City K Drama Did Not Finish

400.               Don’t Steel The Foggy Mountain Treasure B-1

401.               Sweet And Sour K Drama  B

402.               Hustle US Drama

403.               Daily Dose Of Sunshine K Drama Series

 

On Plane To US

 

404.               Aquarman And The Lost Kingdom

405.               King Kong V Godzilla

406.               The Killing Of Flower Moon

407.               Barbie

 

 

Oregon

 

408.               Atlas

 

409.               Atypical Family Swedish Drama

410.               War Of The Worlds Extinction Fubar

411.               Adams Family Re-Run On Pluto TV

412.               Beverley Hillbillies Re-Run On Pluto TV

413.               Military Prosecutor Doberman K Drama Featuring A Really Bad Ass Female Lead

414.               Fall Out Amazon

415.               Andromeda Free TV

416.               Hierarchy  K Drama  Rich Teenagers Plotting

417.               Hit Man

418.               Flower Of Evil K Drama

419.               Reflection Of You K Drama

420.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode) Real Life

421.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode) Autofa

422.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode) This Is Human

423.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Real Life (Amazon List Each Episode)

424.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Crazy Diamond

425.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams  The Hood Maker

426.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams  Father Thing

427.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams The Impossible Planet

428.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams The Commuter

429.               Philip K Dick Electric Dreams Kills All Others

430.               Miss Night And Day K Drama Comedy

431.               Republican Convention

432.               Biden-Trump Debate

433.               Far Scape  US Sci-Fi Classic Amazon

434.                Universe Spider Woman Drama B

435.               Love Next Door K Drama

436.               Romance In The House  K Drama

437.               DNC

438.               Union  American Spy Movie – Not Bad

439.               All Good Things Based On True Crime Stories Not Bad

440.               Frogs K Murder Mystery Series

441.               Dune Earlier Version

442.               Coming Blackout Right-Wing Paranoia Docudrama Commercial Youtube

443.               The Deliverance – Too Scary

444.               Discovery Of Witches

445.               Wolverine And Dead Pool Medford Cinemax

446.               Jane Eyre OSF

447.               The Silurian Hypothesis Youtube Documentary

448.               Harris Trump Debate

449.               Perfect Couple US Murder Mystery Series

450.               Green Tea Extra YouTube Documentary

451.               Why Is Marijuana Illegal YouTube Documentary

452.               Discovery Of Witches Vampire Witches US Series

453.               Spaccell British Black Sci-Fi Series

454.               25 23 K Drama Did Not Finish

455.               Influencer Challenge K Reality TV

456.               Culinary Class War K Reality TV

457.               Spencer Confidential US Crime Comedy

458.               The Signal K Crime Series

459.               What Are Some Surprises Being Found On Jupiter YouTube Short

460.               Bad Boys Ride For Life Or Die

461.               Kamala Harris On Steven Colbert

462.               Tim Walz On Steven Colbert

463.               Tim Walz On Jimmy Kimble

464.               Virtuous Business K Drama

465.               Outer Banks Season 3

466.               Backstreet Rookie  K Drama Series

467.               Run-On  K Drama Series

468.               Letter From God God Pod -We Want The Black President

469.               Where NASA Believes Extraterrestrial Life Is Found In The Outer Solar System

470.               Family Pack YouTube Movie

471.               The Host YouTube Movie

472.               War Of The World BBC Series New To Me

473.               Don’t Move

474.               World Series 2024

475.               Beverly Hills Cops Alert

476.               Logan Lucky

477.               Look Both Ways

478.               Tarot

479.               Spaccell Uk Sci-Fi Series

480.               The Whirlwind K Drama

481.               Killing Eve

482.               Spenser

483.               365 Days

484.               Time Cut  Sci-fi

485.               The Gray Man James Bond Wanna Be Movie

486.               The Influencers K Reality

487.               Pixels

488.               Election Coverage

489.               Ten Trendy US Cities -Citynerd Youtube

490.               Find Me Falling US Romcom Set In Cyprus

491.               The Frog  K Drama

492.               Vagabond K Drama

493.               The Little Things

494.               American Assasin

495.               Frankly Speaking K Drama

496.               Letter From God What Happened?

497.               Mechanic

498.               Misfits

499.               Wicked In Medford Theater

500.               Why Files Adam And Eve Story Youtube Documentary

501.               Just Go For It Did Not Finish

502.               Mr. Plankton K Drama

503.               Dangerous Lies Did Not Finish

504.               Wild Wild West  Documentary About The Ranesh Case

505.               White Sky Forgettable Zombie Movie  Tubi

506.               Last Seen Alive Thriller  2024 Thriller

507.               Predestination Time Travel Thriller

508.               Arkansas Noir Thriller

509.               Top Ten Countries Americans Are Not Welcomed

510.                Great Courses History Of Roman Empire – Goal One Course Per Month

511.               A Simple Favor Is A Good Thriller

512.               When The Phone Rings K Drama

513.               Your Lucky Day Is An Intense Crime Drama

514.               Father Figures Good Comedy

515.               Afraid Chilling Movie About The Future Of AI

 

Father Brown – see separate listing for synopsis and my commentary

 

516.               Father Brown BBC Series The Hammer Of God

517.                Father Brown BBC Series  The Ghost In The Machine

518.               Father Brown BBC Series   The Madness Of All

519.               Father Brown The Pride Of The Pryde

520.               Father Brown The Shadow Of The Scaffold

 

On Plane

521.                   Blink Twice B

522.                   Dune B

523.                   Ghostbusters B

524.                   Beetlejuice B

525.                   Fly Me To Moon B

526.                   The Strangers C

 

Back In Korea

 

527.               Run On K Drama Series

528.               Captivating King K Drama Series

529.               Chief Of Staff K Drama Series

530.

531.

532.

533.

534.

535.

536.

537.

538.

539.

540.               The Visitor Hoopla

541.               What If Return Of The Ice Age You Tube Short Documentary

542.               Tenet SCIFi Netflix B

543.               Fall Guy Netflix B

544.               Trunk K Drama  Series

545.               Reptile US Crime Drama

546.               Beef Asian Immigrants In LA

547.               Silente Sea K Sci-Fi Series

548.               The Last Lovecraft Relic Of Cthulu Hoopla

549.               The History Of The Roman Empire Great Course Course

550.               Carry On US Movie

551.               It’s What Inside Did Not Finish

552.               Bringing Back Extinct Animals Short YouTube Documentary

553.               Slyth Thai Sci-Fi Did Not Finish It  – I Understood Some Of The Dialogue But Not Much C

554.               Count Down To Jerusalem Movie  C

555.               Pilot K Comedy  B Movie

556.               Check-In Hanyang K Drama

557.               The Hunt Did Not Finish US Drama

558.               Trouble Swedish Drama  C

559.               Robert Reich’s Ten Economic Myths Debunked

560.               Squid Game 2  B

561.               Squid Game International Game  C

562.               NYE coverage

563.               Yoon Impeachment news coverage

564.               NYE terror attack coverage

565.               CNN Best and Worst of the Year

566.               BBC end of the Year Coverage

 

 

 

Oscar Winners

 

Bold –  Seen

 

Last Year Everything All At Once

 

 

BEST PICTURE

American Fiction
Anatomy Of A Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest

BEST DIRECTOR

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone Of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Justine Triet, Anatomy Of A Fall

BEST ACTRESS

Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy Of A Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST ACTOR

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

 

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrera, Barbie
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers Of The Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Justine Triet And Arthur Harari, Anatomy Of A Fall
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper And Josh Singer, Maestro
Samy Burch, May December
Celine Song, Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Greta Gerwig And Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone Of Interest

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Io Capitano, Italy
Perfect Days, Japan
Society Of The Snow, Spain  On Netflix See
The Teacher’s Lounge, Germany
The Zone Of Interest, United Kingdom

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Boy And The Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill A Tiger
20 Days In Mariupol

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

El Conde
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST EDITING

Anatomy Of A Fall
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society Of The Snow

BEST SOUND

The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone Of Interest

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish And Finneas, Barbie
“I’m Just Ken,” Mark Ronson And Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
“The Fire Inside,” Diane Warren, Flamin’ Hot
“It Never Went Away,” Jon Batiste, American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People),” Osage Tribal Singers, Killers Of The Flower Moon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

American Fiction
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

The After
Invincible
Knight Of Fortune
Red, White, And Blue
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Letter To A Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderm
War Is Over! Inspired By The Music Of John & Yoko

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

The ABCs Of Book Banning
The Barber Of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nai Nai & Wai Po

 

Here are 10 Must-Watch Netflix Movies That Came Out In 2024

 

The Top 10 Best Films Of 2024

25 Teen Movie Classics That Are Even More Fun with Each Rewatch

 

 

 

 2022

 

 

January

Emily In Paris Netflix B

Super Eight Stephen Spielberg B

Black Money K Drama B

Extreme Job  K Drama B

Freaks Netflix C

Dune World (Not The Dune) C

Assimilation – Invasion Of Body Snatchers Remake Hoopla C

Power Play (Hoopla) C

Constantine Netflix  C

Ozark Season 4 B

Cowboy Bebop SF Netflix K Star But Not K Drama  A

Freaks

 

February

 

We Are All Going To Die K Zombie Drama A

Babysitter Killer Queen C

Haebing 2017 The Thaw K Drama  B

Area 51 Hoopla  C

Nine Teeth Vampire Movie  C

Chosen  B Netflix Danish SF

Dark  B  Netflix German SF

The Power Of The Dog C Oscar Nominee

 

See Review

 

Bright  With Will Smith B SF

Kin B Netflix

 

 

March

 

88 Minutes B

Shadow And Bone  B+

Locke And Key Season 2 B

The Adam Project B

Dark Crab – Sweedish Movie B

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood B

Alice In Borderland

Warrior Nun

Tulip Fever

Army Of The Dead B

Army Of Thieves   C

Glitch Australian Series

 

 

 

 

April

 

Dark German SF  B

Our Blues  K Drama A

Juvenile Justice K Drama B

Knight Day C

Rebecca  B

Phantom Thread C

Behind Her Eyes B

Jumangi B

The Dark Tower B

I Frankenstein B

Tau B

Silent Sea  K Drama B

Night Flyer B

El Camino Sequel To Breaking Bad B

Rainy Day In New York -Woody Allen B

My Liberation Notes

Our Blues

My Love From The Stars

Move To Heaven

Honest Candidate

May

 

ARC B

LA LA Land B Meh

Ozark Season 4 B

Yaksha K Movie  B

Blue  Bayou  Korean American Movie B

Let Me Go Western Is Set In Montana Kevin Costner B

Uncanny Counter K Drama  B

Cyber Hell B

Intruder K Drama B

Stranger Things Season Four B

Welcome To Wedding Hell K Drama B

The Hitman’s Body Gaurd’s Wife Part One C

Oceans Eight B

Interceptor A-

Better Call Saul Season 5

Better Call Saul Season 6

Spiderhead C

The Wrath Of Man C Did Not Finish C

The Man From Toronto C

Time Machine 2022 Re-Make B

 

 

 

July

 

Heist Korean Version B

RRR Bollywood Netflix Original A

Will You Be There?  K Drama C Did Not Finish

Extraordinary Attorney Yoo  A-1

Minmiding Café C Did Not Finish

American Made  B +

Tarzan B-

Remarriage And Desire K Drama B Another Drama About Rich People Behaving Badly.

The King Of Stonks Austrian Satire B Worth Finishing

 

Unfamiliar Family K Drama  A

 

August 1, 2022

 

My Liberation Notes  K Drama  A

Carter  K Drama Movie C

Designated Survivor K Drama A

Locke And Key Season Three  B

Model Family K Drama  B

Now You See Me

The Body Guard’s Wife

Red Notice

How It Ends

 

September

 

Better Call Saul Season Six  B

Manifest Netflix Special  B

Good Guys C

Blood Red Sky D

Little Woman K Drama B

Chief Of Staff K Drama B

Narco Saints K Drama B

 

 

October

 

Interception

Extraction

Focus

Project Power

Love And Monsters

Executive Decisions

Gray-Man

Adam Project

Re-Start

Jumangi

Fifth Wave

Justice League

On Your Wedding Day

6 Underground

Stranger 1

Stranger 2

Reflection Of You

Made For Each Other

Honest Candidate

Man From Toronto

The Protégé

Signal K Drama

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?  K Drama

 

November

Manifest Four Seasons B+ Like Dark

End-Of-The Road  B

When The Camellia Blooms B

Love Struck In The City B

Glitch Korean Sci-Fi  B

Zone 414 Did Not Finish C

Office Invasion  – South African SF Satire  C

Kate Did Not Finish Too Violently Like In Kill Bill  D

Midnight Sky  SF C  Too Meandering  C

1899 Did Not Finish Too Meandering B

See You Yesterday Spike Lee SF B

Someone B+  Some Strong Sexual Scenes –

 

December

 

Tidelands

Jurassic World Domination

Wednesday -Adams Family

Your Psychological Thriller Series

Pentagast Mike Meyers  b

Dark Island German Film B

Welcome to Murderville  B

Imperfects B

Trolly K Drama

The lies within k drama

 

 

Other

 

Sports

 

Winter Olympics

Superbowl

World Cup finals

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

January

 

1.    Bloodshot

2.    Ozark

3.    Bloodlines

4.    Discovery

5.    Humans Are Useless Hoopla

6.    Wu Assassins

7.    6 Underground

8.    Warrior Nuns

9.    Alice In Borderland

10. I Am Not Okay With This

11. Constantine

12. The Beach

13. Holliday

14. Rebecca

15. About Time

16. Spy Games

17. We Could Be Heroes

18. Vastness Of The Night Amazon

 

February

19.   Hanna

20. The Expanse

21. Sneaky Pete -Amazon

22. How It Ends

23. The I Land

24. Wonder Woman

25. Get Out

26. Space Sweepers K SF Drama

27. I Care A Lot  2020 TV

28. Messiah

 

March

 

29. Itaewon Class K Drama

30. Sense 8

31. Salvation

32. The Order

33. Lock N Key

34. Ballad Of Buster Scruggs

35. Titans

April

 

36. O/A

37. Abyss

38. Outer Banks

39. White Lines

40. Umbrella Acadamy

41. The Last Man Standing K Drama

 

 

May

 

42. Suicide Squad

43. The Honest Candidate K Drama

44. Behind Her Eyes

45. Sisyphus K Drama

46. Venzano K Drama

47. Strangers K Drama  Season One

48. Strangers K Drama   Season Two

49. Strangers K Drama   Season Three

50. The Woman In The Mirror

51. Gemini Man

52. Legends

53. Bridgeton Netflix Top-Ranked Series

 

June

 

54. Wanted With Angelina Jolie 2005?

55. War Dogs

56. The Holliday

57. The Woman In The Mirror

58. How It Ends

59. Love And Monsters

60. Knives Out

 

July

 

61. Old Guard

62. Love, Death, And Robots

63. Borek Movie

64. Sweet Tooth

65. Mine K Drama

66. Glitch

67. Parasite  K Drama

 

August

68.  Sin City

69. The Talented Mr. Ripply

70. The Negotiator K Movie

71. No Exit K Movie

72. Crash Landing On You K Drama

 

September

 

73. Jackel 1997 US Movie

74. Night In Paradise K Movie

75. DP   K Drama

76. Con  K Drama Movie

October

77. When The Camelia Blooms K Drama

78. Squid Games K Drama Number 1 On Netflix

79. The Devil’s Advocate

80. Move To Heaven K Drama

81. The Money Heist Spanish Series

On Plane

82. Minuri

83. Cool Hand Luke

84. Citizen Kane

85. Jungle Cruise

86. Free Guy

87. Black Widow

88. King Kong V Godzilla

89. Crazy Rich Asians

 

Return To Korea

90. Bliss Amazon

91. Tomorrow’s Wars Amazon

92. Reflections On You (K Drama, Netflix)

93. Red Notice (Netflix)

94. Hell Bound K Drama

95. Crisis In Six Scenes Amazon

96. The Wheel Of Time Amazon Season One

97.  Another Life Season Three

98.  Lost In Space Season Three

99. Hostage K Drama Movie

100.       Army Of Thieves

101.      Army Of Death

102.      The Big Splash

103.      The Dark Tower

104.      Balgasal K SF

105.      The Wanted

106.       Mogadishu K Drama

107.       Don’t Look Up Netflix Special

108.       Focus

109.      Lucy

110.      Jupiter Ascending

111.      Space Between Us

112.      ARQ

113.      Rainy Day In NYC Woody Allen Film

114.      In Time

115.      Silent Sea

116.       San Andreas

117.      Don’t Look Up

118.      Mad For Each Other

 

Movie Watched 2020

 

 

List

1.    Better Call Saul Finished Series 2022

2.    Nigh Flyer

3.    The Rim Of The World

4.    Joker

5.    Venom

6.    Lost In Space

7.    Jurassic World

8.    100

9.    Birdbox

10. I Am Number Four (Film)

11. Umbrella Acadamy

12. Locke And Key

13. Sense 8

14. Away

15. Titan

16. The Mist

17. The Order

18. October Faction

19.  The Man In The High Castle

20. The Expanse

21. Legends Of Tomorrow

22. The Messiah

23.  The OA

24. Lucy

25. Timeless

26. Travelers

27. Alice Through The Looking Glass

28. Annihilation

29. The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

30. Prince Caspian

31. The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

32. How It Ends

33. Itaewon Class

34. Zoo

35. Extinction

36. 6 Underground

37. Ballade Of Buster Scruggs

38. How It Ends

39. Tau

40.  Series Of Unfortunate Events

41. The Darkest Dawn

42. The IO

43. Ozark

44. Avengers Day Of Ultron

45. Prometheus

46. Another Life

47. Land Of The Lost

48.  Mr. Kim’s Convenience Store

49. The Cloverfield Paradox

50. The A-Team

51. Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales

52.  Salvation

53. Iron Man 2

54. Total Recall

55.  The Machine (Hoopla)

56.  Absolutely Anything (Hoopla)

57. The Adventurer Curse Of The Midas Touch (Hoopla)

58. The Endless (Hoopla)

59. Color Out Of Time (Hoopla)

60. The Librarian Curse Of The Judas Chalice (Hoopla)

61. The Librarian King Soloman’s Mine (Hoopla)

62. The Librarian Quest For The Spear (Hoopla)

63.  Dinosaur Island (Hoopla)

64. Land That Time Forgot (Hoopla)

65. Dark Prophecy (Hoopla)

66. The Villainess (Hoopla)

67. Bad Boys For Life

68. Outer Banks

69. Suicide Squad

70.  Abyss

71. Series Of Unfortunate Events

72.   Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

73.  Superman Vrs Batman Star Of Justice

74. Last Man Standing K Political Drama

75. Honest Candidate K Drama

76. Irishman

77. Project Power

78. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

79. Kim Ji Young K Drama

80. The Sting

81. Focus

82.  Fantasy Island

83.  Warrior Nun –Did Not Finish

84.  Good Omens  Amazon

85. Sneaky Pete Amazon

86. Blood Shot Netflix

87.  Jupiter Ascendant Netflix

88. White Lines

89. Bloodlines

90. Wu Assasins

91. Inside Bill’s Brain

92. War Dogs

93. Alice In The Borderlands

94. The I- Land

95.  Black Mirror

96. The Last Three Days

97.

