150 Movies in 2023 Challenge!

[CJStriker]

We Continue on Per the Tradition of Our Yearly Challenge from Past Years to Help Motivate Us to Experience More Cinema in our Lives;

The Official Beginning of the 2023 Movie Challenge Thread!

The Previous Year was 150 Movies and I feel that is right now still an Appropriate Challenge Still, So we will keep it the same as before!

It's is the right amount!

So Now as Past Challenges, The Challenge Simply is to Watch 150 Movies in Year of 2023 in the Time-Frame from the Very Start of the Year to the Very End of the Year, Midnight to Midnight!

Da Rules are Noted Below!

Rules;

1.) It can be Any Movie so long as it fits what mostly IS considered a movie, Length of a Movie usually is at least around an hour or more.

2.) Their are Unique exceptions like Anime Movies, some of them can be shorter the an hour, but if they hit around 30 mins or more that is questionable, but I will let you be the judge of that.

3.) Also shows that feature movies Like Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes I will count since those mostly feature full length movies.


4.)Documentaries will be included as well as long as they are in the movie format. If any problems or concerns let me know.

NEW RULE!!

5.) I have been in other Challenges like the Halloween Movie Changle on the TV/Film Thread & it has been allowed when uniqeu TV Mini-Series like Salem's Lot (1979) & IT (1990) have been put in a watching format in a way that makes it a full lenght movie and is for the most part considered so. So such Mini-Series in these movie formats if you already have not been certain to include them are fine. If you did it in the past that was fine as well.

If any problems or concerns let me know.

6.) Try to watch the movie on a Legal~Formats, try to avoid not legal like pirating or any other format like that.


7.)The ONLY OPINON in watching a movie Final Choice!

Piracy is not allowed, but many Older and Rarer movies I have found VERY Hard to come by them either by VHS, DVD or Streaming services. These more obscure movies have YET been found fully posted on places like You-Tube and others Video services by users. Now I still encourage the other Traditional formats as the main opinions to support the movie industry, but if their are some of these Very Hard to find movies you want to watch but can only see them in those upload formats, That will be considered that ok, but only as a last resort. If the studios that made them seem not care they are their and don't care to make DVD's or VHS's of them, then I would not worry to much over it.

8.) You can give us to the format you watch the movie on if you like as well on you listings. It is Encouraged also to Post your lists of what you have watch so far ever now and again if you feel like. Also Feel Free to share your Reviews and Thoughts of your movies, those are a Joy for Many to read!

9.) It is NOT~150-DIFFERENT Movies either ~~~ If you decide to Watch the same movie several times then that counts as well, number of times you seen a movie counts to the overall total. So if you seen the same movie 3x's during the challenge time period, then that is 3 to your total. We all gain new experiences when seeing a Movie more then once, it is very enriching.

10.) You can go OVER 150 if you like, its 150 At Minimum or more to complete the challenge.

11.) You have to see the majority length of the movie you are watching. Mostly around 90% of it, counting off around 10% for times like when we are in theaters and have to take bathroom breaks or step out for a moment, things like that.

12.) We ALL have Busy Lives and Responsibilities, so if You are Watching a Movie and have to stop and come back to later and pick up where you left off that Counts and Always counts, it is about seeing the Majority Whole of the Movie, so don't worry about if you have to start and pick-up later, that is just Life.

13.) If Anyone has any concerns or questions about Da Rules or things that should be added that will be ok, just make a post and I will go over it, I will edit as we go along that sound like good suggestion.

14.) The Contest Begins at the stroke of Midnight of the start of 2023 and will end when 2023 officially ends at the stroke of Midnight to start 2023!

15.) If you are Watching a Movie on December 31st, 2023 and watch at least a good majority by the time 2024 hits and just have alittle left, that can still count, just it can't be starting it right when 2024 is about to hit.

16.) Overall Have Fun & Enjoy!

NOW LETS CELEBRATE OUR LOVE & "TRIBUTE TO CINEMA"!

[Reviresco]

This was very inspiring and fun last year, so I'm going to participate again.

