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    41. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

    42. Andrei Rublev (1972)

    43. In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

    44. Umberto D. (1952)

    45. Beauty and the Beast (1947)

    46. Hunter in the Dark (1979)

    47. Stalker (1978)

    48. Ivan’s Childhood (1962)

    49. The Mirror (1975)

    50. Black Girl (1966)



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    Quote Originally Posted by Iron Maiden View Post
    I have been very far behind in this but a bit of an update so I'll just expand the original list here before I forget! I know I missed some and I'm going to have to keep a notepad by the TV!



    Older films

    It's a Gift - W.C Fields comedy gold
    True Grit (John Wayne)
    Black Narcissus - directed by Michael Powell and most notable for the stunning Oscar winning photography by Jack Cardiff. Bonus: The beserk nun played by Kathleen Byron.
    Garden of Evil - Western starring Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark and Susan Hayward. Early example of CinemaScope used by 20th Century Fox and one of the few westerns that Bernard Herrmann scored.


    New (release 2017 or 2018)
    The Shape of Water
    Gifted
    Black Panther
    Avengers: Infinity War
    The Quiet Place
    Atomic Blond
    Alien : Covenant
    I am in the same Camp as well Iron Maiden, I have gotten behind on updating my list of what I have seen since my last list and also I have been working on and succeed in the last 2 1/2 months in getting a Promotion at my Job which took up more of my time then I thought it would, but was WELL worth is, espically in one sense that now I have more time then I did before, more time for movies too.

    I will be updating my list on here this week and I will try to keep a more regular updating to it every 1-2 weeks on average.
    "By Earth and Sky, By Craft and Hex -- By The Past and The Future – I Call HOPE Forth From The DARKNESS! I Speak The Words We Made Into MAGIC! Let THEIR Power Augment Our OWN! To Strike ONE BLOW From Our HEARTS and SOULS – From ALL THAT WE ARE! Let The CALL Go Forth -- AVENGERS! ASSEMBLE!" Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff ~~ From Avengers #689!

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    Previous Movies:

    1.) Event Horizon (1997) ~ Cable HD

    2.) RoboCop (1987) ~ Cable ~ NO-Censoring

    3.) District 9 (2009) ~ Blu-Ray

    4.) Bloodsport (1988) ~ Hulu Movies

    5.) Black Panther (2018) ~ Standard Movie Showing

    6.) Casino (1995) ~ Blu-Ray


    New Entries;

    7.) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) ~ 3D Theaters

    8.) Children of Men (2006) ~ Cable TV

    9.) Children of Men (2006) ~ DVD

    10.) Toy Story 3 ~ Cable TV

    11.) Superman: Doomsday (2007) ~ Blu-Ray


    EXTRAS I Watch:

    Requiem and Rebirth: Superman Lives!


    12.) Batman: Gotham Knight (2007) ~ Blu-Ray

    EXTRAS I Watch:

    * Batman & Me, A Devotion of Destiny: The Bob Kan Story!
    * A Mirror for The Bat: The Evil Denizens of Gotham City!


    13.) Superman vs. The Elite (2012) ~ Blu-Ray

    EXTRAS I Watch:

    * The Elite Unbound: No Rules, No Mercy!
    * Superman and the Moral Debate!

    14.) Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) ~ Blu-Ray

    EXTRAS I Watch:

    * Only the Bravest: Tales of The Green Lantern Corps!
    * Why Green Lantern Matters: The Talent of Geoff Johns!


    15.) All-Star Superman (2011) ~ Blu-Ray

    EXTRAS I Watch:

    * Superman Now!
    * The Creative Flow: Incubating The Idea with Grant Morrison!


    16.) All-Star Superman (2011) ~ Blu-Ray

    17.) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) ~ Blue-Ray


    I will be doing Regular Updates everyone Week From Now On, Sorry to get so behind Lately.
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    Courtesy of the Queen's Birthday long weekend, I have just hit my 75th film and am now officially halfway through the challenge.

    No. 75 was the 1933 classic Mystery of the Wax Museum, starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray.

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    An update...

    As mentioned, I set myself a challenge of watching ten films per decade (counting the silent era as one decade) allowing for recent additions with additional goals of ten movies from 2016, seventeen from 2017, and eighteen from 2018. I picked some smaller challenges for this group of 30 with five films from the same country (Germany this time), five films by the same director (Fritz Lang for the overlap), five films from the same genre (Noir- also overlaps with noir) and because there are some omissions in the films I’ve seen with female leads- five films with the same actress (Meryl Streep) and five films in which actresses won Academy Awards (here too is some overlap.) I decided to record which films I saw in theaters; God bless New York’s independent theaters and Moviepass.