 

 

2019

 

List

 

Partial List  Saw At Least 90 Total

 

1.    A Series Of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)

2.    Aquaman  (Theater) B

3.     49 Days Korean Movie B

4.    Doomsday Device  YS B

5.    Winter Kills YS C -Disappointing Despite Great Cast

6.     Heist 2001 Version YS  B

7.     Curse Of The Golden Flower YS

8.    HG Wells Men In The Moon YS A-1

9.    The Rift YS

10. Narnia Voyage Of The Dawn Treader YS B

11. Operation Chromite YS  B

12. The Assassin YS C Did Not Finish

13. Justice League B

14. The Ghost And The Darkness  B

15. The A-Team B

16. Jack Reacher, Never Go Back B

17. Night Flyer Series B

18. Cold Pursuit

19. Chunhyang (2000 Film) YS

20.  The Assassin 2015 Korean Movie

21. Eraser (Film)

22. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011 Film)

23.  Operation Chromite (Film)

24. The Rite (2011 Film) YS

25. The First Men In The Moon YS

26.                        Curse Of The Golden Flower YS

27. Alien Code YS

28. Point B YS

29. Shada (Doctor Who) YS

30. Glass (2019 Film)

31. Memories Of The Alhambra K Drama

32. The Man In The High Castle 4 Seasons Amazon

33. The Expanse Four Seasons Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

List

 

The partial List Saw About 85 Movies

 

 

1.    Once Upon A Time ABC Mini-Series  A

2.    Taken Earth C

3.    Alice Through The Looking Glass B

4.    The Vault  C Too Scary A Movie

5.    GORA Turkish SF Comedy C

6.    Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales  B

7.    Cowboys Vs Dinosaurs B

8.    Enterprise Complete Season

9.    Frequency Series

10. Coverdale Paradox

11. Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (On a Plane)

12. Kong Island Of Skulls (On Plane)

13. Geostorm (On Plane)

14. Lost And Found YS

15. Berlin Syndrome YS

16. Burn Country YS

17. Beatriz At Dinner YS

18. Breaking The Bank YS

19. The Expanse  Netflix Original

20. Discovery  Netflix

21. Drone Wars  YS

22. Prometheus Trap YS

23. Blackway YS

24. The Mermaid YS

25. The Great Wall YS

 

2017

 

 

 

1.    Leap Year  TV  B

2.    Congressman  YS  B

3.    Crimson Force  YS  B

 

4.    Three Classic SF Japanese Movies From The ’50s

 

5.    The H Man  YS  B

6.    Battle In Outer Space YS  B

7.    Mothra  YS  B

 

8.    11 22 63  IS  A

9.    Blunt Talk  YS  B Did Not Finish

10. Alien Arsenal  YS  B

 

11. Seven Westerns

 

12. A Night In Old Mexico  B

13. Ambush At Dark Canyon   B

14. Fighting With Anger  B

15. Baytown Outlaws B

16. Hick C-1

17. Heathens And Thieves  A-

 

 

18. Implanted  B-

19. When The Sky Falls  C-

20. Wild Bill Hickok Swift Justice  B

21. Traded  B

22. Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency -Mini-Series  A

23. Mystery Science Theater  Cave Dwellers C

24. Meet The Guilby B

25. The President A

26. Stand Up Guy  B

27. Snow Piercer B Korean Producer   B

28. Painkillers  C

29. Dirty Lies

30. Quarantine LA  C

31. Breaking The Bank  B

 

32. On The Plane

33. Dr. Strange  B

34. Jack Reacher Never Go Back  B

35. Keeping Up With The Jones  B

36. Hell Or High Water B

37. The Accountant B

 

Oregon

 

38. The Ghost In The Shell  Ashland Theater

39. The Circle  Theater Medford

40. George Feydeua A Flea In Her Ear –  ASH Drama

 

41. The Black Hole  MPL

42. Final Days Of Planet Earth MPL

43. The Last Sentinel MPL

44. Supernova MPL B

45. East Of Eden MPL A

46. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof MPL  A

47. A Street Car Named Desire MPL A

48. Rebel Without A Cause MPL  A

49. Enterprise First Year MPL   B

50. How To Mary A Millionaire MPL

51. How To Be A Latin Lover  Theater  A

52. Wonder Women    Theater A-

53. The Three Musketeers  MPL C

54. Time Changer MPL  D

55. Star Trek Enterprise Season Two B

56. Solaris  B-

57. The Sea Of Trees  A-

58. Quantum Leap Season One A-1

59. Star Gate Atlantis Rising  B-

60. Total Recall B

61. Tammy   B-

62. A Tale Of Two Cities BBC B

63. Vanishing Point A-

64. Spider-Man Homecoming  In Theater B

65. War Of Planet Of The Apes  In Theater B+

66. Rogue One   Netflix  B

67. The Dark Tower Theater B

68. Eye Of The Needle  MPL A

69. Congo MPL B

70. Exile Mplb

71. Allegiant  MPL B

72. The Man  MPL B

73. Virus MPL B

74. Frankenstein MPL A

75. Treasure Island MPL B

76. Jericho TV Series B

77. Man In The High Castle  TV Series A

78. One Under The Sun  Amazon B

79. Independent’s Day  Amazon –One Of The Worst Movie Ever Made F

80. The Last Lovecraft – Relic Of Cthulu C

81. Mysterious Island  B

82. Zoo Series On Netflix Seasons One To Three

83. Stranger Things Season Two B+  Season One Was Better

84. Suburbicon   Theater  B-1

85. Thor Ragnarok Theater B

86. Monsters Netflix  C

87. Travelers Netflix  B

88. Julius Caesar OSF  B

89. Hannah And The Dreaded Gazebo OSF B

90.  Blade Runner 2049 B

91. Once Upon A Time ABC Series B

92. The Night Of The Hunter  MPL  A

93. The Maltese Falcon  MPL A  A

94. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel  MPL  B+

95. Mission Impossible Rogue Nation  MPL B

96. Beasts Of The Southern Wilds  MPL

97. Satan Met A Lady   MPL B

98. The Villainous Korean Movie 2017 Hoopla

99. Guardians Of The Galaxy Part Two

100.               Star Wars The Last Jedi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

Complete list of movies in 2016 my list is Missing

Bolded I saw

 

 

 

2016 Movies – List of Movies Released in 2016

 

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a47757/best-movies-to-watch-2016/

 

https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/2016

 

Nice guys

Arrival

Hell or High Water

Dead Pool

Revenant in theater

The fifth wave on the plane

Synchroneity

London Has Fallen  on plane

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on plane

Ten Cloverfield Lane

 

Julius Caeser OSF

A Wrinkle in Time OSF

 

 

 

2015

 

The List

 

Movies/TV Series   Netflix Unless Otherwise Mentioned

 

1.    All About The Benjamin’s TNT B

2.    Rush Hour Three  TNT  B

3.    The Interview  Google On-Line C

4.    Paradise 2013  C

5.    The Signal 2014 B

6.    Duplicity Julia Roberts Clive Owens B

7.    Are You Here B

8.     Maleficent   B

9.    Guardians Of The Galaxy  B

10. Begin Again 2014 B

11.  The Giver 2014 A

12. Sea Biscuit A

13. November Man B

14.  A Most Wanted Man C

15. Labor Day B

16.  Life Of Crime B

17. Kundo Korean Movie B

18.  And So It Goes 2014 Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton B

19. Marley And Me  B

20. Jobs B

21.  The Family C

22.  Stuck In Love B

23.  Mud B

24.  X Men Days Of Future Past C

25.  The Identical B

26. Jurassic City C

27.  Railway Man B

28. Peabody And Sherman B

29.  Lunch Box Bollywood Movie 2013 B

30. Y Tu Su Mama, También Award Winning Mexican Movie 2014 B

31.  Australia B

32.  Mrs. Henderson Presents B

33.  John Wick  B

34. Silver Lining Playback  A

35.  The Good Night  B

36. View From The Top B

37.  Contagion C

38.  Pineapple Express C

39.  Country Strong B

40.  The Hobbit –Battle Of The Five Armies B

41.  Dinosaur Experiment C

42.  Broke Back Mountain  Library  A

43.  An Affair To Remember  Library  A

44.  Two Days In Paris Library  A

45.  Ride With The Devil Library  A

46.  Carmen Opera Library  A

47. Catch 22 Library B

48. Game Of Thrones Season One  Library B

49. Game Of Thrones Season Two Library  B

50. Barefoot In The Park Library  A

51. No Reservations Library C

52.  Fast And Furious Library C

53. Charlie’s Angels 2000 Library B

54. Charlie’s Angels 2003 Version  Saw Earlier Noted Here B

55.  Endless Love B

56. Hot Pursuit On Plane C

57.  Day Of Adeline On Plane  A

58.  Avengers Day Of Ultron On Plane C

59.  Tomorrowland  On Plane B

60.  Far From The Madding Crowd On Plane A

61.  Aloha On Plane

62.  Mad Max Fury Road On a Plane

63.  San Andreas On Plane

64. Classified File Korean Movie On Plane

65.  Casanova  From Library

66.  Company You Keep From Library

67. Contraband From Library

68.  Bleak House Mini-Series  From Library

69. La Boehme Opera From Library

70. Eat Drink Man Women From Library

71. Runner, Runner From Library

72. Sense And Sensibility From Library

73.  American Snipper HBO

74.  Wild HBO

75.  Maze Runner HBO

76.  Dumb And Dummer To  HBO

77.  Havoc HBO

78.  5 Flights Up  HBO

79.  Kill The Messenger  HBO

80.  My Blueberry Nights  Library

81.  Last Chance, Harvey, Library

82.  Serial Mom HBO

83.  The Producers 2005 Version

84.   Broken Flowers  Hood

85.   Rumor Has It that HBO

86.   Run All Night HBO

87.   Fistful Of Dollars HBO

88.   A Few More Dollars  HBO

89.   The Good, The Bad, And Ugly HBO

90.   Fifty Shades Of Grey  HBO

91.   Hang Em High HBO

92.   The Drop  HBO

93.   The Leisure Class HBO

94.   The Kingsmen Secret Service HBO

95.   Birdman HBO

96.   The Wiz NBC Special

97.  Spectre At Kingstown

98. Magnolia HBO

99.  The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion  HBO

100.                The Rock HBO

101.                Child Hood’s End Syfy Channel Special

102.               Insurgent HBO

 

 

 

 

2014

 

Movies/TV Series

 

 

1.      Jack Reacher 2012 Net Flix

2.      Thieves (Korean Movie Next Flix)

3.      Side Effects – Next Flix

4.     The Informant – Next Flix

5.      The Assassination Of Jessie James By The Coward Robert Ford 2008 Next Flic

6.       Olympus Has Fallen 2013 Next Flix

7.       Coriolanus 2011 Next Flix

8.       300  Net Flix

9.      Appolo 18  Net Flic

10.    Shape Of Things To Come On Plane

11.    Battle Star Galactica Razor On Plane

12.   The Master On Plane

13.   Ides Of March On Plane

14.   Oblivion  Net Flix

15.   Midnight In Paris Woody Allen  Saw Earlier On Plane  Net Flic

16.   Non-Stop In Regal  –  A Bit Disappointing

17.  Then She Found Me Directed By Helen Hunt 2007 Net Flic

18.  Zelig 1996 Woody Allen Nex Fix

19.  Husband And Wives = Woody Allen Movie Netflix

20.   The Confederate States Of America 2004 Mockumentary

21.  Out Of Sight George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez Based On Elmore Leonard Novel – Bit Disappointing  On Plane

22. Hobbit Desolation Of Smug  On Plane

23.  Ender’s Game On Plane  On Plane

24. The Internship  On Plane

25. Closed Circuit  On Plane

26. Secret Life Of Walter Mitty  Download

27. RoboCop  Download

28. The A-Team On Plane

29.  The Europa Report On Plane

30.   Blue Jasmine On Plane

31.   World’s End On Plane

32.    The Hangover On Plane

33.    Edge Of Tomorrow  In Movie Theather

34.    True Crime 1998 Clint Eastwood  (TV)

35.     Bullet To The Head  (TV)

36.     Get The Gringo (TV)

37.     Pacific Rim (TV)

38.  Starsky And Hutch (TV)

39.  Space Jam (TV)

40. World War Z Nextflex

41.  Wolf Of Wall Street Nextflex

42.  Gravity Nextflex

43.  12 Years A Slave Nextflex

44.   Fracture Nextflex

45.   Good Night And Good Luck Nextflex

46.  The Perfect Storm Nextflex

47.   The Book Thief Nextflex

48.   Best Offer Nextflex

49.   Muncih 2005 Spellberg Nextflex

50.  A Winter’s Tale  Nextflex

51.  Trascendence Nextflex

52.  The Other Women Nextflex

53.  Layer Cake Nextflex

54.  Heat  Robert Dinoro, Al Pacino Nextflex

55.  Last Vegas Dinoro Freeman Kline Pacino Nextflex

56.  The Grand Budapest Hotel Netflix

57.  Best Laid Plans 1999 Version  Nextflex

58.  Firewall Nextflex

59.  Saving Mr. Banks  Nextflex

60. A Wrinkle In Time Nextflex

61.  Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close – Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock About 9-11 And One Family’s Reaction Nextflex

62.  Mandella’s Long Walk To Freedom Nextflex

63.  Enough Said Nextflex

64. All You Need Is Love Nextflex

65.  Divergent Nextflex

66. Noah Nextflex

67.  You will Meet A Tall Dark Handsome Stranger – Woody Allen Movie 2010 Nextflex

68. X Men Wolverine Origins Nextflex

69.  Captain America Winter Soldier  Nextflex

70.  X Men 2 United  Nextflex

71.  Sex Tape In Hotel

72.  Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes  On Plane

73.  Godzilla 2014 Version On Plane

74.   Don Juan  Netflix

75.  Frozen Nextflex

76.  Gone  Girl 2014 In Regal Springfield

77.  Better Living Through Chemistry 2013 Movie Netflix

78.  Elysium 2013 Nextflix

79.  A Million Ways To Die In The West  Nextflex

80.  Interstellar 2014 In Regal Springfield

81.  Burning Palms – Worst Movie Of The Year For Me

82.  Million Dollar Arm

83.  Lost In America 1985 Recommended By Matt Jacobson

84. Manhattan Murder Mystery 1995 Woody Allen

85. State Of Play  Next Flic

86. Babel  Next Flic

87.  Peter Pan Live  NBC

88.  Snowpiercer Korean Directed Film

89.  Jack Ryan, Shadow Recruit

90. Superbad

91. It’s A Wonderful Life

92. This Means War

93.  Memories Of Murder Korean Film

94.  The Good, The Bad, And The Weird Korean Film

95.  Bad Santa

96.  Typhoon Korean Movie 2005

97.  In The Cut 2003 Australian Movie Set In NYC

 

TV Series And Movies

 

1.      Breaking Bad Television Binge Watching All Episodes

2.      House Of Cards

3.     Tin Man

4.     Falling Skies

 

 

2013

 

The List

 

1.    Crazy, Stupid Love, Netflix January 1, 2013

2.    The  Descendents  Netflix January 4, 2013

3.    The Hobbit (In Theater)  January 5, 2013

4.     The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel  Netflix

5.    Abritrage Richard Gere

6.    Get Him To The Greek  TV

7.     Snatch  Netflix

8.    The One  Netflix

9.     One For The Money (Netflix)

10.  Star Trek The Undiscovered Country TV

11.  The Help Netflix

12.  Hope Spring Netflix

13. Paul Netflix

14.  Stolen Netflix – Did Not Finish Nominate For Worst Film Of The Year

15.  The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe ABC  Family

16. Journey To The Center Of The Earth 2011 ABC  Family

17.  Mission Impossible 1V Ghost Protocol

18.  Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 TCM

19.  A Star Is Born 1945 TCM

20.  Mission Impossible 111

21. Decisions

22.  Life Of Pi Next Flic

23. In Land Of Blood And Honey Next Flic

24. Lockout Next Flic

25. 21 Jump Street Next Flic

26.  Sherlock Holmes’s Games Of Shadows  Plane

27. Wrath Of The Titans  Plane

28. Horrible Bosses  Plane

29.  Safe House Plane

30. Hunter  Plane

31.  Take This Waltz  Next Flix

32.  Marley TV

33.  Coriolanus (Theather RHS)

34. Wallenstein (Theather RHS)

35.  Great Gatsby (Regal Kingstown)

36.  Groom Lake (Hulu)

37.  Motorcycle Diaries 2004  Next Flic

38.  Looper Next Flic

39.  Superman Man Of Steel In Regal Theather

40. Bourne Legacy (Netflix)

41.  Earthlings 2012 Hulu

42.  Gangster Squad  (Nextflix)

43.  Red (Part)

44.  Zookeeper (Part)

45.  Witches Of Oz (Netflix)

46.  Interstate 60  Hulu

47. White House Down In Theather

48.  Sex And Lucia Next Flic

49.  Ted Next Flic

50. Star Ship Troopers – Invasion Next Flic

51.  Ana Karina 2012  Net Flix – Production Did Not Work For Me – Too Cute And Avant Garde – Like Watching A Film Of A Play Adaption.  Did Not Work As A Play Or As A Movie – A Big Disappointment

52.  Time Bandits 1981 Hulu

53.  RIPD  In Theather

54.  Atonement (Netflix)

55.  Tristone And Isolde (2006) Netflix

56.  Dune 1984 Nextflex

57.  Meet The Millers Theather

58.   Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World  Next Flic

59.  Iron Man 3  On Plane

60.  Trance  On Plane

61. Prisoners  In Theather

62.  The Butler  In Theather

63.  Outsourced  Netflix

64.   Cloud Atlas Netflix

65.   Flight 2012 Next Flic

66.   The Campaign 2012 Next Flic

67.   Asian Invasion (Porn Movie For Strip Poker Game)

68.  Details  Nextflix

69.  The Blind Side  Netflix

70.  Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides Netflix

71.  Robin Hood 2010  Netflix

72.  The Counselor 2013 In Theather

73.  The Host  Netflix

74.  After The Sunset 2008 Netflix

75.  Grown Ups TNT On Cruise

76.  The Proposal TNT On Cruise

77.  Red 2 TNT On Cruise

78.  Maiden Heist Next Flix

79.  Despicable Me – Disney Channel

80.  Hunger Games Catching Fire In Theather

81.  The Place Beyond The Pines Next Flic

82.  Watch Man 2009  Next Flix

83.  Snow White And The Huntsman Nextflix

84.   Parker Netflix Streaming

85.   American Hustle

86.    A Christmas Story

87.    Ice Quake 2013 Syfy

88.    On The Road

 

2012

 

The List

 