3 / Week
12 / Month

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Showtime [New Year Day movie!]
2. Bel Canto (2018) DVD x2
3. Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2013) DVD
4. Sin Nombre (2009) DVD
5. Eyes of Tammy Faye( 2022) DVD
6. Great Performances: King and I PBS
7. The Forgiven (2021) DVD
8. Private Lives of Henry VIII (1933) TCM
9. Salome (1953) TCM
10. Salome (1922) TCM
11. Driveways (2019) TMC
12. Let the Right One In (2008) TMC
13. Let Me in (2010) Tubi
14. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Showtime
15. Beau Brummell (1954) TCM
16. Power of the Dog (2021) Netflix
17. The Pale Blue Eye (2023) Netflix
18. Farewell to Spring (1959) TCM
19. A Man Called Ove (2015) Prime
20. Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Netflix
21. Disney's Pinocchio (2022) Disney+
22. Tar (2022) DVD
23. Plane (2023) Theater
24. Get the Gringo (2012) Amazon
25. Violent Night (2022) Peacock
26. Jungle Cruise (2020) Disney+
27. Rogue One (2016) Disney+
28. Black Panther Wakanda Forever (2022) Theater
29. Outlaw King (2018) Netflix
30. Train to Busan (2016) Prime
31. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Netflix
32. Madres (2021) Amazon
33. Nomads (2010) Freevee >>>>>>> JANUARY
34. Secret Headquarters (2022) DVD
35. Amazing Racer (2009) Freevee
36. The 33 (2015) DVD
37. Silent Twins (2022) Peacock
38. Shotgun Wedding (2023) Amazon
39. Rosaline (2022) Disney+
40. Ant-Man (2015) Disney+
41. Ant-Man and Wasp (2018) Disney+
42. Ant-Man and Wasp Quantumania (2023) Theater
43. Mary Queen of Scots (1971) Amazon
44. The Menu (2022) HBO
45. Crimes of the Future (2022) Kanopy
46. Blade of the Immortal (2017) Kanopy
47. Devotion (2022)
48. Armageddon Time (2022) Peacock
49. Like Someone In Love (2012) Kanopy
50. Prospect (2018) Kanopy
51. Burke and Hare (2010) Kanopy
52. M3gan (2022) Peacock
53. The Wailing (2016) Kanopy
54. The Two Faces of January] (2015) Kanopy
55. The Bookshop (2017) Kanopy
56. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Kanopy
57. What's Love Got to Do With It? (1993) Peacock
58. Queen of the Desert (2015) Kanopy
59. Peninsular (2020) Kanopy >>>>>>>>>>>> FEBRUARY
60. Flame and Citron (2008) Kanopy
61. Mr. Malcom's List (2022) Kanopy
62. Samurai Marathon (2019) Hoopla
63. Arctic (2018) Kanopy
64. Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (2019) Kanopy
65. Death on the Nile (1978) Hoopla
66. Death on the Nile (2022) DVD
67. Bones and All (2022)
68. Poker Face (2022) DVD
69. Man Called Otto (2023) theater
70. 65 (2023) theater
71. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) DVD
72. Women Talking (2022) Amazon
73. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (2022) Kanopy
74. The Whale (2022)
75. The Harder They Fall (2021) Netflix
76. Empire of Light (2022)
77. The Gray Man (2022) Netflix
78. Everly (2014) Peacock
79. Son of Monarchs (2020) Kanopy
80. Man From Toronto (2022) Netflix
81. RRR (2022) Netflix
82. Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre (2023)
83. Marlowe (2023)
84. Living (2022)
85. Scott of the Antarctica (1949) Kanopy
86. Maruaders (2016) Kanopy
87. The Immigrant (2013) Kanopy
88. The Hole in the Ground (2019) Kanopy
89. Tulip Fever (2017) Kanopy
90. Radio Days (1987) Kanopy
91. A Good Woman (2004) Kanopy
92. The Flowers of War (2012) Kanopy
93. The Minus Man (1999) Kanopy
94. I Am Dragon (2015) Amazon
95. Shadow (2018) Amazon
96. Fanboys (2009) Kanopy
97. Snow Cake (2006) Kanopy
98. Angel Azul (2014) Kanopy >>>>>>>>>>>> MARCH
99. Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007) Kanopy
100. Antarctica A Year on the Ice (2013) Kanopy
101. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) DVD
102. With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) Kanopy
103. John Wick 1 (2014) Peacock
104. John Wick 2 (2017) Peacock
105. John Wick 3 (2019) Peacock
106. John Wick 4 (2023) Theater
107. Living (2022)
108. Sharper (2023)
109. Shazam Fury of the Gods (2023)
110. Renfield (2023) Theater
111. Red Notice (2021) Netflix
112. At the Gate of the Ghost (2011) Amazon
113. MI-5 (2015) DVD
114. Money Monster (2016) DVD
115. Exposed (2016) DVD
116. Old Way (202)
117. Black Panther (2018) Disney+
118. Black Panther Wakanda Forever 2 (2022) Disney+
119. Triple Frontier (2019) Netflix
120. Ant-Man and Wasp Quantumania (2023) Disney +
121. Ghosted (2023)
122. Wolf (2019) Kanopy
123. Archipelgo (2010) Kanopy
124. Gintama (2017) Hoopla
125. Necromancer (2021) Kanopy
126. Bluebeard (2009) Kanopy
127. Sleeping Beauty (2010) Kanopy
128. My Comic Book Country (2019) Kanopy
     