    Movie #91/ New Film #51/ 1940s Movie #7/ Best Actress Oscar #1: Johnny Belinda
    This was once an acclaimed film that has fallen out of fashion, with nominations for Best Picture and every acting category. I was curious about it since Ronald Reagan’s ex-wife won an Academy Award in it (and I get that it’s potentially sexist to mention an accomplished woman in the context of her relationship with a man, but he was President.) This film’s about a doctor teaching a deaf woman how to understand the world in the context of a nasty small town, where she has a loving father and aunt who underestimate her. There are some big twists, some of which are going to be rightly seen as quite problematic due to major decisions made in which she has no agency, and some assumptions about a traumatic event that undercut the message about her intellect.
    7/10

    Movie #92/ New Movie #52/ 2000s Movie #7/ Meryl Streep Film #1/ Musical #6: Mamma Mia
    The musical has its charms, and some decent musical set pieces, as well as a few that undercut the song. For what it’s worth, my mom seems to think it’s imminently rewatchable.
    6/10

    Movie #93/New Movie #53/ 1940s Movie #8/ Fritz Lang Film #1/ Noir #1: Scarlet Street
    This was a film noir with a lot of weird twists and a strange style: the vamp says “jeepers” a lot quite unironically. It’s fun until everything goes to hell, in a way that might seem tonally off. Edward Robinson is great as a sap, who isn’t as pathetic or as innocent as he seems.
    9/10

    Movie #94/ New Movie #54/ 2016 Movie #6: Your Name
    It’s a comedy with some stunning cartoon art that has a lot of fun with the central concept (teenagers in different part of Japan realize they’re waking up in one another’s body and fall in love the more they learn about one another.) There are some excellent twists and call-backs.
    9/10

    Movie #95/ 2000s Movie #8/ German Film #1: The Lives of Others
    An excellent work about art and what it’s like to live in a totalitarian system. It deserves its reputation as one of the finest films of the 21st Century.
    10/10

    Movie #96/New Movie #55/ 1950s Movie #5/ Fritz Lang Film #2/ Noir #2: The Big Heat
    A pretty nasty noir that seems to invent the things that are now cliches, and raises some interesting questions about how far the hero should go in his quest for justice.
    9/10

    Movie #97/ New Movie #56/ 1950s Movie #6/ Criterion Film #20/ Noir #3: In a Lonely Place
    Excellent Bogart/ Graehme Hollywood romance that doesn’t go in the direction you expect when Bogie’s troubled writer is the top suspect in a murder. The takes on LA that were once bracing have been surpassed, but the cinematography is excellent, the central questions about character are compelling, and the ending is powerful.
    9/10



    Movie #98/Silent Movie #6/ Fritz Lang Film #3/ German Film #2: Metropolis
    The first great science fiction movie works as an exploration of values, and a showcase for some of the most stunning sets in film history.
    10/10

    Movie #99/ 1960s Movie #10/ Theatrical Release #23: 2001- A Space Odyssey
    I couldn’t resist the chance to see possibly the greatest science fiction film ever in the 70mm 50th anniversary rerelease. Stunning work of pure cinema in an epic that tackles man’s past and future, with a detour involving one of the great film villains- Hal, whose motives seem quite understandable in this viewing. The take on the future is prescient in some ways, and revealing in its mistakes, but very fully realized.
    10/10

    Movie #100/ New Movie #57/ 2000s Movie #9: Murnau, Borzage & Fox
    Decent documentary on an underappreciated period in film history: when the producer William Fox made popular and critical smashes with German emigre Murnau and Borzage, a largely forgotten two-time Oscar winner.
    7/10

    Movie #101/ New Movie #58/ 1930s Movie #5/ Criterion Edition #21: Emperor Jones
    Excellent showcase for the great Paul Robeson, possibly the best African-American actor in the first half of the 20th Century. There are some technical issues, as well as reflections of dated racial attitudes, but Robeson’s performance is still ahead of its time; an ambitious swindler who tricks his way into becoming ruler.
    7/10

    Movie #102/ New Movie #59/ 2018 Movie #11/ Theatrical Release #24: Deadpool 2
    It’s a decent superhero comedy, although that part’s a bit tonally difficult due to the tragedy that occurs early in the film, as well as Cable’s motivations. The additions to the cast (Brolin’s hardass Cable, Zazie Beetz’s joyful Domino) are pretty decent and there are some nice swerves (the first mission of the X-Force, the post-credit sequence.)
    7/10

    Movie #103/ New Movie #60/ 1940s Movie #9/ Best Actress Oscar #2/ Hitchcock #6: Suspicion
    Hitchcock/ Fontaine’s follow-up suffers in comparison to their Rebecca, as well as the other Hitchcock/ Grant collaborations. It’s a bit dull in the set-up to the heiress getting suspicious of her husband’s potential for murder, which robs the final act of its gravity.
    7/10

    Movie #104/ 1940s Movie #10/ Best Actress Oscar #3/ Film Noir #4: Gaslight
    The film’s culture cache has increased since I first saw it thanks to the discussions about gaslighting as a phenomenon. The most striking part of it might remain the weirdness of a young Angela Lansbury as a tart maid. Ingrid Bergman is excellent as a young wife who begins to suspect her sanity, unaware of how she’s being manipulated as the victim in a complex theft.
    10/10

    Movie #105/1930s Movie #6/ Fritz Lang Film #4/ German Film #3/ Criterion Film #22: M
    Creepy early sound film with a powerhouse performance by Peter Lorre as a criminal so nasty everyone in Berlin wants him dead. Tremendous cinematography and a dark exploration of difficult questions without any easy answers.
    10/10