1.    Dragnet  (Next Flex)  Jan 1

2.    Bird On A Wire (Next Flex) Jan1

3.    Laura Croft Tomb Raider (Hollywood Chanel)

4.    Kuffs  MGM Chanel

5.    Journey To The Lost World  MGM Chanel

6.    Yellow Handkerchief Netflix

7.    Shanghai Knights Hollywood Chanel

8.    MMB 2 Hollywood Chanel

9.    What Women Want Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt 2000 Hollywood Chanel

10.  The Door In The Floor Jeff Bridges, Kim Bassinger, Mimi Rogers 2000 Next Flix Check References To Book

11.  America’s Sweethearts 2001 Julia Roberts, Kusshak, Catherine Zetta Jones Nextflix

12.   Marathon Man

13.  Catwoman

14.   The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2011  On Plane

15.   Cowboys And Aliens 2010  On Plane

16.   The Island 2005  On Plane

17.   The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951 On Plane

18.   Hot Tube Time Machine  Net Flix

19.  The Big Lebrowski  Net Flix

20.   Leopolis   Seoul Netflix

21.   King Of The Lost World

22.   Money Ball (Training Day)

23.   Serenity Next Flex 2005

24.  Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One (On Plane)

25.   Dirty Rotten Scoundrels  On The Plane

26.   Bender’s Big Score  (Netflix)

27.   Serenity (Nextflix)

28.   The Punisher (TV)

29.  Love’s Kitchen (Netflix)

30.  Transformers 11 2009  – Disappointing But Will Watch Transformers 111 To Finish The Series Off.

31.  The Double 2011 Richard Gere

32. Contagion   Did Not Finish Warsaw

33. Sherlock Holmes 2  Did Not Finish Warsaw

34. Win Win  Warsaw Good Fli

35.  The Invasion 2005 Innovative Shooting Technique

36.  Tower Heist Nex

37.  The Tree Of Life Nex  – Disappointing

38.  The Hangover Part Two NEX

39.   Girl With Dragon Tattoo (2011 Version)

40.   The King’s Speech  NEX

41.   Midnight In Paris Woody Allen Movie 2011

42.   John Carter Hotel Room

43.     This Means War  On Plane

44.   J Egard With Leonardo Di Caprio Directed By Clift Eastwood – Big Disappointment.  Just Too Long, Too Much Talking. From NEX

45.  Dr Strangelove From Mik B

46.  The Armour Of God 1987 Jackie Chan, Lola Forner Spanish Actress Hulu

47.  The Sands Of Oblivion 2007  Hulu

48. The Monitors (Next Flex)

49.  MIB3 On Plane

50.  Prometheus – Last Half Worth Seeing Again On Plane

51. Battleship On Plane

52.  Players Bollywood Remake Of The Italian Job –Worth Seeing

53.  Cross Worlds  Next Flex

54.  Phil The Alien  Next Flex

55.  Invasion Of The Pod People   Hulu

56.    Alien Armageddon  Hulu

57.    Red State  Netflix

58.  God Bless America Netflix

59.  The Man Who Fell To Earth  Netflix

60.  Very Bad Things  Next Flix

61.  Ready Or Not – Hulu

62.  The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulu 2009 Netflix

63.  Amazing Spiderman 2012 Plane

64.  To Rome With Love 2010 Plane Woody Allen

65.  Dawalt’s Guard (First Arabic Movie) Plane

66.  Search For Justice 2012 Nicolas Cage  Plane

67.  Mirror Mirror With Julia Roberts – On Plane In February

68.  The Gauntlet With Clint Eastwood 1977

69.   The Hunger Games blockbuster

70.  The Debt

71.  The Maltese Falcon  TCM

72.   My Week With Marilynn  Block Buster

73.   Bernie  Blockbuster

74.     Savages  Blockbuster

75.  Wanderlust Blockbuster

76.   Skyfall  Theather

77.   Office Space

78.   Dumb And Dumber   TV

79.   Accepted  TV

80.   The Iron Lady Blockbuster

81.    The Watch  Blockbuster

82.    Larry Crowne  Blockbuster

83.    Hot Rock 1972 Robert Redford  HDNET

84.   Killing Them Softly (Movie Theather)

 

2011

 

1.  How Do You Know 2010

2.  Nothing But The Truth 2008 Saw Earlier Not Bad 1-15

3.  Salt 2010 With Angelina Jolie

4. The Other Side Of The Bed Spanish 2002

5. A Perfect Getaway 2009

6. Fool’s Gold

7. Invictus 2009 Morgan Freeman, Matt Damian

8.  Like Water For Chocolate

9.  The Flower Of My Secret La Flora De Mi Secreto Spanish Movie 1995

10. 88 Minutes 2007 Al Pacino

11. Mr. Deeds 2002

12.  The King And I Korean Series

13.  Sex And The City 11

14,  Hell Boy Part 11

15.  Love Happens

16. Drive Angry 2011 Nicolas Cage  Add To Worst Movie List

17  Girl With The Dragon Tatoo 2009

18.  The Spanish Prisoner 1997  David Mamet Director Steve Martin

19.  Illegally Yours 1988 Robert Lowe

20.  Machette 2010  Half Spanish Dialogue Robert Dinero, Jessica Alba

21.  The Prince Of Persia 2010

22   No False Move 1992 Bill Ray Thorton

23 Life In North Korea Documentary From National Geographic

24. Green Zone

25. Morning Glory

26 Killers

27.  Eat Pray Love

28   The Town

29.  Kate And Leopold

29.   The Legend Of Bagger Vance

30   Emma

31  Les Miserables 1998 Version

32  Unstoppable 2010

34. Due Date 2010

 

2010

 

 

1.    Fragments 2009

2.    Where The Day Takes You 1992

3.    The Illusionist 2003

4.    PS, I Love You 2007

5.    The Burning Plain 2008

6.    The Other Man 2008

7.     Mama Mia 2008

8.    Dim Sum Funeral 2008

9.    Inglorious Bastards 2009

10.  Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 2003 Second Time Around

11.  Time Traveler’s Wife 2009

12.  Amelia 2009

13.  Lies And Illusions 2009  Add To Worst List

14.  Serious Moonlight 2009

15.  “The Chaser” Korean Film

16.  Precious 2009  Academy Award For Best Actress

17.  Every Body’s Alright

18.  Space Balls

19. Three Stooges Selected Episodes

20.  Ghosts Of Girl Friends Past 2009 Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner

21.  Up In The Air 2009 George Clooney

22. The Men Who Stare At Goats 2009 George Clooney

23. Have You Heard About The Morgans? Hugh Grant, Sara Jessica Parker 2009

24.  Sherlock Holmes 2009  Robert Downey, Jude Law, And Rachael Mc Donald

25   “Crazy Heart” 2010  Best Picture Award 2010 Jeff Bridges, Robert Duval, Maggie Gyenehall

26   “Five Minutes Of Heaven” Liam Nelson 2010.

27   Avatar 2009 Best Picture

28  Romeo Must Die Jet Li 2000

29  Flawless 2008 Demi Moore Michael Kane

30  Extraordinary Measures 2010 Harrison Ford

31   Alice In Wonderland 2010

32   The Road 2009

33  It’s Complicated

34  Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

35  The Invention Of Lying

36  Edge Of Darkness

37  The Spy Next Door

38   Young Victorian

39  Old Dogs (On Plane)

40  Leap Year  (On Plane)

41  Couples Retreat (Travis) 2009

42  Knight And Day 2010 (Medford)

43  Inception 2010 (Medford)

44   The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 2010 (Medford)

45  Clash Of The Titans (On Plane) 2010

46  Remember Me (On Plane) -2010

47  Bounty Hunter (On Plane -2010

48  Date Night (On Plane ) 2010

49   2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 Eva Mendes Stars (Saw On TV)

50   Water           World – Keven Kostner Saw

51   Legends Of The Fall

52   Iron Man 2 (On Plane)

53   How To Tame Your Dragon (On Plane)

54   The Informant (HBO Home)

55   Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (Parts)

56  Batteries Not Included 1987 Second Time Around  (HBO)

57  Family Man (HBO)

58   Wall Street

59   Helen  – Short List For Worst Movie I Saw – Just Did Not Work For Me.

60  The Warlords

61   A Plague Of Zombies

62   Robin Hood

63  The Unthinkable

64  The Book Of Eli

65  The Count Of Monte Cristo

66   The Messenger (Angela Saw)

67   Red (In The Theather)

68  The Count Of Mont Cristo Angela Saw I Saw Parts

69  3:10 To Yuma (Saw A Few Years Ago, Saw Again)

70   Law Abiding Citizen 2009

71   Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Korean Film 2005

72   Aliens In The Addict 2009 TV

73   Loch Ness 1996 Ted Dancer HBO

74  Fair Game 2010 In Theater

75   The Pianists 2002 Angela Saw, I Saw A Few Years Ago

76   The Simpsons Movie First Half was Seen Earlier

77   Star Wars 6 First Half Hour

78  Wizard Of OZ Half

79  The King And I Korean History Drama

80   The Darjeeling Limited 2007 Owen Wilson Wes Anderson Directed

81   The Piano  1995   Angela Saw, I Heard Parts Of It

82   Gia 1994  Very Sexual And Lots Of Lesbian Scenes Which Turned Me On.

83   Oregon (SFY)

84   Leiberstruam 1999 Kim Novack, Bill Pullman  HBO

85  The Jones 2009 Demi Moore, David Duchovny Amber Heard, And Ben Hollingsworth Directed By Derrick Borte – Disappointed, Did Not Work For Me

86  The Hours 2002 Nicole Kidman, Julain Moore, And Meryle Shreep Re Life Of Virginia Woolf And Her Impact On The Life Of Two Women

87  Bobby 2006 Helen Hunt, Demi Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, William Macy, Martin Sheet, Linsday Lohan, And Cristian Slater  Written Nd Directed By Emilio Estevez

88   True Grit 2010 – Overly Hyped In My Opinion

89   Vivdirana Spanish Film 1961 Classic

90   Volver  2005 Spanish Film

91   How Much Do You Love Me 2005 French

92.  Ninja Assassins 2009  Staring Rain  On TV

93  Horsefeathers  Marx Brothers On TV

 

 

2009

 

1.    Underwear” Starting Val Kilmer, Graham Greene,

2.    Constant Gardener With Rachael Weiz –

3.    Rumor Has It – Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner

4.    Queen

5.    Hancock With Will Smith

6.    Dave – With Eddie Murphy – SF Comedy

7.    Joe Kid – With Clint Eastwood – Saw Opening

8.    Iron Man – Not Bad.  Another Marvel Movie.

9.    Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind”

10. Gone, Baby, Gone”

11. Fracture

12. Burn After Reading”

13. 21 Grams”

14. The Changing With Angelia Jolie, Directed By Clint

15. Kiss The Dust”

16. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

17. Electric Mist With Tomy Lee Jones

18. Good German

19. Siberian Express

20. Body Of Lies

21. Slum Dog Millionaire

22. Lucky Slevin

23. Australia

24. What Just Happened

25. City Of Ember

26. Proof Of Life

27. Bottle Shock

28. Runaway Jury

29. Master Spy

30. Marie Antoinette

31. Interstate

32. He’s Just Not That Into You

33. Madagascar 11

34. Collateral With Jamie Fox And Tom Cruise

35. My Super Ex Girl Friend

36. State Of Play – In Medford Movie Theather

37. Bolt-On The Plane

38. Yes Man, In a Hotel Room In DC

39. Avengers

40. Spy Games

41. All The Way

42. The Day The Earth Stood Still

43. Seven Pounds

44. Nothing But The Truth

45. The Reader – Oscar Winner For Best Actress 2008 Kate Winslet

46. Crossing Over

47. Kill Shot With Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane

48. Vanished With Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock

49. Valkyrie

50. Star Trek – Prequel Movie (From Street Vendor)

51. 52  The Clearing With Robert Redford – 2004

52. Curious Case Of Benjamin Button  With Brad Pitt Best Actor Award 2009

53. Knowing With Nicolas Cage 2009

54. The Code

55. Counterfeit

56. Alexander 2004 Oliver Stone Producer

57. Out For Justice  1991

58. Echelon Conspiracy 2009

59. The Good Thief 2001 With Nick Nolte

60. Meteor = NBC Mini-Series

61. Wild Hogs 2007 Tim Allen, Travolta, Macy, Lawrence

62. 28 Days Later

63. Wild Things 2

64. Mystic River Directed By Clint Eastwood, Starring Sean Pean

65. Criminal 2004

66. Essential Lover

67. Two Lovers

68. Angels And Demons 2008 Started by Tom Hanks, Directed By Ron Howard

69. The Informers

70.  Duplicity

71.   Surveillance Produced By Jennifer Lynch Starting Pullman And Ormand

72.  Trust The Man 2008

73.  The Mutant Chronicles 2008

74.  Heaven  1995?

75.  Wolverine With Hugh Jackman 2009

76.  Dark Streets With Bijou Philips

77.  Doubt With Meryle Strep 2008

78. Coco Chanel Shirley Mc Cline  2008

79.  Ramen Girl

80.  The Yatzuka (1974 W George Mitchum)

81.  The Fountain  2006 W Rachel Weiss (Hot)

82.  Easy Virtue  2009 (On Plane)

83.  Act Of Imagination – Eddie Murphy And Serena Williams’s Daughter

84.  I Hate Valentine’s Day  2009  (On Plane)

85.  The Proposal 2009 With Sandra Bullock

86.  Into The Storm (Bio Of Winston Churchill (On Plane)

87. MILF Hunters 5 Porno Movie Seen In Hotel

88. Mr. Brooks

89.  Taken

90. The Big Bounce

91. The Heartbreak Kid (Second Time Around)

92.  Taking Of Pelham 123 2009 With John Travolta, Denzel Washington

93.  Cherrie 2008 With Michelle Pfiefer

94.  Accidental Husband 2008 With Uma Thuber

95.  Management With Jennifer Aniston, Steve Chain, And Woody Harrelson, 2008

96.  My Life In Ruins, 2008 With Nia Valdolos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding And Richard Dreyfus)

97. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005

98. Spanglish 2005 With Adam Sandler

99.  A Married Life 2008

100.            Open Road 2009

101.           Vanity Fair 2004  Recee Weatherspoon As Bucky Sharp

102.           Beyond Borders 2008 Anglie Jolie, And Clive Owen

103.           I’ll Sleep When I Am Dead 2003with Clive Owen

104.           The King Of California 2007 With Michael Douglas

105.           Target 1985 With Gene Hackman And Matt Dillion

106.           The Life Of David Gale With Kevin Spacy, And Kate Winslet

107.           Bruno

108.           Lucky You With Drew Barrymore

109.           The Last Word

110.           2012 With John Cusack

111.           Bad Lieutenant With Nicolas Cage

112.           The Tournament 2009 Kelly Hu

113.           Public Enemies 2009 Johny Deep

114.           Julia And Julia 2009 Meryle Sherpa

115.            Cold Mountain 2003 Jude Law, Nicole Kidman

116.           Out Of Time 2003 Denzel Washington, Eva Mendez (Hot)

117.            Night At The Museum 11 Battle For Smithsonian

118.           Sleuth 2009 Version

119.           Land Of The Lost 2009

120.           The Brother’s Bloom 2008

121.           Letter From Iwa Jima 2007 Clint Eastwood Directed

122.           White Chicks

123.           Star Treck Generations

124.           Jackie Collins’s Hollywood Wife 2003

125.           Charlie Wilson’s War  -2008 Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts

126.           The Whole Nine Yards 2000 Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peete (Hot)

127.           The Illusionist


 

 

2009

 

1.    Underwear” Starting Val Kilmer, Graham Greene,

2.    Constant Gardener With Rachael Weiz –

3.    Rumor Has It – Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner

4.    Queen

5.    Hancock With Will Smith

6.    Dave – With Eddie Murphy – SF Comedy

7.    Joe Kid – With Clint Eastwood – Saw Opening

8.    Iron Man – Not Bad.  Another Marvel Movie.

9.    Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind”

10. Gone, Baby, Gone”

11. Fracture

12. Burn After Reading”

13. 21 Grams”

14. The Changing With Angelia Jolie, Directed By Clint

15. Kiss The Dust”

16. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

17. Electric Mist With Tommy Lee Jones

18. Good German

19. Siberian Express

20. Body Of Lies

21. Slum Dog Millionaire

22. Lucky Slevin

23. Australia

24. What Just Happened

25. City Of Ember

26. Proof Of Life

27. Bottle Shock

28. Runaway Jury

29. Master Spy

30. Marie Antoinette

31. Interstate

32. He’s Just Not That Into You

33. Madagascar 11

34. Collateral With Jamie Fox And Tom Cruise

35. My Super Ex Girl Friend

36. State Of Play – In Medford Movie Theather

37. Bolt-On The Plane

38. Yes Man, In a Hotel Room In DC

39. Avengers

40. Spy Games

41. All The Way

42. The Day The Earth Stood Still

43. Seven Pounds

44. Nothing But The Truth

45. The Reader – Oscar Winner For Best Actress 2008 Kate Winslet

46. Crossing Over

47. Kill Shot With Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane

48. Vanished With Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock

49. Valkyrie

50. Star Trek – Prequel Movie (From Street Vendor)

51. 52  The Clearing With Robert Redford – 2004

52. Curious Case Of Benjamin Button  With Brad Pitt Best Actor Award 2009

53. Knowing With Nicolas Cage 2009

54. The Code

55. Counterfeit

56. Alexander 2004 Oliver Stone Producer

57. Out For Justice  1991

58. Echelon Conspiracy 2009

59. The Good Thief 2001 With Nick Nolte

60. Meteor = NBC Mini-Series

61. Wild Hogs 2007 Tim Allen, Travolta, Macy, Lawrence

62. 28 Days Later

63. Wild Things 2

64. Mystic River Directed By Clint Eastwood, Starring Sean Pean

65. Criminal 2004

66. Essential Lover

67. Two Lovers

68. Angels And Demons 2008 Started by Tom Hanks, Directed By Ron Howard

69. The Informers

70.  Duplicity

71.   Surveillance Produced By Jennifer Lynch Starting Pullman And Ormand

72.  Trust The Man 2008

73.  The Mutant Chronicles 2008

74.  Heaven  1995?

75.  Wolverine With Hugh Jackman 2009

76.  Dark Streets With Bijou Philips

77.  Doubt With Meryle Strep 2008

78. Coco Chanel Shirley Mc Cline  2008

79.  Ramen Girl

80.  The Yatzuka (1974 W George Mitchum)

81.  The Fountain  2006 W Rachel Weiss (Hot)

82.  Easy Virtue  2009 (On Plane)

83.  Act Of Imagination – Eddie Murphy And Serena Williams’s Daughter

84.  I Hate Valentine’s Day  2009  (On Plane)

85.  The Proposal 2009 With Sandra Bullock

86.  Into The Storm (Bio Of Winston Churchill (On Plane)

87. MILF Hunters 5 Porno Movie Seen In Hotel

88. Mr. Brooks

89.  Taken

90. The Big Bounce

91. The Heartbreak Kid (Second Time Around)

92.  Taking Of Pelham 123 2009 With John Travolta, Denzel Washington

93.  Cherrie 2008 With Michelle Pfiefer

94.  Accidental Husband 2008 With Uma Thuber

95.  Management With Jennifer Aniston, Steve Chain, And Woody Harrelson, 2008

96.  My Life In Ruins, 2008 With Nia Valdolos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding And Richard Dreyfus)

97. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005

98. Spanglish 2005 With Adam Sandler

99.  A Married Life 2008

100.            Open Road 2009

101.           Vanity Fair 2004  Recee Weatherspoon As Bucky Sharp

102.           Beyond Borders 2008 Anglie Jolie, And Clive Owen

103.           I’ll Sleep When I Am Dead 2003with Clive Owen

104.           The King Of California 2007 With Michael Douglas

105.           Target 1985 With Gene Hackman And Matt Dillion

106.           The Life Of David Gale With Kevin Spacy, And Kate Winslet

107.           Bruno

108.           Lucky You With Drew Barrymore

109.           The Last Word

110.           2012 With John Cusack

111.           Bad Lieutenant With Nicolas Cage

112.           The Tournament 2009 Kelly Hu

113.           Public Enemies 2009 Johny Deep

114.           Julia And Julia 2009 Meryle Sherpa

115.            Cold Mountain 2003 Jude Law, Nicole Kidman

116.           Out Of Time 2003 Denzel Washington, Eva Mendez (Hot)

117.            Night At The Museum 11 Battle For Smithsonian

118.           Sleuth 2009 Version

119.           Land Of The Lost 2009

120.           The Brother’s Bloom 2008

121.           Letter From Iwa Jima 2007 Clint Eastwood Directed

122.           White Chicks

123.           Star Treck Generations

124.           Jackie Collins’s Hollywood Wife 2003

125.           Charlie Wilson’s War  -2008 Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts

126.           The Whole Nine Yards 2000 Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peete (Hot)

127.           The Illusionist

2008

 

1.    After The Sunset With Pierce Bronson, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle

2.    American Gangster With Denzel Washington And Russell Crowe

3.    Out Of Reach With Steven Seagal

4.    Amos And Andy With Nicolas Cage And Samuel Jackson

5.    The Merchant Of Venice With AL Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins

6.    Harrison’s Flowers With Adrian Macdowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Brody, And David Stratham

 

7.    Cruise December 15 -21

 

8.    Sylvia –  Movie About The Poet Sylvia Plath And Ted Hughes

9.    What Happened In Vegas – With Cameron Diaz

10. Rendition With Meryle Strep – About The Issue Of Renditions, Well Done

11. Adaptation  – Nicolas Cage Re Life Of Two Twin Brothers Screen Writers And The Process Of Writing A Screen Play

12. Bangkok Dangerous Nicolas Cage

13. Elizabeth

14. The Weather Man Nicolas Cage

15. Get Smart

 

16. Possession  NF

17. Next With Nicolas Cage NF

18. Knocked Up  NF

19. Untouchables AMC

20. Fargo  AMC

21. Mummy Returns

 

2007 To 2010 Barbados

 

Saw A Lot Of Movies On Video And Netflix Via Mail

 

From 2003 To 2007  DC Saw An Average of 100 Per Year

 

2000 To 2003  Saw An Average Of 100 Per Year Mostly Videos But Did See In Movie Theaters Twice A Month And Saw Several Bollywood Movies

 

 

2000   Saw The Three Stooges Marathon To Start The Year

 

1996 -1997  Saw Less Than 50 Due To Being In Hospital Half The Year

 

 

The 90s  Saw About 100 Per Year Blockbuster Was Popular

 

1994  during six months of Thai training saw four movies per week

 

1991 during training saw four movies per week

 

The ’80s Saw A Lot Via Video About 100 Per Year

 

The ’70s Saw On TV And In Movie Theaters

 

Watched a lot of Creature Features movies on TV in the early ’70s every Friday night they had a double feature.    Went on average once a week to the movies with friends, mostly Robert Sicular from 1970 to 1974.

 

My favorite animation series included American Dad, Dilbert,  Family Guy, Futurama, Bullwinkle, and Looney Tunes.

 

Favorite TV series over the years include Arrested Development,  Batman, Superman,  Everyone Loves Raymond, Two and a Half Men, Married with Children, Malcolm in the Middle, Dallas, Falcon Crest, and as a child, Beverly Hillbies, Dobbie Gils, Gilligan’s Island, Green Acres, Outer limits, Twilight zone, and X Files.

 

Saw all Planet of the Apes movies and all James Bond movies

 

 

 

 

 

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THE OSCARS AT OUR HOUSE.

For more than twenty years now, Mrs D and I have made it an annual quest to see all of the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars telecast. This year we saw 9.5 of the 10 movies nominated.
It started in 2000, when there were only five nominees (instead of up to 10 like now) and we usually had to see them in a theater, because they weren’t available to rent on VHS yet. (Yes, I said VHS).
And we’ve done it every year since, except for 2019 which was interrupted by Mrs D’s infamous extended hospital stay. We have even ventured to other cities to see movies that weren’t playing at the one theater in our little town. I remember seeing Chocolat in Ukiah and more recently The Revenant in Rohnert Park. But now we can usually stream everything, and this year the whole project ran us around a hundred bucks in streaming rentals and purchases on top of our existing subscriptions to Amazon, etc.
Several years ago I started writing about our tradition on Facebook. Now the writeup itself has become part of the deal. As I’ve said before, I’m no film student, nor expert critic. Just a regular dude who loves movies.
Snap reviews and top picks below.

American Fiction –

Bold, wryly funny, contrarian, with the ring of truth. Brilliantly calls out the publishing industry, where retread tropes seem to trump story, art and insight, particularly when it comes to depictions of Black characters and writers. And I feel like there’s an even larger truth here about the way culture is degraded in general through over-commercialization.

Anatomy of a Fall –

A French film that moves carefully, piece by piece, and manages to be slow and taut at the same time. I found the characters to be inscrutable. I feel like I need to watch again just to see if maybe this time I would fully understand these people. It left me with a suspicion that perhaps all the story’s secrets have still not been revealed, that the resolution we see on the screen is still not the truth of these characters. And, in this case, that ambiguity is a good thing.

Barbie —

Cleverly funny in spots, but also unsubtly preachy in spots, an issue I’ve had with director Greta Gerwig before. But Margot Robbie was perfect and the movie is visually stunning in all its pinkish glory and devoted detail. Still, I think this movie appears in the Best Picture category more on the strength of its perceived politics than its success as an artistic endeavor.

The Holdovers —

A darkly funny, entertaining, and deeply reflective odd couple sort of story that’s enjoyable to watch. Maybe a little out of its league in the Best Picture category, but elevated to a higher status by Paul Giamatti’s performance, which is irresistibly engaging as always. Well worth a second watch.
Killers of the Flower Moon — Having read the book, I felt the impact of the true part of this story was diminished by the fictionalized part of the movie. Reading the book I was deeply struck by the callous indifference shown toward the humanity of the Osage Indians. It resonated like an echo of Shindler’s List, underlining the incredible and frightening capacity of humans to rationalize literally any behavior in their fear or greed. But the movie revolves around Ernest Burkhardt (Leonardo DiCaprio) and depicts a somewhat tried and true arc of romantic tragedy, a weak-minded man caught up in the schemes of others, pulled along by greed and the need for approval, until he is in the process of killing the only real love he’s ever known. As is often the case, the truth was more complex. And more disturbing.

Maestro –

I usually make a conscious effort to limit my preconceptions of these movies. I don’t read reviews or watch trailers. But it’s hard to avoid a relentless ad campaign like the one mounted for Maestro. I’d seen the rousing TV spots touting the performances and the early awards. But I found the movie depressing, its characterization of Bernstein disappointing and unlikeable. But yes, Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan
were both outstanding.
Comment:  on my list to watch as I am a big Bernstein fan – one of the best classical composers of the 20th century in my opinion.

Oppenheimer –

Not what I would call a pleasant watch, at times slow and ponderous, even confusing with some of the time jumps. But the acting was so engrossing, immersive, mesmerizing even. Cillian Murphy in the title role was riveting. Robert Downey Jr simply disappeared into the role of Lewis Strauss. Emily Blunt was also captivating as Kitty Oppenheimer. The effects director Christopher Nolan used to heighten the sense of Oppenheimer’s interiority were brilliant and effective.
For example when Oppenheimer steps on a charred corpse that only exists in his tortured, guilty mind. But the lasting impact of this film is the way it echoes in the mind afterward—how sad and terrible and absurd it is that we reckless humans have attained the power to destroy the world. It will probably win Best Picture. And it probably should.
Comment: Also on my must see list

Past Lives –

Eventually, someone had to do a movie like this — an old romance is rekindled through the internet and complications ensue. In this particular case the past romance is an adolescent crush, cut short by one family’s immigration, and later complicated not just by the years, but also by geographic and cultural distance. This one stayed with me, kept me thinking for days afterward about its larger implications regarding fate, destiny, acceptance, grief and closure. Well worth more than one watch.

Poor Things –

Half of this movie was twice as much as I needed. We actually turned it off, extremely rare for us during Oscar season. What we saw played like a terrible excuse for some creepy, gratuitous soft porn. All the weirdness of the sets, costumes, cinematography and makeup felt like a desperate attempt at artistic status. If someone out there actually saw some redeeming value in this thing, feel free to explain in the comments section what I am missing.

The Zone of Interest –

This one’s all in German, with subtitles. But the dialog is sparse and the film’s biggest strength is in the fascinating dichotomy presented in its basic premise. It gives us a window into the surprisingly mundane personal lives of a “normal” family literally in the shadow of Auschwitz during the Holocaust. The sense of cognitive dissonance is alarming.

Honorable Mention

– I don’t usually do this, but I wanted to mention one film that was not even nominated for Best Picture but, in my opinion, should have been. Nyad has wonderful, engaging performances by Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, and it’s a suspenseful, satisfying, story of friendship, determination, human spirit, and triumph over the longest odds.

Finally, here are my choices for the top awards.

Don’t worry, the Academy almost always disagrees.
Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Winner
Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer Winner
Actress in a Leading Role: Annette Bening, Nyad
Actress in a Supporting Role: Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Best Picture: Oppenheimer Winner 
Soon it’s time to pop the popcorn, get cozy on the couch, badmouth the fashion and root for your favorites.
Happy Oscars folks.

here’s the winners 

The 96th Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 10, 2024, celebrated outstanding movies released in 2023. Here are some of the notable winners:

  1. Best Picture“Oppenheimer”
  2. Best ActorCillian Murphy for his role in “Oppenheimer”
  3. Best ActressEmma Stone for her performance in “Poor Things”
  4. Best Supporting ActorRobert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”
  5. Best Supporting ActressDa’Vine Joy Randolph from “The Holdovers”
  6. Best DirectorChristopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”
  7. Best Adapted Screenplay“American Fiction”
  8. Best Original Screenplay“Anatomy of a Fall”
  9. Best Animated Feature“The Boy and the Heron”
  10. Best Documentary Feature“20 Days in Mariupol”
  11. Best International Feature Film“The Zone of Interest”
  12. Best Cinematography“Oppenheimer”
  13. Best Costume Design“Poor Things”
  14. Best Film Editing“Oppenheimer”
  15. Best Makeup and Hairstyling“Poor Things”
  16. Best Original Score“Oppenheimer”
  17. Best Original Song“Barbie”
  18. Best Production Design“Poor Things”
  19. Best Sound“The Zone of Interest”
  20. Best Visual Effects“Godzilla Minus One”
  21. Best Documentary (Short Subject)“The Last Repair Shop”
  22. Best Animated Short Film“War Is Over!”
  23. Best Live Action Short Film“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” 12

 

 

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  2. Upstream Color (2013)
  3. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and original in 1959
  4. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
  5. Arrival (2016)
  6. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) remake
  7. Bacurau (2020)
  8. Isle of Dogs (2018)
  9. Marjorie Prime (2017)
  10. A Quiet Place (2018) part one
  11. A Quiet Place (2018) part two
  12. Star Trek (2009) whole franchise 6 movies
  13. The Lobster (201
  14. Face/Off (1997)
  15. Repo Man (1984) re-make of mid 70’s cult classic94.
  16. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) whole franchise 7 movies

#32. Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)

  1. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
  2. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
  3. Superman (1978)
  4. Superman II (1981) whole franchise 4 movies

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45 Superman 111  whole franchise 4 movies

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  3. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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  8. The Vast of Night (2020)
  9. Looper (2012)

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  1. Aliens (1986)
  2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  3. Blade Runner (1982) and 2014 remake
  4. Children of Men (2006)
  5. Brazil (1985)
  6. Holy Motors (2012
  7. The Iron Giant (1999)
  8. The Host (2007) K Sci-Fi by Parasite director

#26. Atlantis (2021)

  1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1985) Anime
  2. Divine Love (2020) Brazilian
  3. Back to the Future (1985) 1, 2 and 3 in the Franchise
  4. The Invisible Man (1933)
  5. Black Panther (2018)
  6. Donnie Darko (2004)
  7. Alien (1979)
  8. Hard to Be a God (2015)
  9. King Kong (1933) and remakes
  10. 13. It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
  11. Solaris (1972) Russian
  12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
  13. Her (2013)
  14. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  15. Frankenstein (1931) and remakes
  16. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
  17. Werckmeister Harmonies (20015.
  18. Threads (1984)

5  Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)and remakes

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  2. Gravity (2013)
  3. Metropolis (1927)

 

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Bolded I have seen

 

Notting Hill (1999)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Say Anything (1989)

About a Boy (2002)

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

The Naked Gun (1988)

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Clueless (1995)

Grease (1978)

There’s Something About Mary (1998

The Holiday (2006)

City Lights (1931)

It Happened One Night (1934)

Jules and Jim (1962)

Roman Holiday (1953)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

The Big Sick (2017)

The Big Sick (2017)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

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Enchanted (2007)

Amelie (2001)©The Criterion Collection

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)©

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Punch Drunk Love (2002)

Manhattan (1979)

Some Like it Hot (1959)©United Artists

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Wall-E (2008)

Ponyo (2008)

Amarcord (1973)

You’ve Got Mail (1998)

Harold and Maude (1971)

Annie Hall (1977)

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

The Notebook (2004)

The Fall Guy (2024)

Love Story (1970)

The Parent Trap (1998)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1988)

Rushmore (1988)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Step Brothers (2008)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Before Sunrise (1995)

After Sunrise sequel

Titanic (1997)

The Princess Bride (1987)

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3-19

 

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‘A Matter of Life and Death’ (1946)

‘His Girl Friday’ (1940)

‘Leave Her to Heaven’ (1945)

‘An Affair to Remember’ (1957)

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ (1961)

‘Out of the Past’ (1947)

‘Double Indemnity’ (1944)

‘City Lights’ (1931)

‘Brief Encounter’ (1945)

‘The Apartment’ (1960)

‘Bringing Up Baby’ (1938)

‘Sabrina’ (1954)

‘Notorious’ (1946)

‘Gone with the Wind’ (1939)

‘The Philadelphia Story’ (1940)

‘Roman Holiday’ (1953)

‘To Have and Have Not’ (1944)

‘It Happened One Night’ (1934)

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ (1952)

‘Casablanca’ (1942)

 

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#100. ‘The Wicker Man’ (1973)

#99. ‘The Insider’ (1999)

#98. ‘Traffic’ (2000

#97. ‘The Secret in Their Eyes’ (2009

#96. ‘Baby Driver’ (2017)

#95. ‘Get Out’ (2017)

#94. ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992

#93. ‘The Usual Suspects’ (1995)

#92. ‘Inception’ (2010)

#91. ‘The Fool’ (2014)

#90. ‘Foreign Correspondent’ (1940)

#89. ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ (1950)

#88. ‘All the President’s Men’ (1976)

#87. ‘Memories of Murder’ (2003) K Drama

#86. ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ (2018)

#85. ‘Mystic River’ (2003)

#84. ‘Children of Men’

#83. ‘Argo’ (2012)

#82. ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 2’ (2004)

#81. ‘The Fallen Idol’ (1948)

#80. ‘Odd Man Out’ (1947)

#79. ‘Scarface’ (1932) and remake

#78. ‘Deep Red’ (1975)

#77. ‘Dirty Harry’ (1971) and sequels

#76. ‘Goldfinger’ (1964) and entire Bond Franchise

#75. ‘Hell or High Water’ (2016)

#74. ‘Amores perros’ (2000

#73. ‘Halloween’ (1978) and sequels

#72. ‘Mulholland Drive’ (2001)

Twin Peaks

#71. ‘Memento’ (2000)

#70. ‘The Passenger’ (1975)

#69. ‘Out of the Past’ (1947)

#68. ‘Burning’ (2018) K Drama List

#67. ‘The Big Sleep’ (1946)

#66. ‘The Conversation’ (1974)

#65. ‘The Handmaiden’ (2016) K Drama List

#64. ‘Uncut Gems’ (2019)

#63. ‘The Fugitive’ (1993)

#62. ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ (2007)

 

#61. ‘Blade Runner’ (1982) and remakes

#60. ‘Frenzy’ (1972)

#59. ‘After Hours’ (1985)

#58. ‘United 93’ (2006)

#57 ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ (1975)

#56. ‘Fargo’ (1996)

#55. ‘Repulsion’ (1965)

#54. ‘Don’t Look Now’ (1973)

#53. ‘The Wages of Fear’ (1953)

#52. ‘Persona’ (1966)

#51. ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) and sequels classic zombie films

#50. ‘Strangers on a Train’ (1951)

#49. ‘Rebecca’ (1940) and remake

#48. ‘Room’ (2015

#47. ‘Z’ (1969)

#46. ‘To Have and Have Not’ (1944)

#45. ‘Mean Streets’ (1973)

#44. ‘The Great Escape’ (1963

#42. ‘Aliens’ (1986)

#41. ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)

#40. ‘The 39 Steps’ (1935)

 

#39. ‘Frankenstein’ (1931) and remakes

#38. ‘High Noon’ (1952)

#37. ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ (2012)

#36. ‘Le Cercle Rouge’ (1970)

 

#35. ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008)

#34. ‘The Departed’ (2006)

#33. ‘The Killing’ (1956)

#32. ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012)

#31. ‘The French Connection’ (1971)

 

#30. ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (2015)

#29. ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991)

#28. ‘It’s Such a Beautiful Day’ (2012)

#27. ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ (1943)

#26. ‘Shoplifters’ (2018)

#25. ‘On the Waterfront’ (1954)

#24. ‘L.A. Confidential’ (1997)

#23. ‘Dunkirk’ (2017)

#22. ‘Elevator to the Gallows’ (1958)

 

#21. ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ (1962) and remake original is better

#20. ‘The Lives of Others’ (2006)

#19. ‘Gravity’ (2013)

#18. ‘High and Low’ (1963 Japanese

 

#17. ‘Chinatown’ (1974)

#16. ‘No Country for Old Men’ (2007)

#15. ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008) and rest of Batman franchise

#14. ‘Yojimbo’ (1961) Japanese Gangster Film

#13. ‘The Lady Vanishes’ (1938)

#12. ‘Battleship Potemkin’ (1925) Russian Silent Age classic

#11. ‘Rififi’ (1955)

#10. ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944)

#9. ‘The Third Man’ (1949)

Maltese Falcon

#8. ‘The Night of the Hunter’ (1955)

#7. ‘Notorious’ (1946

#6. ‘Touch of Evil’ (1958)

#5. ‘North by Northwest’ (1959)

#4. ‘Parasite’ (2019) K Drama Best Picture Oscar Winner

#3. ‘Psycho’ (1960) and remake

#2. ‘Vertigo’ (1958)

#1. ‘Rear Window’ (1954)

 

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‘The Descent’ (2005)

‘Halloween’ (1978)

‘Pulse’ (2001)

Alien’ (1979)

‘Insidious’ (2010)

‘The Thing’ (1982)

‘Jaws’ (1975)

‘Poltergeist’ (1982)

‘The Conjuring’ (2013)

‘Sinister’ (2012)

 

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9’Under the Skin’ (2013)

8’Antichrist’ (2009)

7’Titane’ (2021)

6’Saint Maud’ (2019)

5’Mad God’ (2021)

3’Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)

2’Jacob’s Ladder’ (1990)

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‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998)

‘All That Jazz’ (1979)

‘Do the Right Thing’ (1989)

‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975)

‘Scenes from a Marriage’ (1974)

‘Schindler’s List’ (1993)

‘Ikiru’ (1952)

‘The Shawshank Redemption’ (1994)

’12 Angry Men’ (1957)

 

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The Changeling (1980)

Let The Right One In (2008)

The Wailing (2016) K Horror

Misery (1990)

The Witch (2016)

Get Out (2017)

Scream (1996)

Hereditary (2018)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

The Thing (1982)

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‘Boiling Point’ (2021)

‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998)

‘Come and See’ (1985)

‘Gravity’ (2013)

‘Angst’ (1983)

‘Inglourious Basterds’ (2009)

‘The Wages of Fear’ (1953)

‘Whiplash’ (2014)

‘Uncut Gems’ (2019)

 

 

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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and others in the franchise

Directed by George P. CosmatosKill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Part Two?