129. Wonders of the Sea (2017) Kanopy >>>>>>> APRIL
130. Age of Uprising:The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2014) Kanopy
131. Bestsellers (2021) Kanopy
132. Reflecting Skin (1990) Kanopy
133. Raining in the Mountain (1979) Kanopy
134. Bel Canto (2018) Kanopy
135. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Disney+
136. Guardians of the Galaxy v2 (2017) Disney+
137. Guardians of the Galaxy v3 (2023) Theater
138. Chevalier (2023) Theater
139. Dungeons and Dragons (2023) Theater
140. The Stolen (2017) Netflix
141. The Adam Project (2022) Netflix
142. Fisherman's Friends (2019) Amazon
143. Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) Kanopy
144. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
145. Yin Yang Master (2020)
146. Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
147. One and Only Ivan (2020) Disney +
148. Artemis Fowl (2020) Disney +
149. The Real Right Stuff (2020) Disney +
150. The Mother (2023) Netflix
151. Tomorrow War (2021) Netflix
152. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) Amazon
153. Sisu (2023)
154. Wandering Earth (2019) Netflix
155. Wandering Earth 2 (2023)
156. Bad Samaritan (2018) Hoopla
157. The Laureate (2021) Hoopla
158. SuperBob (2015) Hoopla
159. Paperman (2010) Hoopla
160. Along With the Gods: Two Worlds (2017) Kanopy
161. Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) Kanopy
162. Edge of the World (2021) Kanopy
163. Consuming Passion (2008) Kanopy
164. Trumbo (2015) Kanopy
165. Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Kanopy
166. Art of the Game Ukiyo-e Heroes (2018) Kanopy
167. All the Wild Horses (2017) Kanopy
168. Robert the Bruce (2019) Kanopy
169. Therapy for a Vampire (2015) Kanopy >>>>>>>>>> MAY
170. Uzumasa Limelight (2014) Kanopy
171. Journey to the West (2014) Kanopy
172. Phantom of the Opera (2004) Kanopy
173. Outland (1981) Kanopy
174. Blood and Gold (2023) Netflix
175. The Portable Door (2023)
176. Brotherhood of Blades (2014) Amazon
177. Brotherhood of Blades 2 (2017) Amazon
178. Polite Society (2023)
179. To Catch a Killer (2023)
180. The General's Lovers In Time and Space (2017)
181. Renfield (2023) Peacock
182. The Hidden Fox (2022) IQiYi
183. Blood (2023)
184. The Forbidden Depths (2021) IQiYi
185. The Vengeance (2021) IQiYi
186. The Queen (2021) IQiYi
187. The Mermaid: Monster from Sea Prison (2021) IQiYi
188. Legend of Zu (2019) IQiYi
189. Swordsman Qing Cang (2018) IQiYi
190. Painted Skin (2022) IQiYi
191. Age of the Legend (2021) IQiYi
192. Elves in Changjiang River (2022) IQiYi
193. Green Snake: The Fate of Reunion (2022) IQiYi
194. Swordsman (2019) IQiYi
195. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Theater
196. The Flash (2023) Theater
197. Stan Lee (2023) Disney+
198. To Be Takei (2015) Kanopy
     