    Movie #106/ 1970s Movie #6 / Meryl Streep Film #2: The Deer Hunter
    It’s worth considering what the film industry might have been like if Director Michael Cimino had a few more hits, given his approach (slow but satisfying, perhaps an American Tarkovsky). It remains an interesting film, slow and revealing, matching the best actor of his generation (De Niro) with the best actress (Streep) with a third guy stealing the show (Oscar winner Christopher Walken.)
    10/10
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    Movie #107/ 1960s Movie #11/ Theatrical Release #25: The Witchfinder General
    This was playing at the Metrograph, so I couldn’t resist. The first film on the list that doesn’t count for a category since I’ve seen ten from the 60s. It’s a film I like much more than it’s reputation might merit, aside from the five-star Empire review that brought the film to my attention. The unconventional British period piece about revenge and abuse of power shows has lovely cinematography and a surprisingly powerful performance by Vincent Price as the villain.
    10/10

    Movie #108/ New Movie #61/ 2018 Movie #12/ Theatrical Release #26: Solo- A Star Wars Story
    Decent, but not great Star Wars. It’s probably the weakest film in the series since Attack of the Clones. The cast isn’t bad, but it might be missing something when it’s all about Han Solo, and there isn’t a Luke or Obi-Wan for him to play against. It plays with expectations nicely, especially with the introduction of Chewbacca.
    7/10

    Movie #109/ New Movie #62/ 2000s Movie #10/ Chinese Film #1: The Eye
    It’s an excellent concept for a ghost story, as a blind woman regains her sight after a surgery, and slowly realizes that she can now see the dead. It has a great twist, as a photograph leads to a terrible epiphany. The climax is a bit weak, although it does serve as an exploration of further aspect of the lead’s power.
    8/10

    Movie #110/New Movie #63/ 1940s Movie #11/ Fritz Lang Film #5/ Noir #5: The Woman in the Window
    The story of a middle aged man whose decision to spend an evening with a woman leads to an accidental murder may just be the definitive noir. There are (slightly) better ones, but nothing as noir to the core. It helps that Fritz Lang adds his incredible style to it. The ending was the result of Hays Code censorship, but it works quite well thematically, and as an explanation for some of the more ridiculous plot points.
    9/10



    Movie #111/ New Movie #64/ 1980s Movie #7/ Meryl Streep Film #3: Out of Africa
    This best picture winner is a beautiful film, but slow. Streep and Redford have solid chemistry, although some of the other relationships are quite underdeveloped, especially when it comes to the African servants, and Klaus Maria Brandauer’s flawed husband (I could see why he was nominated but he might have won if the script were better.)
    7/10

    Movie #112/ Silent Movie #7/ German Film #4: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
    Since it came out before the 1920s, it is conceivable that the early horror film was for a few years the best movie ever made. The expressionistic sets are a wonder, and it uses intertitles in surprisingly clever ways. It’s the definitive expressionistic film, and silent horror.
    10/10

    Movie #113/ 1950s Movie #7: Witness for the Prosecution
    A witty legal drama with an excellent performance by Charles Laughton, as a legendary lawyer recuperating from a medical emergency, convinced to take on a murder case. There are excellent twists involving Marlene Dietrich as the wife of the accused, a cold fish who is more than she appears.
    9/10

    Movie #114/ New Movie #65/ Silent Movie Era #8: Underworld
    Probably the most notable of the American silent crime films, this film has a surprisingly compelling love triangle at its center, and impressive visuals, while depicting a subculture of the time rather well.
    9/10

    Movie #115/ New Movie #66/ 1950s Movie #8: Gigi
    This musical about a young woman educated to be the mistress of a powerful man is a bit different than I expected (for some reason, I thought there would be more disagreement about matrimony) but it’s quite lovely in the depiction of French high society and has some good songs. The Blu-Ray includes a cut of the 1940s French film, which could use significant restoration but does highlight the faithfulness of the adaptation.
    7/10

    Movie #116/ New Movie #67/ 2000s Movie #11/ Best Actress Oscar #4/ Meryl Streep Film #4: The Hours
    The reputation is a bit mixed. There is much that’s good in the connected arcs of three people facing crises decades apart, and there is power to the final connections, although it is sometimes a bit pretentious and bleak. Nicole Kidman’s transformation is especially impressive.
    8/10

    Movie #117/ New Movie #68/ 2010s Movie #11/ Meryl Streep Film #5/ Best Actress Oscar #5: The Iron Lady
    This is an excellent showcase for Meryl Streep who depicts Margaret Thatcher as a rising politician, world leader, and later in her dotage. The result is generally satisfying, even if sometimes a bit incongruous (although that does seem to be the point with the contrast between her place when her life ended and where she was once was in the world.)
    8/10



    Movie #118/ 1970s Movie #7/ German Film #5: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
    Looking at German films, I’m noticing a trend of powerhouse lead performances that don’t get a lot of screentime, and feature protagonists willing to let others lead the action for a while. Klaus Kinski’s Aguirre is one such man, remaining second in command following a coup. It’s a fascinating take on the arrogance of the early explorers in the Americas.
    10/10