Directed by Quentin Tarantin

John Wick (2014)  and sequels?Directed by Chad Stahelski

Heat (1995)Directed by Michael Mann

Aliens (1986) and rest of franchise Directed by James Cameron

The Matrix (1999) and rest of franchise Directed by the WachowskisRaiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) and rest of franchise Directed by Steven Spielberg

Speed (1994) Directed by Jan de Bont

Die Hard (1988) and rest of Franchise Directed by John McTiernan

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and rest of franchise Directed by James Cameron

 

Saw all of them

 

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‘Gone Girl’ (2014) Directed by David Fincher

‘Predestination’ (2014) Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig

‘The Usual Suspects’ (1995) Directed by Bryan Singer

‘Memento’ (2000) Directed by Christopher Nolan

‘Oldboy’ (2003) K Drama appears on many thriller lists must watch it soon

Se7en’ (1995) Directed by David Fincher

‘Shutter Island’ (2010) Directed by Martin Scorsese

Parasite’ (2019) Directed by Bong Joon Ho K Drama that appears on lots of lists

‘American Psycho’ (2000) Directed by Mary Harron

‘Psycho’ (1960) and remake /Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

 

I saw most of these

 

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Se7en

Blue Velvet’ (1986) Directed by David Lynch

Civil War’ (2024) Directed by Alex Garland

North by Northwest’ (1959) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991) Directed by Jonathan Demme

‘The Night of the Hunter’ (1955) Directed by Charles Laughton

Vertigo’ (1958) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

‘Taxi Driver’ (1976) Directed by Martin Scorsese

Blow Out’ (1981) Directed by Brian De Palma

Heat’ (1995) Directed by Michael Mann

The Usual Suspects’ (1995) Directed by Bryan Singer

‘Oldboy’ (2003) Directed by Park Chan-wook K Drama  appears on many lists

‘Brick’ (2005) Directed by Rian Johnson’Sicario’ (2015)Directed by Denis Villeneuve

‘You Were Never Really Here’ (2018) Directed by Lynne Ramsay’

Uncut Gems’ (2019) Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie

 

I saw about half

 

 

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Memento (2000) Directed by Christopher Nolan

Oldboy (2003) Directed by Park Chan-wook  K Drama

Blow Out (1981)

Jaws (1975) Directed by Steven Spielberg

Blue Velvet (1986) Directed by David Lynch

Parasite (2019) Directed by Bong Joon-ho K Drama

Taxi Driver (1976) Directed by Martin Scorsese

The French Connection (1971) Directed by William Friedkin

Se7en (1995)Directed by David Finche

Rear Window (1954) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

 

Interesting two K dramas but only one Hitchchock film on this list?

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Let the Right One In (2008) Directed by Tomas Alfredson

Cat People (1942) Directed by Jacques Tourneur

The Neon Demon (2016) Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

The Shining (1980) Directed by Stanley Kubrick

The Others (2001) Directed by Alejandro Amenábar

House of Usher (1960)Directed by Roger Corman

X (2022) Directed by Ti West

Suspiria (2018) Directed by Luca GuadagninoNosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Directed by Werner Herzog

.Midsommar (2019) Directed by Ari Aster

 

Note:  I only saw two of these movies

 

 

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The #1 new TV show of each year since 1950, based on data

 

My birth year TV Series

 

1955: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)©Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

– IMDb rating: 8.5
– IMDb user votes: 14,171
– Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock is widely considered one of the greatest directors of all time—so it’s little wonder that the series was immensely popular. Each week, the episodes—some of which Hitchcock directed himself—told a different story, from dramas to thrillers to mysteries. It starred famous actors from both the big and small screen, including Robert Redford, Jessica Tandy, and Bette Davis.

 

My wife’s Birth year TV series ( would like to see what it would be in Korea)

 

1959: The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)©CBS Television Network

– IMDb rating: 9
– IMDb user votes: 67,242
– Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor

The memorable and somewhat chilling voice of Rod Serling was always the introduction to these unusual and often frightening sci-fi tales, which took regular people on extraordinary journeys. While the series itself only ran from 1959 to 1964, it spawned a franchise of movies as well as two revivals: one in the 1980s and a new one, hosted by Jordan Peele, that aired on CBS All Access.

 

My high school graduation year

 

1974: Nova (1974–present)©WGBH

– IMDb rating: 8.7
– IMDb user votes: 2,194
– Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Lance Lewman, Will Lyman

First airing in 1974, the long-running PBS documentary series focuses on science, nature, and history. The award-winning show has covered topics such as volcanic eruptions, global warming, the Great Pyramids, space exploration, and evolution.

 

My college graduation year

 

1979: SportsCenter (1979–present)©ESPN

– IMDb rating: 8.2
– IMDb user votes: 2,191
– Stars: Neil Everett, Jalen Rose, Jenn Brown, Antonietta Collins

Premiering on ESPN in 1979, “SportsCenter” quickly became one of the most-watched sports series on television. The show features highlights from various sporting events, as well as commentary, interviews, and game previews.

My Marriage year TV series

 

1982: Police Squad! (1982)©Paramount Television

– IMDb rating: 8.4
– IMDb user votes: 15,148
– Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, Ed Williams

The comedic genius of Leslie Nielsen shines in this short-lived but hilarious spoof on police shows. The series played off of serious police dramas, poking fun via slapstick, gags, and silly commentary. While the show made it through only six episodes before being canceled, it did go on to become the premise of “The Naked Gun” film franchise in the late ’80s and early ’90s.

 

My graduate school TV series

 

1988: Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)©Best Brains

– IMDb rating: 8.5
– IMDb user votes: 22,577
– Stars: Joel Hodgson, Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy

In what could easily be considered one of the most unusual show premises of all time, an innocent janitor is taken hostage by two crazed scientists and forced to watch sci-fi movies. The janitor builds himself some robot companions to keep him company, and the group interjects their own funny commentary and opinions into the movies they watch. The show originally was on from 1988 to 1996, and creator Joel Hodgson ran a successful crowdfunding campaign to renew the series at Netflix in 2017.

The Year I Joined the FS

 

1991: The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)©Ellipse Animation

– IMDb rating: 8.3
– IMDb user votes: 16,227
– Stars: Colin O’Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pellissier, Henri Labussière

Based on a series of books by Belgian cartoonist Georges Prosper Remi, “The Adventures of Tintin” ran for three seasons on HBO. Telling the story of a young reporter and his best friend and furry sidekick, Snowy, the animated series takes the two on heroic exploits and adventures. The books were not as popular in the U.S. as they were in Europe, but the television show was nominated for several awards. It inspired a 3D computer-animated movie of the same name in 2011.

My Year in the Hospital TV Show

 

1996: Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)©Toei Animation

– IMDb rating: 8.7
– IMDb user votes: 64,241
– Stars: Doc Harris, Christopher Sabat, Scott McNeil, Sean Schemmel

Getting its start as a popular Japanese anime series, “Dragon Ball Z” premiered in the U.S. in 1996, and continued on Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2003. With some help from his friends, young hero Goku fights to defend the earth from a variety of creatures and villains. In addition to the animated series, the “Dragon Ball” franchise included movies, video games, and two sequel television shows.

 

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2016: Stranger Things (2016–present)©Netflix

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Another successful Netflix original, “Stranger Things” is the creation of the Duffer Brothers, who also wrote the Warner Bros. horror film “Hidden.” Part sci-fi, part horror, the story starts with the disappearance of a young boy and the eerie events that follow. Premiering in 2016, the series will wrap up its run in 2025.

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‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ (1997) and sequels Directed by Jay Roach

“The Informant!’ (2009) Directed by Steven Soderbergh

“The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe’ (1972) Directed by Yves Robert

“Spy’ (2015) Directed by Paul Feig

“Red’ (2010) Directed by Robert Schwentke

‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ (2002) Directed by George Clooney

‘Charade’ (1963) Directed by Stanley Donen

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ (2015) Directed by Guy Ritchie

Burn After Reading’ (2008)Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen’Kingsman:

The Secret Service’ (2014) Directed by Matthew Vaughn

 

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  1. The Godfather
  2. Citizen Kane
  3. Schindler’s List
  4. Pulp Fiction
  5. The Shawshank Redemption
  6. Star Wars
  7. Gone with the Wind
  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  9. The Dark Knight
  10. Casablanca

 

Good choices I have seen this all.

 

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Everything Everywhere All At Once’ (2022) Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

‘Dune: Part One’ (2021) Directed by Denis Villeneuve

‘Mulholland Drive’ (2001) Directed by David Lynch

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (2022) Directed by James Cameron

‘The Fountain’ (2006) Directed by Darren Aronofsky

‘Children of Men’ (2006) Directed by Alfonso Cuarón

‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019) Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003) Directed by Peter Jackson

‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ (2004) Directed by Michel Gondry

‘The Prestige’ (2006) Directed by Christopher Nolan

Inception Directed by Chrisopher Noland

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Japanese:

#1. Seven Samurai (1954) 七人の侍 (Shichinin no Samurai)

#2. Spirited Away (2001) 千と千尋の神隠し (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

) #3. Tokyo Story (1953) 東京物語 (Tōkyō Monogatari)

#9. Rashomon (1950) 羅生門 (Rashōmon)

#13. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) 山椒大夫 (Sanshō Dayū)

#14. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 火垂るの墓 (Hotaru no Haka)

#15. Ran (1985) 乱 (Ran)

#29. Yojimbo (1961) 用心棒 (Yōjinbō) #30.

Ikiru (1952) 生きる (Ikiru)

#33. Late Spring (1949) 晩春 (Banshun)

#34. Early Summer (1951) 麦秋 (Bakushū)

#37. High and Low (1963) 天国と地獄 (Tengoku to Jigoku)

#48. Red Beard (1965) 赤ひげ (Akahige

) #49. Samurai Rebellion (1967) 上意討ち 拝領妻始末 (Jōiuchi: Hairyō Tsuma Shimatsu) #52. Shoplifters (2018) 万引き家族 (Manbiki Kazoku)

#55. Harakiri (1962) 切腹 (Seppuku)

#59. An Autumn Afternoon (1962) 秋刀魚の味 (Sanma no Aji) #62. The Hidden Fortress (1958) 隠し砦の三悪人 (Kakushi Toride no San Akunin)

#64. I Was Born, But… (1932) 大人の見る絵本 生れてはみたけれど (Otona no Miru Ehon Umarete wa Mita Keredo)

#68. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) かぐや姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari)

#81. Nobody Knows (2004) 誰も知らない (Dare mo Shiranai) #82. Still Walking (2008) 歩いても 歩いても (Aruitemo Aruitemo)

#83. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) となりのトトロ (Tonari no Totoro) #88. Drive My Car (2021) ドライブ・マイ・カー (Doraibu Mai Kā)

#95. After Life (1998) ワンダフルライフ (Wandafuru Raifu) #98. Maborosi (1995) 幻の光 (Maboroshi no Hikari)

 

French:

 

 

#12. Army of Shadows (1969) L’Armée des Ombres

#17. Children of Paradise (1945) Les Enfants du Paradi

s #20. The Rules of the Game (1939) La Règle du Jeu

#23. Playtime (1967) Playtime

#28. Au hasard Balthazar (1966) Au Hasard Balthazar

#35. Pépé le Moko (1937) Pépé le Moko

#38. Jules and Jim (1962) Jules et Jim

#43. The Artist (2011) L’Artiste

#51. Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) Céline et Julie vont en bateau

#57. Beauty and the Beast (1946) La Belle et la Bête

#69. Band of Outsiders (1964) Bande à part

#71. L’Argent (1983) L’Argent

#72. The Wild Child (1970) L’Enfant Sauvage

#77. The Triplets of Belleville (2003) Les Triplettes de Belleville

#84. Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) La Vie d’Adèle

#89. The Class (2008) Entre les Murs #93.

Petite Maman (2021) Petite Maman

#97. A Summer’s Tale (1996) Conte d’été

 

 

Certainly! Here’s the rest of the list broken down by nationality with just the English titles while keeping the original numbering and bolding intact:

French: #12. Army of Shadows (1969)

#17. Children of Paradise (1945)

#20. The Rules of the Game (1939)

#23. Playtime (1967)

#28. Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

#35. Pépé le Moko (1937)

#38. Jules and Jim (1962)

#43. The Artist (2011)

#51. Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)

#57. Beauty and the Beast (1946)

#69. Band of Outsiders (1964)

#71. L’Argent (1983)

#72. The Wild Child (1970)

#77. The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

#84. Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013)

#89. The Class (2008)

#93. Petite Maman (2021)

#97. A Summer’s Tale (1996)

#24. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) French

 

Italian: #16. The Conformist (1970)

 

#21. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

#31. La Dolce Vita (1960)

#39. Umberto D. (1952)

#40. The Best of Youth (2003)

#45. 8½ (1963)

#50. Journey to Italy (1954)

#70. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

 

German: #5. Metropolis (1927)

 

#43. The Lives of Others (2006)

#60. Das Boot (1981)

#92. The Blue Angel (1930)

 

 

Swedish: #7. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

#65. The Seventh Seal (1957)

#66. Wild Strawberries (1957)

#85. Persona (1966)

 

Hong Kong: #74. In the Mood for Love (2000)

#90. Days of Being Wild (1990)

 

Mexican:

 

#8. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

 

 

Russian: #26. Battleship Potemkin (1925)

#46. Solaris (1972)

#78. Leviathan (2015)

 

Other Nationalities:

 

#36. Amour (2012) Austrian/French/German

 

#42. A Brighter Summer Day (1991) Taiwanese

 

#63. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Belgium

 

#75. A Prophet (2009) French/Italian

 

#25. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Romanian

 

#41. Close-Up (1990) Iranian

#18. A Separation (2011) Iranian

 

#54. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) India

 

4 Parasite South Korean

 

 

 

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Office Spacewas the first live-action film by Beavis and Buttheadcreator Mike Judge. It’s a sharply written comedy that still accurately captures the American work life in an office setting perfectly over 25 years later. Judge’s biting satire of the day-to-day drudgery of mindless office drones pre-empted TV series like Judge’s own Silicon Valleyand the highly acclaimed Severance. The film wasn’t a box office hit but found its audience on cable and the home video market, leading it to become a beloved cult classic.

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Expanded from Judge’s earlier animated shorts titled Milton, and inspired by the director’s own work in an office, the movie stars Ron Livingston as Peter, a programmer at a software company who feels aimless and unfulfilled. That all changes when he goes to a hypnotherapist who unintentionally leaves Peter in a perpetual state of relaxation. He stops caring about work and does what he wants, which ironically only leads him to a promotion. Office Space is pointedly funny in its critiques and is filled with memorably quotable characters, played to perfection by its cast, including Gary Cole as the mundanely villainous boss Lumbergh, and Stephen Root as the timid, red stapler-loving Milton.

‘Galaxy Quest’ (1999)

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Fincher’s film is filled with radical disdain for the prevailing popular culture of the time, but it also shows an alternative that is not a healthy substitute. Controversial upon its release and continually misinterpreted by film bros, Fight Club may be a product of its time but seems only more relevant in an era of rising incel subculture. The film is remembered for its trio of performances by Brad PittEdward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter, as well as for Fincher’s strong visuals and the mid-film twist that turns the story on its head. It’s a must-watch movie that should inspire plenty of debate.

‘The Iron Giant’ (1999)

Directed by Brad Bird

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‘Eyes Wide Shut’ (1999)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

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Directed by M. Night Shymalan

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Bruce Willis stars as a child psychologist who takes on a new patient, Haley Joel Osment in an Oscar-nominated role, who has the unique problem of being able to talk to the dead. The Sixth Sense is a beautifully crafted horror film that relies on atmosphere and the well-honed performances of its cast to provide the scares. The script slowly unfurls it’s mysteries and Shymalan’s shocking twist ending actually feels integral to the plot, unlike those in his later films that feel unnecessary or like a crutch for lazy writing.

‘The Matrix’ (1999)

Directed by The Wachowskis

Coming off their debut film, the erotic thriller film Bound, the Wachowski’s pushed the queer content into subtext but kept the neo-noir vibes for the cyberpunk action masterpiece The Matrix. The movie became an instant influence on the action and sci-fi genres, with its innovative bullet-time effects quickly infiltrating dozens of other action movies and becoming satirized in comedies.

Keanu Reeves plays Neo, a hacker who discovers that the world he inhabits is all a simulation, and that the real world is an apocalyptic wasteland where the remains of humanity fight against their oppressive machine overlords. The plot pulls from dozens of different sources, including anime and the works of writer William Gibson, and synthesizes it all into a slick, action-packed package that makes some of the entry-level philosophy course dialogue easy to digest. Essential and influential, The Matrix is much more than its imitators or empty sequels, and was one of the most significant films released in 1999.

‘Magnolia’ (1999)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling character drama Magnoliawas his divisive follow-up to the acclaimed Boogie Nights. It follows one of the best movie casts of the 90s, as they search for connection and feeling in a world ruled by cruel fate. Anderson conducts his cast like an orchestra, each singular story fitting into the larger symphony of chaos that culminates in a biblical climax.

The cast is absolutely without fault, but special notice was given to Tom Cruise at the time for his performance as Frank Mackey, a misogynistic motivational speaker who uses his profession to cover up his own insecurities and past. It’s a role that weaponizes Cruise’s natural charisma for a toxic but vulnerable character. If Cruise hadn’t subsequently been swallowed whole by Scientology, it’s quite possible the intervening years between his amazing work in 1999 and his later full dedication to the Mission: Impossiblefranchise could’ve been filled with some very daring and interesting performances.

‘Being John Malkovich’ (1999)

Directed by Spike Jonze

From his influential music videos and short films, to his four feature-length classics, Spike Jonze has been one of the most unique directorial talents to grace the silver over the last few decades. He announced his entry into the mainstream with the fiercely original Being John Malkovich. Working off Charlie Kaufman’s surreal screenplay, Jonze crafted a dark comedy that has few true parallels.