199. Phantom of the Opera (2004) Kanopy>>>>>>>>>>>> JUNE
200. Bombshells and Dollies (2020) Kanopy
201. Reclaiming the Blade (2009) Kanopy
202. Awakened Demon (2021) IQiYi
203. Legend of Herring (2022) IQiYi
204. Wonder Woman (2022) IQiYi
205. The Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021) Netflix
206. Warriors of the Dawn (2017) Youtube
207. A Frozen Flower (2009) Tubi
208. The Concubine (2012) Tubi
209. The Servant (2010) Tubi
210. Homme Fatal (2019) Tubi
211. Extraction (2020) Netflix
212. Extraction 2 (2023) Netflix
213. Nimona (2023) Netflix
214. Dream (2023) Netflix
215. The Kingdom (2019) Netflix
216. The Kingdom 2 (2022) Netflix
217. The Littlest Mermaid (2023) Theater
218. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Kanopy
219. Hidden (2015) Kanopy
220. Triangle of Sadness (2022) Kanopy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JULY
221. SAS Red Notice (2021) Kanopy
222. Phantom of the Opera (2004) Kanopy
223. Liberte' (2019) Kanopy
224. Masquerade () DVD

[Iron Maiden]

I will try again this year and maybe get closer to 150! But hitting 100 is tough for me!

[CJStriker]

Thank You both and Everyone else that continues this tradition for coming back for it again & Happy New Year 2023 to you all!

Indeed 150 I feel is a Good Challenge, Hard but more likely to push us to Finally watch those movies we pushed off for so long, I know it has for me Watching films that are older then me finally added them to my Lexicon of Knowledge and experiances helping me grow in wisdom, art, story, character, worlds & much more, it is a push to push ourselves to finally do what we have desired for so long but seemly espically in my case always put on the backburn trying to do it alone with now puspose or reasoning cause we are all sharing and doing it all together.

In the end wheather we achieve the 150 or not it gets to push us to strive for a goal we never would have alone and we do it together, sharing our films, our views and giving us ideas on films we could watch ourselves but never though of or even knew existed.

That and much more is why I love doing this challenge every year and I Thank You all her now like Iron Maiden & Reviresco and those that will come after for continuing this challenge and enjoy this idea, means allot to me and I means allot to see it means much to you all.

To a Happy, Honoring and Fun 2023!

[foxley]

I'm back, despite having failed to meet the challenge for the first time ever last year. Part of it was due to starting a new job, but I think part of it was that I got out of the habit of going to the cinema during COVID. To rectify this, I will make a concerted effort to get out of the house and see a movie in the cinema at least once a fortnight, and once a week where possible.

As usual, I'll be keeping a master list of movies watched in this first post, and making new posts to mark significant milestones.

1) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
2) The Slime People (1963)
3) Ready or Not (2019)
4) Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)
5) New Town Killers (2008)
6) Rocky Mountain (1950)
7) Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023)
8) Ghost Ship (2002)
9) The Thirsty Dead (1974)
10) The Amazing Maurice (2022)
11) I Know what You Did Last Summer (1997)
12) Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)
13) The Mercenary (1968)
14) Fire Front (2022)
15) The Ripper (1985)
16) Ride or Die (2005)
17) Watchmen (2009)
18) The Hills Run Red (1965)
19) The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002)
20) The Perfect Score (2004)
21) Booksmart (2019)
22) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
23) Cowboy Zombies (2013)
24) The Blue Lamp (1950)
25) Cocaine Bear (2023)
26) The Proposition (2005)
27) The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
28) The Hound of London (1993)
29) Moana (2016)
30) G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009)
31) The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
32) The Firechasers (1971)
33) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
34) Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960)
35) I Spit On Your Grave (1978)
36) Village of the Giants (1965)
37) The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
38) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
39) Mysterious Island (1961)
40) Adventure in Sahara (1938)
41) Power of the Press (1943)
42) Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
43) Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010)
44) Jane Got a Gun (2015)
45) The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016)
46) The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
47) The Man Who Came Back (2008)
48) Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
49) Black Rat (2010)
50) The Deadly Mantis (1957)
51) House of 9 (2005)
52) Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989)
53) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
54) The Manhunt (1984)
55) Nite Tales: The Movie (2008)
56) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
57) Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
58) Green for Danger (1946)
59) Eden Lake (2008)
60) Suicide Squad (2016)
61) The Suicide Squad (2021)
62) No Name on the Bullet (1959)
63) The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
64) The Killing Kind (1973)
65) The Sadist (1963)
66) Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
67) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
68) A Study in Scarlet (1933)
69) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
70) The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
71) Flavia the Heretic (1974)
72) Appointment with Venus (1951)
73) Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
74) Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
75) Grand Slam (1967)
76) Revolver (1973)
77) Tower of London (1962)
78) They Live by Night (1948)
79) Vice (2015)
80) Derailed (2002)
81) Kiss of Death (1947)
82) Blacula (1972)
83) Zombie Nightmare (1987)
84) Posse (1975)
85) The Horse Soldiers (1957)
86) Shock (1946)
87) A Haunting in Venice (2023)
88) Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
89) Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
90) Murder by Proxy (1954)
91) Tower of London (1939)
92) Pathology (2008)
93) Deranged (2012)
94) Frieda (1947)
95) Snapshot (1979)
96) Vampire Diary (2007)
97) Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
98) Hellzapoppin' (1941)
99) It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
100) Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987)
101) The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
102) Five (1951)
103) Robin and the Hoods (1964)
104) The Hit List (2011)
105) Hummingbird (2013)
106) The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