    Movie #119/New Movie #70/ 1930s Movie #7/ Musical #7: Shall We Dance?
    On the one hand, it’s a bit of a trudge, a narrative where the logical ending just keeps getting delayed, and it’s all based on a divide between ballet and Broadway that is utterly alien to modern audiences. On the other hand, it’s Astaire and Rogers. It’s got some great set pieces. And one of the all-time classic movie songs (Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off!)
    7/10

    Movie #120/ 1930s Movie #8/ Theatrical Release #27: The Old Dark House
    Last year, I saw the unrestored version VIA a streaming service, and enjoyed it. I was able to catch a restoration at an independent theater, and it was quite impressive, highlighting the effectiveness of the sets and the skillfullness with which James Whale creates a sense of mood, in a film that has a good sense of character and humor. It peters out a bit at the end, when the bad guy shows up, but is a lot of fun.
    8/10

    From this batch...

    Best Film I Hadn’t Seen Before: In a Lonely Place

    Best Film: 2001, A Space Odyssey

    Best film with lead actress Oscar: Gaslight

    Best German film: The Lives of Others

    Best Fritz Lang film: M

    Best Noir: Gaslight

    Best Meryl Streep film: The Deer Hunter
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    51. Fantastic Planet(1973)

    Arty french animated sci-fi about giant blue aliens who enslave humans and keep them as pets. Cool soundtrack.

    52. Still Walking(2008)

    A comfy Japanese family drama.

    53. Vagabond(1985)

    Didn’t like this one. I’m too bourgeois to enjoy movies about obnoxious homeless drifters.

    54. Early Summer(1951)

    Another quiet family drama from Yasujirō Ozu.

    55. Thor: Ragnarok(2017)

    Finally watched it on Netflix. I liked the rock guy.



    56. Meantime(1983)

    It’s about a Thatcher era working class family living in squalor. Bleak and funny at the same time. Feature film debut of Gary Oldman and Tim Roth.

    57. Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)

    RIP to all the chickens, hogs, horses, and monkeys who suffered and died for Herzog’s goofy ‘Heart of Darkness’ rip-off.

    58. Calamity Jane: Legend of the West(2014)

    I watched this on amazon prime. Jane always pops up in western movies and TV so I wanted to learn a bit about her. She had a rough life.

    59. My Dog Tulip(2010)

    Animated adaptation of J.R. Ackerley’s memoir. It was good, but I enjoyed the making-of dvd extras more than the actual movie.

    60. The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant(1972)

    German lesbians being cruel to each other. Loved it.


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    61.Antichrist (2009)

    I liked the opening scene but the rest was horrible. It’s edgy trash for pseuds.

    62. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

    I fell asleep.

    63. IT (2017)

    Pretty entertaining. I want to rewatch the TV movie now.

    64. Female Trouble (1974)

    fun trash

    65. Wonder Woman (2017)

    I wanted to die.
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    Haven't updated in a while.

    With this group of films, I aimed to close out the decades (I have plenty of time to catch up on films from the last three years), while adding some sub-challenges: Five films that have won the Academy Award for Best Actor (Since I did best actress before), Five films from the The A List: The National Society Of Film Critics’ 100 Essential Films, Five films from Empire’s Top 100 Foreign Language films, and Five more French films (there is admittedly overlap).

    Movie #121/ New Movie #71/ 1940s Movie #12/ Criterion Edition #23/ The A-List #1: The Palm Beach Story
    This was a charming Sturges comedy, although maybe not on the level of Miracle on Morgan’s Creek or Sullivan’s Travels. There are some great set pieces, especially when a group of rich maniacs on a quail and ail junket go nuts on a train, and the bookends. Rudy Vallee is the standout as an absentminded Rockefeller type who is clearly the basis for Tony Curtis’ pretend multimillionaire in Some Like It Hot.
    8/10



    Movie #122/New Movie #72/ Silent Movie #9/ Criterion Edition #24/ Best Actor Winner #1: The Last Command
    The first “Best Actor” winner tells two stories in 85 minutes: a Russian general’s doomed romance, and a bookend about his experiences in Hollywood after he’s been humbled (this is pretty ahead of its time.) Sternberg delivers impressive visuals, while Emil Jannings brings some impressive silent era gravitas to the proceedings.
    9/10

    Movie #123/ New Movie #73/ 1990s Movie #6/ Empire Top 100 Films of World Cinema #1: Hard Boiled
    I could accept that this is one of the best Hong Kong action movies ever, and that isn’t a knock against the genre. John Woo’s film combines twisted action sequences, and some cop movie cliches (guess what happens to the partner talking about retirement), with a story about undercover cops, bureaucracy and independence. Chow Yun Fat and Tony Cheung make an excellent duo.
    9/10

    Movie #124/ New Film #74/ 1970s Movie #8/ Russian Film #2/ Criterion Edition #25/ Science Fiction Film #: Stalker
    This is a beautiful and strange film that seems to be part of a subgenre of science fiction exploring strange world that are pretty much similar to our own (Alphaville is another one.) It’s slow, but has some truly astounding sequences, and worldbuilding that turns abandoned Estonian power plants (that might have given everyone involved cancer) into something otherwordly.
    10/10