John Cusack plays a puppeteer who gets a job on the seventh and a half floor of an office building where he discovers a doorway that leads into the mind of actor John Malkovich. From there the film goes into even more unexpected directions as more and more people enter Malkovich’s mind, until the actor himself is made aware of the portal’s existence. The cast is terrific, with Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener in pivotal supporting roles, and Malkovich himself playing off his idiosyncratic reputation. In a year that was filled with sterling original films, Being John Malkovich is the most singular.

‘All About My Mother’ (1999)

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar is a filmmaker who has consistently put out great work for over four decades that has certainly garnered awards attention and critical acclaim but remains frustratingly overlooked by American audiences. The Spanish filmmaker is known for his melodramas with bold visual styles that frequently feature LGBTQ+ and feminist themes, both of which are on full display in the film frequently cited as his best, All About My Mother.

After the death of her teenage son Esteban, Manuela (Cecilia Roth) travels to Barcelona to reconnect with the teen’s other parent, the transgender Lola (Toni Cantó). In Barcelona, she makes other connections, including Rosa (Penélope Cruz) a nun who is HIV positive and pregnant. It’s Almodóvar’s love letter to women, all women, and he tells his story with compassion and sincerity, all the while calling to mind the classic Hollywood melodramas of filmmakers like Douglas Sirkwith his intense visual palette. All About My Mother is a film the likes of which is hardly seen in Hollywood, and should be watched for its empathetic storytelling of women whose lives are often reduced or overlooked in mainstream cinema.

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  • Some sci-fi classics like Star Wars and Jurassic Park are always worth rewatching. Mad Max: Fury Road is a thrilling endless car chase.
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once mixes kung fu with a heartwarming family story for an entertaining sci-fi flick.
  • Galaxy Quest hilariously parodies Star Trek while paying homage to the beloved franchise that inspired it.

A lot of the lofty sci-fi movie classics aren’t very rewatchable, but some of the genre’s greatest entries – like Star WarsBack to the Future, and Jurassic Park – hold up to countless repeat viewings. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a breathtaking piece of cinema pondering the biggest questions about humanity’s existence, and Blade Runner is a powerful futuristic noir about what constitutes a person. But they both move at such a slow pace, and deal with such heavy philosophical subject matter, that no one is champing at the bit to rewatch them on movie night.

With the first sequel, Aliens, James Cameron went the other way and delivered one of the most explosive, action-packed movies ever made. The first half of Aliens gets Ellen Ripley down to the surface of a xenomorph-infested human colony with a band of space marines. The second half is an all-out action extravaganza pitting the marines against dozens of bloodthirsty aliens.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang in a kung-fu stance in Everything Everywhere All at Once© Provided by ScreenRant

The kind of movies that usually sweep the Academy Awards are slow, quiet, somber, and not particularly interested in being entertaining. But Everything Everywhere All at Once – which won seven Oscars, including Best Picture – is anything but. It is a touching, character-focused drama about a mother struggling to connect with her disillusioned daughter, but that beautiful mother-daughter story is wrapped up in an action-packed interdimensional epic in which the entire multiverse is at stake.

Joaquin Phoenix Is a Gun-Defending Sheriff of a Murderous Town in ‘Eddington’ Trailer

Story by Althea Legaspi

ensions are high between officials and townspeople in Eddington, New Mexico on June 2, 2020 in the teaser trailer for the black comedy western, Eddington. The Ari Aster-written and directed film, which will make its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival next month, arrives in theaters on July 18.

In the teaser clip, a person scrolls through their social media feed on a cell phone as a series of talking heads give snippets of their viewpoints, which appear to be focused on the pandemic and conspiracy theories. In Eddington, the weather is sweltering – in the upper 90s and into the 100s – per the person’s cell phone, as a voice discusses a lab in Wuhan, China. “If you value your life, you should think twice because the people in Eddington like guns, Sheriff Joe Cross (Phoenix) warns in one clip.

After Cross issues his alert, a video clip of his wife appears on the cell screen. “And I am speaking now to deny my husband’s announcement yesterday,” says Louise Cross (Emma Stone). “Which was false.”

Sherriff Cross’ adversary Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) also shows up on the screen with a video of his own. “I’m ready to continue leading our town, and fighting the pandemic and the racial and economic … ” he says before he’s cut off by the next clip, where Cross appears in a CNN post. “‘Law and Order Sheriff Assaults Protester in Town Rocked by Murders” reads the chyron over its video featuring a screaming Cross and protesting townspeople in masks as they face off.

The film also stars Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, Cameron Mann, Matt Gomez Hidaka, and Amélie Hoeferle.

 

 

Mad Max: Fury Road

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George Miller had already made three rollicking, action-packed Mad Max movies before he returned to the wasteland and blew the original trilogy out of the water with Mad Max: Fury RoadFury Road has a mercifully simplistic plot: badass Furiosa liberates the wives of post-apocalyptic tyrant Immortan Joe and goes on the lam with Joe’s forces hot on their tail. Max, now played by Tom Hardy, gets unwittingly swept along for the ride.

Aliens

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Ridley Scott’s original Alien movie is both one of the greatest science fiction movies and one of the greatest horror movies ever made, but it’s a slow burn. Scott takes his time to introduce the crew of the Nostromo and the threat of the xenomorph before the chestburster kicks off the haunted-house-in-space action. This makes for a powerful cinematic experience on the first viewing, but it also means that it takes a while to get going on a rewatch.

Everything Everywhere All at Once is an appropriate title for a movie that manages to be a fast-paced action movie, a visually stunning sci-fi movie, a zany slapstick comedy, and a sobering family drama all rolled into one. The Wang family’s story would be just as moving without all the hybrid-genre mayhem. But all the parallel universes and martial arts choreography make it an endlessly rewatchable movie.

Galaxy Quest

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Galaxy Quest is such a spot-on parody of the Star Trek franchise that it’s often ranked as a better Star Trek movie than most of the official Star Trek movies. It has an ingeniously meta premise: the washed-up cast of an old sci-fi show is recruited for a real-life intergalactic battle by real-life aliens who mistook episodes of their series for historical records. Director Dean Parisot gets every possible laugh out of that brilliant premise.

With the satire of Galaxy Quest, Parisot managed to have the best of both worlds. He ruthlessly spoofs Star Trek and its fans, but it’s ultimately an affectionate love letter to Gene Roddenberry’s legacy and the power of the fandom he inspired. Like all the best comedies, Galaxy Quest is so funny and so quotable and so hilariously acted that it’s infinitely rewatchable.

Predator

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Predator has absolutely no reason to be as great as it is. The story grew out of a Hollywood inside joke that Rocky Balboa would run out of opponents on Earth and have to fight an alien. Its entire premise revolves around oiled-up, muscle-bound men going into the jungle and firing machine guns at an invisible alien. At the very best, Predator should be an affable B-movie. But somehow, John McTiernan turned it into a bona fide masterpiece.

By pitting Arnold Schwarzenegger against a deadly alien creature, McTiernan told the ultimate man-conquers-beast story. Predator deals with themes of masculinity, militarism, and just how outmatched humanity might be when alien life finally arrives. But it’s also a big, loud, bombastic ‘80s action movie with a burst of gunfire or a giant explosion every couple of minutes.

WALL-E

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Much like Stanley Kubrick, when Pixar takes a stab at a genre, they end up making one of the all-time greats. The Incredibles is one of the best superhero movies, Up is one of the best adventure movies, and WALL-E is one of the best science fiction movies. With its dazzling futuristic imagery, deeply cinematic visual storytelling, and the heartwarming romance between WALL-E and fellow robot-with-a-heart-of-gold EVE, WALL-E holds up to endless rewatches.

The only thing that makes WALL-E wobble slightly on a rewatch is that its depiction of an uninhabitable, trash-filled Earth gets more and more depressingly accurate with every viewing. WALL-E was way ahead of its time in criticizing humanity’s callous treatment of the environment. Fortunately, the love story is beautiful enough to distract from the mirror being held up to climate change.

The Matrix

Carrie Anne Moss as Trinity and Keanu Reeves as Neo looking at each other in The Matrix© Provided by ScreenRant

The Wachowskis made audiences across the world question their reality with their sci-fi action masterpiece The Matrix. The movie suggests that reality is just a computer program being run by the robotic overlords using human beings as batteries. There’s a lot of exposition to get out of the way in the first act of The Matrix – who Morpheus is, how the Matrix works, what the machines are doing in the real world, etc. – but once it gets all that stuff out of the way, it’s a non-stop thrill-ride.

The Matrix is full of beautifully directed action sequences like the lobby shootout, the helicopter crash, and the final foot chase. The story in between the action scenes is masterfully crafted, too. From his humble beginnings as Thomas Anderson to his triumphant climactic transformation into “The One,” Neo’s journey lands on every viewing.

Star Wars

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.© Provided by ScreenRant

George Lucas changed the face of the film industry forever with his game-changing space opera Star Wars. Ever since Star Wars had audiences lining up around the block to watch it a 10th time, Hollywood studios have been acquiring nerdy I.P. and following Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey” religiously in an attempt to replicate that success. Lucas transported audiences to a galaxy far, far away and pulled off the cinematic magic trick of pure escapism.

Although it was burdened with introducing its audience to a whole new fictional universe, Star Wars moves at an agreeably zippy pace. It opens with a massive space battle and remains that exciting for the rest of its runtime. From the Millennium Falcon shootout to the explosion of the Death Star, Star Wars is full of set-pieces that never get old.

Jurassic Park

A T. Rex bursting through the gates and onto the road in Jurassic Park© Provided by ScreenRant

Steven Spielberg combined the monster-movie thrills of Jaws with the thought-provoking sci-fi themes of Close Encounters for his big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic ParkJurassic Park deals with the same complex themes as Frankenstein – the hubris of man, the dangers of playing God, the uncontrollability of nature – but with a theme park full of live dinosaurs. Spielberg and his team used groundbreaking visual effects to bring dinosaurs back to life.

Jurassic Park is full of great action sequences with razor-sharp tension and timeless effects. From the T. rex’s escape to the raptors’ attack in the kitchen, Jurassic Park is jam-packed with set-pieces that never fail to thrill the audience, no matter how many times they’ve seen the movie. Even the exposition in Jurassic Park is rewatchable, thanks to a little animated character named Mr. DNA.

Back To The Future

Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Emmett© Provided by ScreenRant

Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s Back to the Future script should be studied in every screenwriting class, because it’s airtight. Not only does it tell an engaging story about a time-traveling teenager trying to get his parents together to ensure his own existence; it’s a masterclass in the plant-and-payoff technique. Every single scene progresses the plot; every single line in the first act sets something up that comes back later.

The pacing doesn’t dip for a second, all the gags in Zemeckis and Gale’s script get a laugh every time, and the catharsis of Marty McFly finally getting back to 1985 after all the hurdles he’s had to overcome always lands. Plus, Michael J. Fox’s endearing on-screen chemistry with Christopher Lloyd as Marty and Doc Brown is endlessly watchable. Back to the Future is basically a perfect movie.

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Evolution

Out of this world laughs and galactic giggles ahead in this list of the best sci-fi comedies of all time.

One of the most mesmerizing things about the science fiction genre is the sheer scope of ideas that can be dreamt up, and this aspect lends itself perfectly to comedy; with something so out-of-this-world, there’s a real opportunity to make people laugh. There are crazy and bewildering plots spanning generations, from the twisted future of Idiocracy to the bulging-brained alien invasion of Mars Attacks! To put it simply, there’s a lot of fun to be had in crafting the strangely surreal, the complete unknown, and even just simply turning fear into nervous laughter.

By sifting through the sci-fi comedy offerings on the best streaming services, we’ve whittled our list down to the 10 best sci-fi comedies of all time. Comedic timing, acting prowess, and excellent scripts all play a huge part in the reason these movies are as funny as they are – even if you don’t expect them to be. So, pick your next watch across Paramount PlusDisneyNetflix, and Amazon Prime from the list below and prepare to be suitably amused.

10. Evolution

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  • Release date: June 8, 2001
  • Cast: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones
  • Director: Ivan Reitman
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 44% critics, 48% audience

It felt like that in the early 00s any video I borrowed from Blockbusters advertised this sci-fi comedy. When I realized it was from the director of Ghostbusters (also on our list), I had to rent it and I’m glad I did. In Evolution, a meteor hits Earth and with it an organism that evolves so rapidly no one has any real clue on how to stop it. The team for the job? A trainee firefighter, a government scientist, and two college professors made up of sci-fi icon David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, and Seann William Scott.

While the government tries to block the team out, the alien ecosystem begins to thrive on Earth and that’s when the real trouble starts. Even with Earth’s impending doom, there’s still plenty of time for comedy. It’s not groundbreaking sci-fi, but it’ll certainly bring laughs to your night-in.

9. Mars Attacks!

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  • Release date: December 13, 1996
  • Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan
  • Director: Tim Burton
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 55% critics, 53% audience

Much like Tim Burton’s haunting characters from his usual gothic horrors, like Beetlejuice and The Corpse Bride, you’ll never forget the Martians of his sci-fi dark comedy, Mars Attacks! It’s a wonderful spoof of the cheesy alien invasion movies of the ’50s, full of surreal humor and black comedy.

Burton’s foray into science fiction depicts an alien arrival on Earth that starts out peacefully, but quickly transcends into absolute chaos – making it both a little bit scary and a whole lot of funny. Particularly the government’s blundering attempts to deal with these new visitors.

Mars Attacks! has a rather impressive cast behind it, with Jack Nicholson as the President, Glenn Close, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Pierce Brosnan, Annette Bening, Sarah Jessica Parker, and so many more stellar actors. While it didn’t quite impress with its box office debut, it’s certainly made up for it in cult status.

8. Spaceballs

  • Release date: June 24, 1987
  • Cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and more
  • Director: Mel Brooks
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 52% critics, 83% audience

Mel Brooks is one hell of a filmmaker and the master of spoofs. When it comes to comedy, his unique style traverses genres from the Western of Blazing Saddles to the adventures of Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Spaceballs, his move into science fiction, had the same cult impact.

Brooks’ Spaceballs is primarily a Star Wars parody with Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his alien sidekick, Barf (John Candy), rescuing Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the Spaceballs – all while evading capture from the dastardly Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis).

It sounds absolutely bonkers and that’s because it is. It is jam-packed with quirky jokes, gags, wisecracks, and slapstick comedy – while some might not be to your taste, others will have you in stitches. Plus, Spaceballs utilizes the humor of breaking the fourth wall, which sets it apart from the rest of the genre ten-fold. While the movie came out in 1987, according to Variety, there may be a Spaceballs 2 is in the works with Mel Brooks producing almost 30 years later.

7. Galaxy Quest

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  • Release date: December 25, 1999
  • Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
  • Director: Dean Parisot
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 90% critics, 79% audience

Back in the 90s, Galaxy Quest was first perceived as a silly comedy movie that affectionately parodied the likes of Star Trek and other galactic spaceship crews. However, it has since proved itself to be far smarter than that and has been acknowledged as such.

The movie sees a new spaceship crew assembled, but this time they’re actors from the TV show Galaxy Quest that get thrown into a real-life space adventure. During a fan convention, Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), lead actor of the show, is approached by a group of aliens called Thermians that want his help.

Unfortunately, the aliens believe that the TV show is actually real life. So, when they recruit Jason and his crew for help, no-one’s quite sure what they’re getting themselves into. It’s a parody, yes, but it’s also a homage to all the amazing sci-fi shows and movies that are still thriving today. It’s satire at its finest and it does so whilst lovingly dressed up in sci-fi and comedy.

6. Men in Black and sequels

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  • Release date: July 2, 1997
  • Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino
  • Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% critics, 80% audience

With four films now in the Men in Black franchise, the first will always be the best of the best of the best, sir! There’s a lot of great things to say about Men in Black, but the greatest gift from this movie is the comedy pairing of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent J and Agent K, respectively. They make this look good.

Jay and Kay are agents of a secret government organization tasked with protecting Earth and keeping an eye on all its alien residents. While Kay is a respected long-serving member, Jay is a headstrong rookie with a lot of sass – but they balance each other out with Kay sharing wisdom and Jay showing him how to have a good time.

The scope of extra-terrestrials is also fantastic. We won’t say too much about them here, as discovering them all is part of this movie’s charm. While some can be rather adorable, others can be unnervingly terrifying, but have no fear as Will Smith will always lighten the mood.

5. Idiocracy

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  • Release date: September 1, 2006
  • Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, and more
  • Director: Mike Judge
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 71% critics, 61% audience

Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) is a remarkably average human. Yet, he is the one chosen to be put into hibernation and brought back to life in the future. Sort of like Fry in Futurama (one of the best sci-fi TV shows of all time), but on purpose. However, when Joe ‘arrives’ in the future, he’s somehow the smartest person alive.

Now, imagine a world where the average intelligence has depleted exponentially, because that’s the world Joe now lives in, and there’s a whole lot of weird things going on. In Idiocracyyou can pause on pretty much any scene in this movie and think to yourself, what on Earth is going on? And because of this, it’s a really great comedy about how strange the world and life could really be.

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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure/Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey -sequel

 

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  • Release date: February 17, 1989
  • Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, and more
  • Director: Stephen Herek
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 83% critics, 75% audience

If you’ve ever once looked into sci-fi comedy, you’ll no doubt have come across Bill and Ted. Or, if you’re just into movies in any shape or form, you’ll have heard of this iconic duo made up of traditionally more straight-faced Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Their friendship hangs in the balance as a failing history grade could see the pair torn apart. But, there’s one way to save it and that’s by travelling back in time to learn about history in the most excellent of ways.

Carrying out research for their school report, they travel by a phone booth time machine that takes them back to historical moments, meeting several history VIPs along the way. Obviously, turning up in a phone booth causes its own hilarity, but the goofy pairing with an incredibly quotable script make this a fun and lighthearted movie for all to enjoy.

3. Repo Man

 

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  • Release date: March 2, 1984
  • Cast: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, and more
  • Director: Alex Cox
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 98% critics, 78% audience

To get out of trouble, punky Otto (Emilio Estevez) is recruited by a car repo agency that tasks him with hunting down a Chevrolet Malibu for an eye-watering $20,000 bounty. High reward means high risk though and inside the trunk of this runaway Chevy is something out-of-this-world. Hunting down this car is no simple task and whatever extraterrestrial entity is hiding in the trunk makes sure of that.

It seems some of the best sci-fi comedies are just bonkers and Repo Man is certainly one of those titles. You can’t quite believe what you’re watching and with the threat of an alien invasion at stake, its peculiar plot will amuse and pull you in. It’s a cult classic because it doesn’t really fit into any of the usual movie ticking boxes, yet still highly entertaining.

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2. Back to the Future and sequels

 

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  • Release date: July 3, 1985
  • Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
  • Director: Robert Zemeckis
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 93% critics, 95% audience

Back to the Future is one of the best sci-fi movies of all time, and it’s also one of the funniest. Bringing together young Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) with eccentric scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), the pair embark on a time-travelling adventure that seamlessly integrates the sci-fi genre with comedy.

Marty is accidentally sent 30 years back in time in a souped-up DeLorean. His presence in the past ends up risking his entire existence as he splits up his future parents and must fix the mistake. And, amid all this, Marty and Doc Brown must protect each other from their past and future fates.

It’s witty and wild, parodying sci-fi and futuristic concepts – some of which have actually become a reality since then, such as video calls and wearable tech like smart glasses (the fashion… not so much).