[Mister Mets]

I'm going to participate, although I need to finish my write-ups on the 2022 films (I know this is not an expectation; it's something I was doing anyway.)

Goals I've got for the year are to see all the films I haven't seen in the Sight & Sound Top 100, and that are mentioned in some books of the best films ever.

[4theEarth]

I'm going to participate, although I need to finish my write-ups on the 2022 films (I know this is not an expectation; it's something I was doing anyway.)

Goals I've got for the year are to see all the films I haven't seen in the Sight & Sound Top 100, and that are mentioned in some books of the best films ever.

Do you have the Criterion collection online or does that violate the rules? They are featuring 50 of the top 100.

[Mister Mets]

Do you have the Criterion collection online or does that violate the rules? They are featuring 50 of the top 100.

I think streaming services like Criterion or Netflix or whatever would be acceptable.

CJStriker can correct me, but the prohibition seems to be exclusively on illegal piracy.

So if something was put online free by its owners, it's fine. If something is public domain, and put online, that's also fine. If you watch a bunch of films from some boutique service during the trial period, it counts. If you go to an illegal streaming site or download an MP4 file of a copyrighted movie from an unofficial source, that's not kosher, although there may be weird exceptions if something can't be found elsewhere (IE- a black & white silent version of Tim Burton's Batman someone put online.)

In past years, I've posted about films I've seen on HBO Max, Netflix, Mubi, Arrow Video and even Youtube or the Internet Archive.

[CJStriker]

Do you have the Criterion collection online or does that violate the rules? They are featuring 50 of the top 100.

I think streaming services like Criterion or Netflix or whatever would be acceptable.

CJStriker can correct me, but the prohibition seems to be exclusively on illegal piracy.

So if something was put online free by its owners, it's fine. If something is public domain, and put online, that's also fine. If you watch a bunch of films from some boutique service during the trial period, it counts. If you go to an illegal streaming site or download an MP4 file of a copyrighted movie from an unofficial source, that's not kosher, although there may be weird exceptions if something can't be found elsewhere (IE- a black & white silent version of Tim Burton's Batman someone put online.)

In past years, I've posted about films I've seen on HBO Max, Netflix, Mubi, Arrow Video and even Youtube or the Internet Archive.

Indeed Thanks for the Questions 4theEarth & Mister Mets, indeed Pricay is more of gaining in What is considered illgal by law standers mostly watching movies copied form videos, dvd, shot form cameras in theaters, copied from streaming services, that short of deal. But honestly I don't find that much around anymore.

Most Online Serives like Criterion I consider ok, their were a few VERY & I mean Very rare movies that only places like PLEX, TUBI, VIMEO & You Tubers who put in on thier tube sites where some of the only place I could find these movies. Honestly most of these out of the MAJOR streaming services I will consider ok espically since they seem to have been on their for so that even the studios don't care their their really, most likely cause the are such rare movies.

In the end I leave it up to you alls best judgements too what you think is a right place to view a movie and not, but mostly you all do a Very Good Job in that, but I am still glad you asked me to clarify I hope this help.

[4theEarth]

Thanks for the detailing as I was unclear about how accessible the movies had to be to other posters. I do love my rare films as much as the regular product of the industry.

That said I am not including Park Lanes which I started in 2022 on Criterion but have not finished. It is 8 hours long.