    Movie #125/New Movie #75/ Silent Movie #10: 7th Heaven
    The first winner of the Best Director and Best Actress Academy awards has its charms, as well as its excesses in a sweet, sometimes over the top story of reluctant romance. Damien Chazelle has an interesting view of its ending.
    7/10

    Movie #126/ New Movie #76/ 1950s Movie #9 : Love in the Afternoon
    I’ve enjoyed Billy Wilder, Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, and Maurice Chevalier’s other work, so this seemed like an interesting combo; a story of mistaken identity as Hepburn plays a detective’s daughter in love with a playboy targeted by her father’s clients. It does have some funny bits, and something o say about growing up too quickly, although it is hurt by Cooper’s age, and the 1950s assumption that there’s only one way the story should end.
    7/10

    Movie #127/ New Movie #77/ 2018 Movie #13/ Theatrical Release #28: The Incredibles 2
    The sequel to one of the best superhero films had high expectations given the wait, and it ends up being a decent film elevated by some inspired gags and sequences, which isn’t bad but it is a bit of a letdown from what had come before.
    8/10

    Movie #128/ New Movie #78/ 1980s Movie #8/ French Film #7/ / Empire Top 100 Films of World Cinema #2: Jean De Florette
    These two films are a bit difficult to gauge because they were produced at the same time, adapted from the same novel, and are now generally viewed together, although wach of the two halves has a unique identity in focusing on a rivalry during different eras, even if the biggest moment in the films-and one of the best revelations ever in film-comes in the second, as a way to reevaluate tragedy in the first. For a movie about two flawed Frenchmen, of the Souberyan family, who drive a rival to ruin in an effort to get land cheap, it is quite beautiful and very watchable. Gerard Depardieu is a standout as the world’s most charming hunchback.
    9/10



    Movie #129/ New Movie #79/ 1980s Movie #9/ French Film #8/ / Empire Top 100 Films of World Cinema #3: Manon De Spring
    The sequel/ second half brings a different energy to the proceedings through Emmanuelle Béart’s titular Manon, the grown-up version of a child from the first film, as she uncovers secrets and seeks revenge for a wrongdoing. The Souberyans have a strong arc, as the younger falls for her and goes too far in his love. There’s no war or gunfire, but this is one of the great cinematic family epics.
    9/10

    Movie #130/ New Film #80/ 1990s Movie #7/ Best Actor Winner #2: Shine
    Geoffrey Rush’s starmaking turn as a musician struggling with mental illness is excellent: he captures the struggles as well as the joy. The film is sometimes overwrought, and there are some artistic decisions that are difficult to defend (the erasure of his first wife and their four children in a movie that relies on truth for its power is quite dishonest.)
    7/10

    Movie #131/ New Movie #81/ 1970s Movie #9/ The A-List #2: Enter the Dragon
    The story’s a bit of a mishmash of martial arts and James Bond, as a former Shaolin fighting monk calls for a tournament on the secret island where he runs his drug cartel and fends off British intelligence. That part’s handled well enough, but the material is elevated by Bruce Lee, demonstrating why he’s so legendary in the fight scenes, as well as solid sidekicks in John Saxon and Jim Kelly, who add charisma to the film’s token white and black guys.
    9/10

    Movie #132/ New Movie #82/ 2018 Movie #14/ Theatrical Release #29: Inheritance
    This horror film works on a few levels. It’s pretty compelling in its take on a dysfunctional family on a downward spiral after the death of an unpleasant matriarch. It’s a creepy film about the supernatural that builds its mythology slowly and nicely. Toni Colette is excellent as a frayed mother trying to deny her mental health issues. There are some nice creepy touches that make it even better. It’s not always enjoyable, although it is true to the characters, who are reserved in ways that aren’t sympathetic. The film is hard to predict, especially with one powerful sequence coming in the son’s story.
    8/10



    Movie #133/ 1980s Movie #10/ Theatrical Release #30: Tootsie
    I was lucky enough to catch this on the big screen with a group that had never seen it before, and the responses were quite positive. It’s a film that’s able to outrun the ways it might initially appear dated (IE- In the assumption that a man should tell women how to gain respect) partly because of how specific Dustin Hoffman’s performance is, both as Tootsie and as a struggling actor who has pissed off everyone in New York. The film has a lot of fun with the gender-swapping, and strong side performances from the people hurt and sometimes just bewildered by Michael Dorsey’s single-minded pursuit of ACTING. It remains one of the funniest movies ever made.
    10/10

    Movie #134/ New Movie #83/ 2018 Movie #15/ Theatrical Release #31: Antman and the Wasp
    It’s an average MCU film (given the quality of Homecoming, Black Panther and Infinity War, this might now be below-average) which means it’s quite enjoyable, combining sci-fi (and a little bit of 50s monsters) with capers. The earlier cast is solid as ever, and the additions work pretty well, with Walton Goggins’ gentleman crime boss, and Michelle Pfeiffer as the founding Avenger Wasp as standouts, while mostly building nicely on earlier relationships and the chaos of Antman’s last appearance in one of the big crossover films.
    8/10