1. Ghostbusters and Two sequels

 

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  • Release date: June 8, 1984
  • Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis
  • Director: Ivan Reitman
  • Rotten Tomatoes score: 95% critics, 88% audience

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Simply one of the most iconic sci-fi comedies of all time, Ghostbusters paved the way for so many titles on our list that it’d be hard not to give it top spot. I mean, it quite literally spawned Evolution from director Ivan Reitman.

Kicked out of university jobs, three parapsychologists choose instead to set up their own unique ghost removal service in New York. Ghostbusters, assemble! The fantastic cast and witty script makes this movie an absolute joy to watch.

It’s a wonderful blend of supernatural, sci-fi, comedy, horror, and action that has spawned a whole iconic franchise: we’re talking more movies, comics, video games, TV shows, etc. While some of the movies that followed are funny in their own right, you just can’t beat the original.

 

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An iconic horror film requires many key elements, ranging from a strong atmosphere to terrifying scares, but few features are as crucial as great acting. Whether portraying a vulnerable victim, a resilient hero or a menacing villain, actors must devote themselves wholeheartedly to horror performances due to the intensity and wide range of emotions required by the genre. In fact, largely as the result of excellent acting, many horror characters – such as Jack Torrance or Norman Bates – have established themselves as some of the most enduring popular characters in film history.

With such a rich canon of performances to choose from, selecting the 10 greatest is a daunting feat. Considering the iconic legacies of the characters, their vital roles within their films, and the technical feats accomplished by the actors, these are our picks for the 10 best performances in horror films.

Linda Blair in ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)

Directed by William Friedkin

The Exorcist is a 1973 supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and adapted by William Peter Blatty from his own 1971 novel. The film centers on the demonic possession of a young girl, Regan (Linda Blair), as she is transformed into a chaotic, profane and violent monster by the demon inside of her. In order to attempt to save her soul, Catholic priests Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) and Father Karras (Jason Miller) perform an exorcism once it is clear that no other option will work.

Related video: 10 Best Horror Movies You’ve Never Heard Of (CBR)

 

Despite being only 12 years old at the time of filming, Linda Blair gives a powerhouse performance as Regan, completely embodying both her innocent initial personality and the vulgar demon that possesses her. Aided by the vocal work of Mercedes McCambridge, Linda Blair tackles physically and emotionally demanding scenes that would have been challenging for actors decades her senior, consistently holding her own against her far more experienced castmates. The Exorcist is widely considered one of the scariest films of all time, and Linda Blair’s performance is one of the greatest reasons why.

The Exorcist

Release Date  December 26, 1973

Director  William Friedkin

Cast  Lee J. Cobb, Max Von Sydow, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn

Rating  R

Runtime  122 minutes

Main Genre   Horror

Genres  Supernatural, Horror

Writers  William Peter Blatty

Production Company  Hoya Productions

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Kathy Bates in ‘Misery’ (1990)

Directed by Rob Reiner

Based on Stephen King‘s 1987 novel, Misery is a 1990 psychological horror-thriller directed by Rob Reiner. The film follows a popular fiction writer, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), who suffers a life-threatening car crash and is found by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a dedicated fan. As a nurse by profession, Annie helps Paul with his injuries but is horrified to discover that he has killed off her favorite character and decides to imprison him in her house until he has written a novel resurrecting the character.

Kathy Bates’ performance received widespread acclaim and earned her a Best Actress Academy Award, in the only Oscar win ever received for a Stephen King adaptation. Bringing to life the villainous Annie Wilkes, Bates’ performance is highly erratic, swinging wildly from appearing to be simply a lonely and quirky woman to behaving in a violent and aggressive manner towards her captive. Portraying one of King’s greatest literary characters, Kathy Bates deserves all the attention she received for her performance in Misery.

Misery

Release Date  November 30, 1990

Director  Rob Reiner

Cast  Richard Farnsworth, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Frances Sternhagen, James Caan

Rating  R

Runtime  107 minutes

Main Genre  Horror

Genres  Drama, Thriller, Horror

Writers  William Goldman, Stephen King

Budget  $20 million

Studio(s)  Columbia Pictures

Distributor(s)  Columbia Pictures

Rent on Amazon

Tony Todd in ‘Candyman’ (1992)

Directed by Bernard Rose

Candyman is a 1992 supernatural horror film written and directed by Bernard Rose and based on a short story by prolific novelist Clive Barker. The film explores the concept of urban legends by following a grad student, Helen (Virginia Madsen), who begins investigating the story of a vengeful spirit known as the Candyman (Tony Todd). After being summoned by Helen, Candyman begins to take the lives of innocent residents of a low-income neighborhood that he terrorizes.

Candyman is unique for a supernatural slasher due to its methodical pace, mature storytelling and the subversively sympathetic nature of its antagonist. Tony Todd brings an incredible gravitas to the role, with his velvet-smooth voice and calm physicality bringing a hypnotic quality to the character, and his dedication to the film being perfectly showcased by his willingness to work with hundreds of live bees during production. Frightening and strangely alluring, the late, great Tony Todd’s performance as the titular Candyman is nothing less than career-defining.

Candyman

Release Date  October 16, 1992

Director  Bernard Rose

Cast  Marianna Elliott, DeJuan Guy, Kasi Lemmons, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, Ted Raimi

Rating  R

Runtime  100 Minutes

Main Genre  Horror

Genres  Drama, Thriller, Horror

Writers  Bernard Rose

Character(s)  Billy, Candyman, Clara, Jake, Bernadette Walsh, Anne-Marie McCoy, Trevor Lyle, Helen Lyle

Rent on Apple TV

Boris Karloff in ‘Frankenstein’ (1931)

Directed by James Whale

Based on Mary Shelley‘s 1818 classic horror novel, Frankenstein is a 1931 sci-fi horror film directed by James Whale. The film centers on the creation of a monster (Boris Karloff) constructed from stolen body-parts, who is reanimated by a scientist (Colin Clive) who seeks to play God. Mistreated by those around him, the monster escapes from captivity and finds himself the target of furious and violent townspeople.

Enhanced with one of horror cinema’s most iconic examples of costuming and special effects makeup, Boris Karloff’s performance as Frankenstein’s Monster is a landmark achievement of the early horror genre. Karloff portrays the monster with a pitch-perfect balance of childlike innocence and threatening physicality, with his clumsy movements making his inhumanity incredibly believable. Rightfully still celebrated almost a century later, Boris Karloff’s performance in Frankenstein is perfect.

Frankenstein

Release Date  November 21, 1931

Director  James Whale

Cast  Lionel Belmore, Frederick Kerr, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Colin Clive, Boris Karloff

Rating  Passed

Runtime  70 Minutes

Main Genre  Sci-Fi

Genres  Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Writers  Francis Edward Faragoh, Peggy Webling, Garrett Fort, Richard Schayer, John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley

Rent on Apple TV

Jack Nicholson in ‘The Shining’ (1980)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Based on Stephen King‘s 1977 novel, The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. The film centers on Jack (Jack Nicholson), a writer with a history of alcoholism and a troubled relationship with his family, who takes a caretaking job at the remote Overlook Hotel during the winter. Upon arrival, however, Jack’s wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their young son Danny (Danny Lloyd) realize that the hotel may be haunted, as they are plagued by unexplained events and Jack’s behavior becomes increasingly concerning.

From his earliest scenes in the film, Jack Nicholson makes it clear through his performance that something is deeply wrong with Jack under the surface of his identity as an ambitious family man, seeming as if he may snap at any moment. Nicholson’s dynamic with Shelley Duvall is highly compelling, with her pure terror being contrasted excellently with his mania and aggression, making audiences truly come to fear his character at the film’s harrowing climax. Tragic, scary and at times darkly comedic, Jack Nicholson’s performance in The Shining is a masterclass in portraying a disturbed individual.

The Shining

Release Date  May 23, 1980

Director  Stanley Kubrick

Cast  Philip Stone, Barry Nelson, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Jack Nicholson

Rating  R

Runtime  146 minutes

Main Genre   Horror

Genres  Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Psychological

Writers  Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King

Studio  Warner Bros.

Tagline  All work and no play make Jack a dull boy…

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Jodie Foster in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror film directed by Jonathan Demme and based on Thomas Harris‘ 1988 novel. The film centers on young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) as she is assigned a key role in the investigation of serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). In order to track the killer down, Clarice develops a rapport with Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), an incarcerated cannibal and murderer who is also a highly intelligent psychiatrist.

Winning an Oscar for Best Actress, Jodie Foster’s portrayal of Clarice received immediate acclaim due to her embodiment of Clarice’s likability, intelligence and emotional complexity. The film’s most compelling element is the dynamic between Clarice and Hannibal, with the two consistently attempting to get the upper hand in their interactions and thed chemistry between Foster and Hopkins makes their scenes electrifying. Clarice is one of horror cinema’s most iconic protagonists and one of the best characters in the Hannibal Lecter cinematic universe, with Jodie Foster’s performance greatly enhancing the role.

The Silence of the Lambs

Release Date  February 14, 1991

Director  Jonathan Demme

Cast  Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Scott Glenn, Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Ted Levine, Jodie Foster

Rating  R

Runtime  118 Minutes

Main Genre  Thriller

Genres  Drama, Thriller, Crime

Writers  Ted Tally, Thomas Harris

Character(s)  Ardelia Mapp, Senator Ruth Martin, Catherine Martin, Dr. Frederick Chilton, Jame Gumb, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Sterling, Jack Crawford

Mia Farrow in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ (1968)

Directed by Roman Polanski

Rosemary’s Baby is a 1968 supernatural body horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski and based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. The film centers on a young married woman, Rosemary (Mia Farrow), whose relationships with everyone around her are thrown into question when she begins suffering a seemingly demonic pregnancy after being assaulted. Becoming increasingly ill and losing a shocking amount of weight, Rosemary begins to suspect that her neighbors are participants in an occult conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.

Considered a masterpiece of subtle body horror, the film displays Rosemary undergoing a shocking physical transformation from a healthy young woman to someone frail, gaunt and highly physically vulnerable. Mia Farrow’s performance perfectly conveys the way that Rosemary’s bodily autonomy is being stripped from her, portraying the character as good-hearted and pure but also increasingly physically unwell and dangerously naive. One of the most acclaimed performances in genre history, Mia Farrow’s performance as the titular Rosemary is authentic, frightening and enduringly impressive.

Rosemary’s Baby

Release Date  June 12, 1968

Director  Roman Polanski

Cast  Ralph Bellamy, Sidney Blackmer, John Cassavetes, Maurice Evans, Ruth Gordon, Mia Farrow

Rating  R

Runtime  137 minutes

Main Genre  Drama

Genres  Supernatural, Horror, Psychological

Writers  Ira Levin, Roman Polanski

Tagline  Pray for Rosemary’s Baby

Production Company  William Castle Productions

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10 Best Horror Movie Performances of All Time, Ranked

An iconic horror film requires many key elements, ranging from a strong atmosphere to terrifying scares, but few features are as crucial as great acting. Whether portraying a vulnerable victim, a resilient hero or a menacing villain, actors must devote themselves wholeheartedly to horror performances due to the intensity and wide range of emotions required by the genre. In fact, largely as the result of excellent acting, many horror characters – such as Jack Torrance or Norman Bates – have established themselves as some of the most enduring popular characters in film history.

With such a rich canon of performances to choose from, selecting the 10 greatest is a daunting feat. Considering the iconic legacies of the characters, their vital roles within their films, and the technical feats accomplished by the actors, these are our picks for the 10 best performances in horror films.

Linda Blair in ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)

Directed by William Friedkin

The Exorcist is a 1973 supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and adapted by William Peter Blatty from his own 1971 novel. The film centers on the demonic possession of a young girl, Regan (Linda Blair), as she is transformed into a chaotic, profane and violent monster by the demon inside of her. In order to attempt to save her soul, Catholic priests Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) and Father Karras (Jason Miller) perform an exorcism once it is clear that no other option will work.

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Despite being only 12 years old at the time of filming, Linda Blair gives a powerhouse performance as Regan, completely embodying both her innocent initial personality and the vulgar demon that possesses her. Aided by the vocal work of Mercedes McCambridge, Linda Blair tackles physically and emotionally demanding scenes that would have been challenging for actors decades her senior, consistently holding her own against her far more experienced castmates. The Exorcist is widely considered one of the scariest films of all time, and Linda Blair’s performance is one of the greatest reasons why.

The Exorcist

Release Date  December 26, 1973

Director  William Friedkin

Cast  Lee J. Cobb, Max Von Sydow, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn

Rating  R

Runtime  122 minutes

Main Genre   Horror

Genres  Supernatural, Horror

Writers  William Peter Blatty

Production Company  Hoya Productions

Rent on Amazon

Kathy Bates in ‘Misery’ (1990)

Directed by Rob Reiner

Based on Stephen King‘s 1987 novel, Misery is a 1990 psychological horror-thriller directed by Rob Reiner. The film follows a popular fiction writer, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), who suffers a life-threatening car crash and is found by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a dedicated fan. As a nurse by profession, Annie helps Paul with his injuries but is horrified to discover that he has killed off her favorite character and decides to imprison him in her house until he has written a novel resurrecting the character.

Kathy Bates’ performance received widespread acclaim and earned her a Best Actress Academy Award, in the only Oscar win ever received for a Stephen King adaptation. Bringing to life the villainous Annie Wilkes, Bates’ performance is highly erratic, swinging wildly from appearing to be simply a lonely and quirky woman to behaving in a violent and aggressive manner towards her captive. Portraying one of King’s greatest literary characters, Kathy Bates deserves all the attention she received for her performance in Misery.

Misery

Release Date  November 30, 1990

Director  Rob Reiner

Cast  Richard Farnsworth, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Frances Sternhagen, James Caan

Rating  R

Runtime  107 minutes

Main Genre  Horror

Genres  Drama, Thriller, Horror

Writers  William Goldman, Stephen King

Budget  $20 million

Studio(s)  Columbia Pictures

Distributor(s)  Columbia Pictures

Rent on Amazon

Tony Todd in ‘Candyman’ (1992)

Directed by Bernard Rose

Candyman is a 1992 supernatural horror film written and directed by Bernard Rose and based on a short story by prolific novelist Clive Barker. The film explores the concept of urban legends by following a grad student, Helen (Virginia Madsen), who begins investigating the story of a vengeful spirit known as the Candyman (Tony Todd). After being summoned by Helen, Candyman begins to take the lives of innocent residents of a low-income neighborhood that he terrorizes.

Candyman is unique for a supernatural slasher due to its methodical pace, mature storytelling and the subversively sympathetic nature of its antagonist. Tony Todd brings an incredible gravitas to the role, with his velvet-smooth voice and calm physicality bringing a hypnotic quality to the character, and his dedication to the film being perfectly showcased by his willingness to work with hundreds of live bees during production. Frightening and strangely alluring, the late, great Tony Todd’s performance as the titular Candyman is nothing less than career-defining.

Candyman

Release Date  October 16, 1992

Director  Bernard Rose

Cast  Marianna Elliott, DeJuan Guy, Kasi Lemmons, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, Ted Raimi

Rating  R

Runtime  100 Minutes

Main Genre  Horror

Genres  Drama, Thriller, Horror

Writers  Bernard Rose

Character(s)  Billy, Candyman, Clara, Jake, Bernadette Walsh, Anne-Marie McCoy, Trevor Lyle, Helen Lyle

Rent on Apple TV

Boris Karloff in ‘Frankenstein’ (1931)

Directed by James Whale

Based on Mary Shelley‘s 1818 classic horror novel, Frankenstein is a 1931 sci-fi horror film directed by James Whale. The film centers on the creation of a monster (Boris Karloff) constructed from stolen body-parts, who is reanimated by a scientist (Colin Clive) who seeks to play God. Mistreated by those around him, the monster escapes from captivity and finds himself the target of furious and violent townspeople.

Enhanced with one of horror cinema’s most iconic examples of costuming and special effects makeup, Boris Karloff’s performance as Frankenstein’s Monster is a landmark achievement of the early horror genre. Karloff portrays the monster with a pitch-perfect balance of childlike innocence and threatening physicality, with his clumsy movements making his inhumanity incredibly believable. Rightfully still celebrated almost a century later, Boris Karloff’s performance in Frankenstein is perfect.

Frankenstein

Release Date  November 21, 1931

Director  James Whale

Cast  Lionel Belmore, Frederick Kerr, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Colin Clive, Boris Karloff

Rating  Passed

Runtime  70 Minutes

Main Genre  Sci-Fi

Genres  Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Writers  Francis Edward Faragoh, Peggy Webling, Garrett Fort, Richard Schayer, John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley

Rent on Apple TV

Jack Nicholson in ‘The Shining’ (1980)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Based on Stephen King‘s 1977 novel, The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. The film centers on Jack (Jack Nicholson), a writer with a history of alcoholism and a troubled relationship with his family, who takes a caretaking job at the remote Overlook Hotel during the winter. Upon arrival, however, Jack’s wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their young son Danny (Danny Lloyd) realize that the hotel may be haunted, as they are plagued by unexplained events and Jack’s behavior becomes increasingly concerning.

From his earliest scenes in the film, Jack Nicholson makes it clear through his performance that something is deeply wrong with Jack under the surface of his identity as an ambitious family man, seeming as if he may snap at any moment. Nicholson’s dynamic with Shelley Duvall is highly compelling, with her pure terror being contrasted excellently with his mania and aggression, making audiences truly come to fear his character at the film’s harrowing climax. Tragic, scary and at times darkly comedic, Jack Nicholson’s performance in The Shining is a masterclass in portraying a disturbed individual.

The Shining

Release Date  May 23, 1980

Director  Stanley Kubrick

Cast  Philip Stone, Barry Nelson, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Jack Nicholson

Rating  R

Runtime  146 minutes

Main Genre   Horror

Genres  Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Psychological

Writers  Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King

Studio  Warner Bros.

Tagline  All work and no play make Jack a dull boy…

Rent on Apple TV

Jodie Foster in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror film directed by Jonathan Demme and based on Thomas Harris‘ 1988 novel. The film centers on young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) as she is assigned a key role in the investigation of serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). In order to track the killer down, Clarice develops a rapport with Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), an incarcerated cannibal and murderer who is also a highly intelligent psychiatrist.

Winning an Oscar for Best Actress, Jodie Foster’s portrayal of Clarice received immediate acclaim due to her embodiment of Clarice’s likability, intelligence and emotional complexity. The film’s most compelling element is the dynamic between Clarice and Hannibal, with the two consistently attempting to get the upper hand in their interactions and thed chemistry between Foster and Hopkins makes their scenes electrifying. Clarice is one of horror cinema’s most iconic protagonists and one of the best characters in the Hannibal Lecter cinematic universe, with Jodie Foster’s performance greatly enhancing the role.

The Silence of the Lambs

Release Date  February 14, 1991

Director  Jonathan Demme

Cast  Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Scott Glenn, Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Ted Levine, Jodie Foster

Rating  R

Runtime  118 Minutes

Main Genre  Thriller

Genres  Drama, Thriller, Crime

Writers  Ted Tally, Thomas Harris

Character(s)  Ardelia Mapp, Senator Ruth Martin, Catherine Martin, Dr. Frederick Chilton, Jame Gumb, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Sterling, Jack Crawford

Mia Farrow in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ (1968)

Directed by Roman Polanski

Rosemary’s Baby is a 1968 supernatural body horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski and based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. The film centers on a young married woman, Rosemary (Mia Farrow), whose relationships with everyone around her are thrown into question when she begins suffering a seemingly demonic pregnancy after being assaulted. Becoming increasingly ill and losing a shocking amount of weight, Rosemary begins to suspect that her neighbors are participants in an occult conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.