    Movie #135/ 1970s Movie #10/ Theatrical Release #32/ / Empire Top 100 Films of World Cinema #4: Suspiria
    Argento’s masterpiece has a terrific sense of design, and an iconic soundtrack, with a great sense of atmosphere and mystery before we find out exactly what’s going on in the Tanz Dance Academy.
    9/10

    Movie #136/ 1950s Movie #10/ The A-List #3: All About Eve
    The theatrical backstabbing comes with an exceptional cast (one won an Oscar; four others were nominated and all deserved it) and possibly wit than any film ever. There might not be a better film about the well-trod territory of the making of art, or of social-climbing and the conflicts with the people you meet on the way up and down. Bette Davis’ diva is just one of the best lead roles of any film ever, a mix of nastiness, vulnerability and wills.
    10/10
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    Movie #137/ New Movie #84/ 1960s Movie #12/ Criterion Edition #26/ French Movie #9: A Woman is a Woman
    Visually clever Godard film that remains worthwhile largely for the natural radiance of Anna Karina, and some interesting cinematic tricks.
    7/10

    Movie #138/ New Film #85/ 1990s Movie #8: White Hunter, Black Heart
    This Hollywood Roman a clef, ostensibly on the making of The African Queen, started out a bit dull, with the adventures of white people in Africa wasting their time, a bit like a less visually interesting version of Out of Africa. But it did set up a gutpunch of an ending that shows that Eastwood and company understand the problems with how the characters are acting.
    8/10

    Movie #139/ New Movie #86/ 1960s Movie #13/ Criterion Edition #27/ French Movie #10: Alphaville
    A sci-fi noir in a similar subgenre of Stalker, where an A-list director tells a story about a futuristic world without changing the visual frames of references. It largely moves with dreamlike logic, although it’s interesting rather than truly compelling in its own right.
    7/10

    Movie #140/ New Movie #87/ 1990s Movie #9/ French Movie #11: A Single Girl
    This 1990s French art-house film is very well-made, and stylistically ahead of its time, telling the story of a major moments in a French teenager’s life (her first hour working in a hotel, telling her boyfriend she’s pregnant) mostly in real-time, though all the conversations and meanderings that typical films would skip are compelling in their own right, in terms of what they reveal about character, and move the lead to the decisions she still has to make.
    9/10

    Movie #141/ New Movie #88/ 2018 Movie #16/ Theatrical Release #33: Sorry to Bother You
    The parody of modern corporate culture probably has too much on its plate, covering radical artists, reality TV, the power of a black man with a white voice, growing inequality resulting in slavery, and a freaky twist about genetic engineering. The cast is okay, but the story goes all over the place, as evident by the multiple endings.
    6/10

    Movie #142/ 1930s Movie #13/ French Film #12/ The A-List #4/ Criterion Edition #28: L’Atalante
    What makes Vigo’s only feature-length film so satisfying isn’t the story since those beats have been done before (although it is quite good in the “boy loses girl, wins her back” genre) but in the characters, and the little moments of wonder (a seasoned seaman’s collection of curiosities) and disappointment (a skipper’s wife realizing she won’t get to see Paris during a journey.)
    10/10



    Movie #143/ New Film #89/ 1940s Movie #13/ Italian Film #6/ Empire Top 100 Foreign Films #5/ The A-List #4/ Criterion Edition #29: Rome Open City
    This take on Rome during the Nazi occupation feels real, urgent and powerful. Part of it may be the story behind the film with Rosselini and company working on it immediately after Rome gained its independence, but while the rest of Italy was still occupied. That leads to a documentary style that fits the material very well. The performances are tremendous, particularly the star turn by Anna Magini as a pregnant widow whose fiancee is involved in the resistance, and Albo Fabrizi as a priest doing his part. People do some stupid, irrational things during the chaos, but it’s all believable.
    10/10

    Movie #144/ New Film #90/ 1990s Movie #10/ Italian Film #7/ Best Actor Winner #3: Life is Beautiful
    This film has some major tonal shifts, with Roberto Benigni depicting someone out of a classic Hollywood comedy in 1940s Italy, transporting the guy to a concentration camp where he has to keep his son safe. Sometimes the film veers into bad taste (a scene where he argues with the son about whether the kid should take a shower) but it is often powerful in how he has to use wits that served him in one way under much darker circumstances.
    9/10

    Movie #145/ New Film #91/ 1940s Movie #14/ Best Actor Winner #4: Sergeant York
    This war film by a director and actor who have done better work elsewhere isn’t bad, but it does show the value of editing when compared to more recent profiles of war heroes (Hacksaw Ridge, American Sniper) which are better film. It spends a majority of the time on Alvin York before he joined the army, which may be relevant given his religious salvation, but it does mean the heroism (and the first time he was outside his state) gets short shrift, even if there is some impressive payoff.
    7/10

    Movie #146/ New Movie #92/ Silent Movie Era #11/ The A-List #5: Thief of Bagdad
    This silent take on the Arabian nights is a lovely fantasy epic and a great centerpiece for Douglas Fairbanks, the biggest action star of the silent era.
    10/10

    Movie #147/ New Film #93/ 1940s Movie #15/ Criterion Edition #30: Waiting for Mr. Jordan
    Probably the best version of a story that’s been retold several times (by Warren Beatty as Heaven Can Wait, and Chris Rock as Down to Earth) with a surprising amount of worldbuilding on the rules of heaven as a boxer finds his soul has been placed in a different body. It leads to some inspired comedy, as he tries to convince his loved ones of what has happened, while accidentally interfering with a murder.
    9/10

    Movie #148/ New Film #94/ 1980s Movie #11: Moscow Elegy
    This documentary about Tarkoysky’s last years has some interesting material on the great director, although it suffers from a lack of context with the film clips. I get that the audience in 1988 might be expected to know his work and get the references to what was going on at the Soviet Union at the time, although there are other weaknesses (IE- the clips of unrestored versions of his work have less power in the modern era.) At times, it seems to have homages to Tarkovsky, but it comes across as pretentious rather than meaningful.
    5/10

    Movie #149/ 1960s Movie #14/ Best Actor Winner #5: My Fair Lady
    One of the highlights of the 50s/ 60s musicals, with great performances by Harrison, Hepburn and Stanley Hollaway. It’s not clearly better than Pygmalion, though it feels different with the addition of great tunes and some lovely color sets. The focus on what happens after Higgins and Dolittle complete their challenge is quite satisfying, and built up nicely.
    9/10

    Movie #150/ 1990s Movie #11: Stargate
    It is worth respecting the relatively slow burn in this Roland Emmerich sci-fi action film, as it takes a while for the heroes to get to the new world beyond the stargate, and to encounter the villain. There’s promise, but it is often just too silly, lacking the wit and cleverness of decent sci-fi.
    6/10

    And the round-up (for this batch)…

    Best Film: All About Eve
    Best Film I Hadn’t Seen Before: Thief of Bagdad
    Best French Film: L’Atalante
    Best Movie I Saw In Theaters: Tootsie
    Best “Best Actor” Winner: Life is Beautiful (“My Fair Lady” is probably a slightly better film.)
    Best A-List film: Thief of Bagdad
    Best Empire Top 100 Foreign Movies Film: Open City
    Worst Film: Moscow Elegy
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    Talking Major Congratz!!!! =D

    MAJOR Congratz Mister Mets, You are hte 1st to Make it to 150!!!!!

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    I just watched my 100th film. Seeing as my 25th was the 1945 version of And There Were None, it seems appropriate that my 100th was the 1987 Russian versian of the same story Ten Little Indians. An excellent, if somewhat dark movie, and the most faithful adaptation of Christie's novel ever filmed.

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    Haven't noticed this thread before.
    There are some interesting film's here.
    It's probably too late to join the challenge, even though I might watch 150 movies per year. I don't keep track of what I've seen. Usually, I'm OK with re-watching a film after 5-10 years after their last screening. That is how my memory works. After that, I mostly remember either liking the said film, or not. At least, it's good for protecting me from wasting my time again.
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    66. Mothra (1961)
    67. The Turtle’s Head (2014)
    68. Early Spring (1956)
    69. Assassin (1964)
    70. Le Samourai (1967)
    71. The Living Skeleton (1968)
    72. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
    73. Tootsie (1982)
    74. Jules and Jim (1962)
    75. The 400 Blows (1952)
    76. God’s Own Country (2017)
    77. Breathless (1960)
    78. Wings of Desire (1987)
    79. Diabolique (1955)
    80. Badlands (1973)
    81. Black Narcissus (1947)
    82. Carol (2015)



    83. Roar (1981)
    84. Zoo (2007)
    85. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962)
    86. Atonement (2007)
    87. Schindler’s List (1993)
    88. Hostiles (2017)
    89. Cabaret (1972)
    90. The Duchess (2008)
    91. Marie Antoinette (2006)
    92. Some like it Hot (1959)
    93. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    94. Titicut Follies (1967)
    95. Ganja & Hess (1973)
    96. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
    97. The Shape of Water (2017)
    98. Good Time (2017)
    99. Charley-One-Eye (1973)
    100. Friday Foster (1975)



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    Still watching movies.



    Because of a vacation to Ireland (well worth it) I figured I’d watch five Irish films, defined as films shot or set in Ireland. With the recent purchase of a John Ford box set, I figured I’d watch five of his films; there was some overlap. I had a trial subscription to the Shudder streaming service, so I thought I’d watch five films from that. While considering the question of whether “Medievals” should be a genre, I also determined I’d watch five of those, and added five directorial debuts and five Japanese films.