Considered a masterpiece of subtle body horror, the film displays Rosemary undergoing a shocking physical transformation from a healthy young woman to someone frail, gaunt and highly physically vulnerable. Mia Farrow’s performance perfectly conveys the way that Rosemary’s bodily autonomy is being stripped from her, portraying the character as good-hearted and pure but also increasingly physically unwell and dangerously naive. One of the most acclaimed performances in genre history, Mia Farrow’s performance as the titular Rosemary is authentic, frightening and enduringly impressive.

Rosemary’s Baby

Release Date  June 12, 1968

Director  Roman Polanski

Cast  Ralph Bellamy, Sidney Blackmer, John Cassavetes, Maurice Evans, Ruth Gordon, Mia Farrow

Rating  R

Runtime  137 minutes

Main Genre  Drama

Genres  Supernatural, Horror, Psychological

Writers  Ira Levin, Roman Polanski

Tagline  Pray for Rosemary’s Baby

Production Company  William Castle Productions

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Kōji Yakusho in ‘Cure’ (1997)

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Cure is a 1997 Japanese supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The film centers on a mysterious string of murders with seemingly no connection except from a link to Mamiya (Masato Hagiwara), an amnesiac hypnotist. The lead detective on the case, Kenichi Takabe (Kōji Yakusho), finds himself being increasingly drawn into Mamiya’s web due to the stresses and traumas of his own personal life, placing the lives of those around him in harm’s way.

Kōji Yakusho and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa have collaborated on numerous film projects, but Cure has proven to be their most renowned due to its terrifying atmosphere and compelling premise. Yakusho shines in the lead role, portraying a delicately balanced mix of professionalism and dangerously obsessive tendencies to the character that establishes Takabe as a fascinating and potentially unreliable protagonist. Delivering scenes of devastating emotional trauma, chilling horror and dedicated detective work, Kōji Yakusho’s performance in Cure is horror perfection.

Cure

Release Date  December 27, 1997

Director  Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Cast  Ren Ôsugi, Misayo Haruki, Anna Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Yoriko Dôguchi, Masato Hagiwara, Denden, Kôji Yakusho

Rating  Not Rated

Runtime  111 Minutes

Main Genre  Horror

Genres  Mystery, Crime, Horror

Writers  Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Toni Collette in ‘Hereditary’ (2018)

Directed by Ari Aster

Hereditary is a 2018 supernatural horror film written and directed by Ari Aster in his feature film debut. The film centers on a family in the midst of severe grief, initially grieving the death of their maternal grandmother, before being struck by additional tragedy and afflicted by evil supernatural forces. Annie (Toni Collette), the mother of the family, is an artist with a traumatic past who tries her best to support her children Peter (Alex Wolff) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro) but is pushed to a breaking point due to the horrific circumstances.

Notoriously one of the bleakest horror films ever made, Hereditary is beloved by critics and audience members due to its strong scares and its raw and powerful representations of generational trauma and mental illness. Receiving particular attention, Toni Collette’s performance as Annie is unflinchingly intense, perfectly embodying her character’s complexity and fragile mental state in the wake of her grief. In one unforgettable scene, Collette expels some of the most haunting and tortured screams in cinematic history, and her performance is consistently remarkable throughout.

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10 Best Non-American Zombie Movies Of All Time

Of all the different niches of horror movies, the zombie flick is one of the most enduring, with each generation of filmmakers bringing their unique perspective to the narrative. In recent years, we’ve seen exciting changes within the zombie genre, as many of the tropes and rules of these stories established by classics like Night of the Living Dead have been subverted and altered to suit the contemporary era. While there are many great zombie movies produced by Hollywood, there are legions of innovative titles that have come from countries besides the U.S.

Plenty of unconventional zombie movies break away from the genre, and these great international projects showcase that writers and directors everywhere are interested in seeing how far they can push the concept of the zombie. From bloody, gory films that make you want to turn away from the screen to satirical narratives that play with your expectations, these movies have it all. Lately, many of the best zombie films have been grappling with zombies as a metaphor for worldwide disease and catastrophe, often being combined with the post-apocalyptic genre.

Cargo (2017)

Directed by Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke

Martin Freeman’s underrated realistic zombie movieCargo has long been overlooked within the genre. However, watching the Australian film today demonstrates why it’s such an emotionally gripping horror movie. Zombism is referred to as a virus within the world of Cargo, but the effects of infection work the same way, and it’s clear that anyone who gets bitten isn’t long for this world. The ticking clock of Andy’s (Freeman) infection is the background of Cargoas he attempts to get his infant daughter to safety.

Incorporating many of the best elements of the post-apocalyptic genre, Cargo also grapples with the legacy of Australia’s treatment of Indigenous Australians. Andy encounters the young girl Thoomi (Simone Landers), who helps Andy find a safe place for his daughter to be raised after he’s gone. Freeman is doubtlessly at his best in Cargo, and the complex project is a tender portrait of love and sacrifice against insurmountable odds. The setting of rural Australia also provides a unique atmosphere, as so many zombie films focus on urban environments.

Dead Snow (2009)

Directed by Tommy Wirkola

Oftentimes, in zombie movies, when a person is infected, it’s a tragic loss, and the characters’ connections make the outbreak even more terrifying. This isn’t the case in Dead Snow, a Norwegian film that doesn’t just have zombies; it has Nazi zombies. If the undead weren’t horrifying and evil enough, Dead Snow adds these extra elements. This ensures that the audience is appropriately prepared to cheer when the zombies are blown up and scream when they’re getting closer.

In many ways, Dead Snow unfolds in the classic manner of most horror narratives, beginning with a group of students traveling to a remote cabin in the Norwegian woods. One by one, Dead Snow sees the characters encounter the zombies and go to extreme lengths to escape them or fall victim to them. It’s clear from the first moments of Dead Snow that the filmmakers were having a lot of fun with the genre and wanted to play up the grotesque and campy parts of zombie films that make the genre so memorable.

#Alive (2020)

Directed by Il Cho

Infusing technology and social media into contemporary movies can be difficult, as innovation is moving so fast that these elements can become dated at the drop of a hat. However, #Alive does a great job of being relevant and timeless at the same time, as it follows the protagonist, Joon-woo, who struggles to find other survivors while facing zombies and other humans alike. Social media plays a role in #Alive, but it doesn’t overshadow the action and character development.

Yoo Ah-in anchors the film as Oh Joon-woo, the video game streamer who attempts to survive the zombie apocalypse while being locked inside his apartment.

Yoo Ah-in anchors the film as Oh Joon-woo, the video game streamer who attempts to survive the zombie apocalypse while being locked inside his apartment. Park Shin-hye plays Kim Yoo-bin, one of Joon-woo’s neighbors. She and Joon-woo eventually connect and work together to make it out alive. Their relationship provides enough bright spots and breaks in the tension of #Alive that you can stomach the more grotesque moments of the South Korean film.

One Cut Of The Dead (2017)

Directed by Shinichirou Ueda

In conversation with not only the zombie genre but filmmaking itself, One Cut of the Dead pokes fun at the lengths directors and artists will go for fame and success. The meta-project soon becomes a film within a film, showcasing the events of a fictional zombie movie, then the background of the film getting made, and the actual production of the project. Despite its microscopic budget, made for around $27,000, One Cut of the Dead catapulted to fame, earning millions of dollars and making an international splash (via The Hollywood Reporter).

When watching One Cut of the Dead today, it’s easy to see how and why the movie became such a phenomenon. Perhaps the most innovative movie of 2017, One Cut of the Dead, is hilarious and self-aware without being too tongue-in-cheek or alienating. Made with unknown actors and playing with form and niche material that most mainstream projects would shy away from, One Cut of the Dead is a fantastic movie that should be remembered among the best of the genre.

The Night Eats The World (2018)

Directed by Dominique Rocher

Set in Paris, The Night Eats the World isn’t full of loud, slow-moving zombies that are easy to outrun and a little less formidable than other movie monsters. Instead, the film includes fast, deadly, and virtually silent beasts that Sam (Anders Danielsen Lie) struggles to see coming, even from the apartment he’s hiding in. As the pain of isolation and survival sets in, it gets harder and harder for Sam to stay sane and fight off the zombies.

As much a test of endurance for the audience as it is for Sam, The Night Eats the World is a grueling addition to the zombie genre that doesn’t rely on gore to make an impact.

The Night Eats the World is a reminder of how difficult, or nearly impossible it is, for people to survive alone and that survival alone isn’t all there is. As much a test of endurance for the audience as it is for Sam, The Night Eats the World is a grueling addition to the zombie genre that doesn’t rely on gore to make an impact. Another recent French zombie film, the MadS movie, brought something unique to the genre, showcasing how France is pushing the zombie story forward.

[REC] (2007)

Directed by Paco Plaza & Jaume Balagueró

One of the best found footage horror movies,[REC] is the first in several sequels, but the iconic original film is still the best. [REC] is a Spanish movie that follows Ángela (Manuela Velasco), a reporter who gets trapped inside an apartment building with the building’s residents as they slowly become infected. Throughout the night, Ángela’s camera operator, Pablo (Pablo Rosso), captures the increasingly gory and disturbing events as Ángela attempts to escape and uncover what’s happening to them.

[REC] makes good use of the found footage genre, incorporating fun jump scares, Easter eggs, and an ominous ending to keep you hooked until the film’s final moments. Though it isn’t flashy or over-the-top, [REC] proves that a project doesn’t need a large budget or mountains of gore to make an impression. In fact, one of [REC]‘s strengths is the fact that it leaves so much up to the viewer’s imagination.

28 Days Later (2002)

Directed by Danny Boyle

As time has passed, 28 Days Later has only become more iconic within the zombie genre. Boasting a star-studded cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, and Brendan Gleeson,28 Days Later helped to revolutionize the zombie genre and increase contemporary interest in these stories. Today, many new zombie movies have their monsters fast-moving and extraordinarily powerful, but 28 Days Later was one of the first projects that stepped away from the slow zombie trope.

It’s hard to say where the modern zombie movie would be without 28 Days Later, as it introduced so many important story choices and stylistic elements that have impacted horror as a whole, not just zombie films.

The long-awaited sequel 28 Years Later is coming soon, and though the next installment of the franchise has a lot of pressure riding on it, there’s reason to be hopeful. It’s hard to say where the modern zombie movie would be without 28 Days Later, as it introduced so many important story choices and stylistic elements that have impacted horror as a whole, not just zombie films. Fortunately, we don’t have to imagine, as revisiting 28 Days Later only reaffirms its potency.

Versus (2000)

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura

This Japanese zombie movie is as dedicated to bringing its grotesque zombies to life as it incorporates well-choreographed action sequences. Versus uses elements of the martial arts and samurai genres to uplift the central narrative, leaning into the idea that zombies are part of intricate myths and folklore rather than a lab-created accident. Set in a forest of resurrection, an escaped prisoner and a young girl fight their way out while being pursued by dangerous men.

However, in the forest, these men won’t die and just keep chasing them. Tak Sakaguchi plays the central prisoner, with Chieko Misaka co-starring as the girl, and the pair of them make compelling action heroes. As Versus progresses, more mystical elements and historical connections are revealed, making the story more intricate and exciting with every passing moment. Versus expertly blends genres, showcasing that the zombie movie is capable of being so much more than people realize.

Shaun Of The Dead (2004)

Directed by Edgar Wright

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost quickly became one of the most iconic horror duos in recent memory thanks to their hilarious and bloody work in Shaun of the Dead. While there are plenty of horror-comedy movies out there that reimagine the genre, Shaun of the Dead immediately sets itself apart because of the unique style of filmmaking. Directed by Edgar Wright, a creative known for his distinctive editing and fast-paced comedy, Shaun of the Dead juxtaposes the urgency of Wright’s direction with the zombies’ glacial pace.

Though Shaun of the Dead was made on a small budget, it went on to receive universal acclaim and box office success.

The Night of the Living Dead movies are iconic pieces of film history, so it’s unsurprising that Shaun of the Dead lovingly pokes fun at the tropes these projects created. It can be difficult to balance the violence and inherent tragedy of the zombie genre with lighthearted humor, but Shaun of the Dead easily achieves this. Though Shaun of the Dead was made on a small budget, it went on to receive universal acclaim and box office success.

Train To Busan (2016)

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho

Yeon Sang-ho’s most iconic movie, Train to Busan, is one of the most famous contemporary zombie films, regardless of country. Action-packed and brimming with blood, gore, and surprising emotional poignancy, Train to Busan might bring a tear to your eye before the story’s over, as its central character develops as a father and a person in the wake of the shocking outbreak. Gong Yoo brings this character, Seok-woo, to life with the gravitas of an action hero, balanced with sensitivity.

Train to Busan exemplifies what we love about modern horror, as it’s in conversation with the best of the genre but is also unafraid to carve its own path. Additionally, Train to Busan is as much about class and impending natural disasters as it is a delivery system for the zombie gore we know and love. While Train to Busan doesn’t reinvent the zombie movie, it does pave the way for the next era of great brain-eating filmmaking and encourages it to include some smart commentary.

 

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Review of EE Cummings the Enormous Room

 

Review of EE Cummings the Enormous Room

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I recently read EE Cummings’s anti-war novel the “Enormous Room” as part of my reading the classics efforts.  EE Cummings is best known for his wonderful and quirky poems but he wrote many other works during his prolific literary career in the the early to mid-20th century.

This book was written based on his experience as a prisoner in a French prison during World War 1.  He had gone to France to serve as an ambulance driver and got into trouble with the French authorities because of anti-war comments made by his fellow American friend.  He served three months in a detention camp filled with mostly foreigners who had been accused of espionage, hampering the war effort, or associating with people so accused.  He was never formally charged and after three months was released.

Co-Piot provided some more background information:

“E.E. Cummings’ The Enormous Room is indeed rooted in his real-life experiences during World War I. Here’s what I found:

Cummings’ Role in the War and Imprisonment: During World War I, Cummings volunteered as an ambulance driver for the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps in France. However, his service was cut short when he and his friend William Slater Brown were arrested by French authorities. They  were suspected of espionage due to Brown’s anti-war sentiments expressed in letters. Cummings, who stood by his friend, was detained at the La Ferté-Macé internment camp for over three months.  This harrowing experience became the foundation for The Enormous Room, where he vividly recounts his
time in captivity and critiques bureaucracy and Authoritarianism”

I found his critique of authoritarianism,  bureaucracy,  the French prison system, and anti-war sentiments to be still quite relevant over one hundred years later. His novel is filled with details about the many different prisoners from all over the world he met and became friends with during his stay in the French detention center.  The novel also filled my literary references as EE Cummings studied classics at Harvard before volunteering to go to France to help in the war effort as an ambulance driver.  He quotes Dante’s Divine Comedy, and Bunyan’s The Pilgrims Progress throughout the novel, particularly calling some of his fellow prisoners “delectable mountains” referencing their defiance of the petty and absurd rules of the prison.

In reading the classics, one thing that can be offputting to modern English readers is the liberal use of untranslated foreign language phrases. The Enormous Room is set in a French prison in World War 1. The writer uses a lot of untranslated French phrases throughout. Most modern literature provides English translations in parentheses of foreign phrases.  Older literature usually does not not put translations of foreign text assuming perhaps that their readers would understand the foreign phrases or skip over them.

Fortunately we now have Kindle and Kindle does offer translations on the fly which is a very useful feature as well as dictionary definitions.

Of course, the other problem that I have addressed elsewhere is the causal racism, sexism etc in much older literature which can be off-putting to modern readers.  The solution is to simply note it, and read on taking into account the novel or story was written in the context of its time when racism and sexism were just not concerns for most writers or readers.

In this novel, he befriends three African prisoners and discusses how one of the prisoners had been imprisoned due to the racist attitude of the police against Africans residing in France.

The prison had a women’s section and a male section, and fraternization was prohibited but still occurred.  Many of the women prisoners had been imprisoned for suspected prostitution and carried out that trade in prison.  Several of the male prisoners had been imprisoned for being pimps, and some for smuggling and other crimes.

The conditions in the prison were quite stark and brutal. All the prisoners slept in one large “enormous room” that contained around 100 prisoners at a time.  they were allowed out once a day to go for a walk in the yard and were assigned chores His duty was as a water carrier taking water from a communal well and taking it to the kitchen where they prepared soup for the prisoners. Prisoners were fed twice a day soup and bread for the most part, and horrid coffee in the morning.   He did get one cup of real coffee per day from the cook grateful for his assistance in hauling water and helping in the Kitchen from time to time.  Prisoners were able to afford wine cigarettes and chocolate from the Canteen.

Most prisoners lost a lot of weight, and many became sick from scurvy and STDs picked up from visiting the women prisoners or contracted before their arrival.  A few had TB and other serious illnesses.  The doctor was a bit of a quack and did not have adequate supplies.

Most prisoners stayed for three to four months before the Commission in charge decided to either send them to a real prison after a trial or release them.  EE Cummins was released and with the help of the US Embassy, allowed to leave France without any charges ever being filed against him.

Quotes from The Enormous Room

> “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.”

“I imagine that yes is the only living thing.”

> “Humanity I love you because when you’re hard up you pawn your intelligence
to buy a drink.”

E.E. Cummings: A Brief Biography

Full Name: Edward Estlin Cummings

Born: October 14, 1894, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died: September 3, 1962, in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA

Education: Cummings graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in  Classics in 1915 and an M.A. in 1916.

Career Highlights:

Early Life:

Cummings was born into a well-educated, upper-class family in Cambridge, Massachusetts1. His father was a professor at Harvard University and later became a minister

World War I:

During the war, Cummings served as an ambulance driver in France. He was briefly imprisoned in a French detention camp, an experience that inspired his novel “The Enormous Room.”

Literary Career:

Cummings published his first collection of poetry, “Tulips and
Chimneys”, in 1923. He is known for his unconventional use of punctuation,
syntax, and capitalization, which became hallmarks of his poetic style

Notable Works: Cummings wrote approximately 2,900 poems, several novels, and plays. Some of his most famous works include Tulips and Chimneys, The
Enormous Room, EIMI, and the play HIM1.

Here are some of E.E. Cummings’ notable works:

Poetry Collections:

Tulips and Chimneys (1923)
ViVa (1931)
No Thanks (1935)
1 x 1 (1944)
XAIPE: Seventy-One Poems (1950)
95 Poems (1958)

Novels:

The Enormous Room (1922)
EIMI (1933)

Plays:

Him (1927)
Santa Claus: A Morality (1946)

For more information see the following:

  1. E. Cummings – Wikipedia

‘A TWILIGHT SMELLING OF VERGIL’: E. E. CUMMINGS, CLASSICS, AND THE GREAT WAR on JSTOR

  1. E. Cummings: Biography, Most Famous Poems & Facts

Delectable Mountains | The Pilgrim’s Progress Wiki | Fandom

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