    Movie #151/ New Movie #95/ 1960s Movie #15/ Directorial Debut #1/ Irish Film #1: Dementia 13
    Francis Ford Coppola’s first film is a combination of Psycho and Rebecca, as a shady American discovers her Irish husband’s family secrets, and runs afoul a slasher. The Corman produced film is sometimes amateurish and excessive, especially with the fate of a woman swimming in her underwear, but it does have a good sense of atmosphere and details.
    6/10

    Movie #152/ New Film #96/ 2018 Movie #17/ Tom Cruise Film #7/ Theatrical Release #34: Mission Impossible Fallout
    This is a series where I keep thinking the newest entry is the best, and the latest is no exception. It’s got excellent action set pieces and a sense of humor, with a solid focus on Cruise’s allies. The swerves might get excessive, but this is a lot of fun.
    9/10

    Movie #153/ New Movie #97/ 1970s Movie #11/ Japanese Film #1/ Shudder Collection #1/ Directorial Debut #2: Female Prisoner #701- Scorpion
    This Tarantino favorite is a visually striking revenge saga, although quite lurid, as can be expected from a Japanese women in prison film. The direction is visually striking for a freshman effort.
    7/10



    Movie #154/ New Movie #98/ 1970s Movie #12/ Japanese Film #2/ Shudder Collection #2: Female Prisoner Scorpion- Jailhouse 41
    The sequel to the Japanese women in prison saga is probably more creative when it comes to the cinematography, and darker when it comes to the criticism of the treatment of women. The supporting characters shine, even if some of the stories are quite messed up.
    8/10

    Movie #155/ New Movie #99/ 2000s Movie #3/ Japanese Film #3; Western Sukiyaki Django
    This reimagining is a strange film, putting a legendary Japanese clan rivalry in the context of American westerns. There are some great moments, especially with the revelations about the world’s best gunsmith.
    7/10

    Movie #156/ New Movie #100/ 2010s Movie #3/ Directorial Debut #2/ Shudder Collection #3: Resolution
    Justin Benson and Aaron Scott Moorhead’s debut is set in the same world as The Endless, and it does have a similar approach of ordinary people trying to figure out an ancient force, while also dealing with their own issues. It’s okay by itself, and as a prototype to a bigger and better film.
    7/10

    Movie #157/ New Movie #101/ 1950s Movie #11/ Russian Film #/ Criterion Edition #31/ The A-List #: The Cranes are Flying
    This Russian drama is a beautifully shot take on the effects of war on a society, and the people who don’t get to fight.
    9/10

    Movie #158/ New Movie #102/ 2010s Movie #3/ Irish Films #2: The Irish Pub
    This was a fun documentary on the people who run the Irish pubs, as they deal with change, the weight of history and the time commitments of a job where there isn’t any chance for vacations or days off.
    8/10

    Movie #159/ New Movie #103/ 1940s Movie #3/ Japanese Films #4/ Criterion Collection #32: Women of the Night
    Kenji Mizoguchi’s sympathetic take on women forced to make difficult decisions in post-war Japan is often powerful, but sometimes clunky. Granted, subtlety isn’t really to be expected from this type of movie.
    7/10



    Movie #160/ New Movie #104/ 1960s Movie #3/ Czech Films #1/ Medieval #1/ Criterion Collection #33: Marketa Lazarová
    This take on 13th century Czechoslovakia is beautiful, and gives a tremendous sense of what it was like to live in that era. I can appreciate why it’s the most popular Czech movie ever made. It’s worth rewatching to get a better appreciation of the sagas of all the side characters, who are more fully-realized than many leads
    10/10

    Movie #161/ 1950s Movie #12/ Irish Films #3/ John Ford Films #1: The Quiet Man
    This Wayne/ Ford collaboration about an American who returns to his native Ireland is lovely (taking advantage of the setting) and fun. It can be a bit low-stakes, although the conflicts do matter to the characters, and that part is depicted well.
    9/10

    Movie #162/ New Film #105/ 2018 Movie #18/ Theatrical Release #35: BlackkKlansman
    Man, I hope this film gets Spike Lee his first Best Director nomination. It tackles some heavy issues, but it’s a lot of fun. Great cinematography, and supporting performances. It’s clearly a message movie, but there’s enough historical material for the message to work (If David Duke goes to the Charlottesville rally, it fits a film about an undercover investigation into his organization).
    9/10

    Movie #163/ New Movie #106/ Silent Movie #12/ Irish Films #4/ John Ford Films #2: The Hangman’s House
    This film about a judge’s daughter forced into an unhappy marriage was a bit disappointing, and often dated.
    6/10

    Movie #164/ New Movie #107/ 2016 Movie #/ Shudder Collection #4/ Irish Film #5: Cherry Tree
    This Irish horror film is terrible, and flawed on so many levels. There’s a germ of an idea that has potential with witches who force a teenage girl to do their bidding, but it struggles in terms of dialogue, worldbuilding, acting, and everything to do with the execution.
    2/10

    Movie #165/ New Movie #108/ 1970s Movie #13/ Shudder Collection #5/ Medieval #2: Mark of the Devil
    I wanted to check this out since I really enjoyed The Witchfinder General, the success of which led to this film. It lacks the wit, but works as an indictment of the abuses of the time, depicted with suitable outrage. The focus on a witchfinder’s apprentice gives a different insight into that perspective, even if it goes way too far at times.
    7/10
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