1. The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
2. The Oblong Box
3. The Third Murder
4. Shin Godzilla
5. Intervista
6. The Pale Blue Eye

[Nathaniel Gray]

Alrighty, I'll give this a shot.


1. The Force Awakens (DVD)
2. The Last Jedi (DVD)
3. Avatar: Way of Water (Theater)
4. The Rise of Skywalker (DVD)
5. The Menu (HBO Max)
6. White Noise (Netflix)
7. The Menu (HBO Max -watched it again)
8. Babylon (Theater)
9. M3gan (Theater)
10. Split (Streaming)
11. Amber Alert (Streaming)

[Iron Maiden]

1. Black Adam (2022) on HBO Max - dull performance in the title role by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
2. Exorcist 3 (1990) on Peacock - This film IMO is more frightening than the first movie and underrated. Starring George C. Scott
3. The Lodger (1944) on TCM - This is another underrated film and one of the better ones dealing with Jack the Ripper (played by Laird Cregar)
4. The Comedy of Terrors - Vincent Price and Peter Lorre play two undertakers who use the same coffin over and over. Also featuring Boris Karloff with Basil Rathbone as a reluctant "client" who just won't stay dead.
5. The Nun (2018) - Part of the Conjuring "universe" of films, IMO this is the creepiest one.
6. The Blues Brothers. (1980). Love the pairing of Dan Ackroyd and the late John Belushi. Most of the filming was done in Chicago and it's amazing how they got the permission to film on some of the locales. Many cameos by famous blues artists like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and a cameo by a young Steven Spielberg.
7. The Invisible Man (1933) another good horror film by James Whale (Frankenstein & Bride of Frankenstein) The special effects were quite good for the times.
8. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
9. Flight of the Phoenix (1965) My favorite Jimmy Stewart film and a unique kind of disaster film in an era when the Poseidon Adventure was a big blockbuster. Stewart plays former WW2 pilot in his late middle age who ends up working for a third rate company in a aging craft that crashes. They are miles off course and have little chance of being rescued.
10. The Changeling (1980) I recall seeing this movie years ago and it hasn't really played on TV that much. George C. Scott once again stars in this film about a man who rents a house and finds out it is haunted.
11. The Uninvited (1944) Another ghost story movie and one of my favorites.
12. Event Horizon (1997) This was considered a box office failure but has become a bit of a cult film over the years.
13. Tale of Two Cities (1939) From a year that many consider is the best year for films. Great cast and the actress who plays the vengeful Madame DeFarge is quite memorable.
14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) Another great adaptation of a classic novel with a standout performance by Charles Laughton.
15. Gladiator (2000) I had forgotten how many Academy Awards this movie won (5)... Best Picture, Best Actor (Russell Crowe) plus Costume design, sound, visual effects with nominations for Joaquin Phoenix (supporting actor) and Ridely Scott (director)
16. The Usual Suspects (1995) - clever film and plot told in flashback.
17. Hangover Square (1945) composer/pianist suffers from blackouts and becomes a serial killer. Played by actor Laird Cregar, who also played Jack the Ripper in the Lodger, he died shortly after the film was completed.
18. The Walking Dead (1935) Boris Karloff, in minimal makeup effects, plays a wrongly accused man who is executed and then brought back from the dead seeking revenge on the men who framed him for murder.
19. War of the Worlds (2005) Remake of 1953 film based on Orson Welles famous radio broadcast of H.G. Wells that terrified listeners
20. Benny and Joon (1993)
21. The Trial of Sargeant Rutledge (1960)- scheduled for Black History month, Woody Strode plays a respected cavalry officer who is defended by Jeffrey Hunter when he is charged with the murder of a white woman and her father
22. Duel (1971) - Steven Spielberg's first full length feature that was a TV movie of the week
23. The Crazies - exec produced by George A. Romero, a small town's residents exposed to a toxic leak go on a zombie like rampage.
24. Batman (1989)
25. Batman Returns (1992) Tim Burton was supposed to do a third Batman film with Keaton but unfortunately it never came to be.
26. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
27. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1961) - classic John Ford
28. Curse of the Werewolf(1961) AFAIK, Hammer's only werewolf movie. Oliver Reed has the leading role in this.
29. Ghost Ship (2001)
30. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)One of seven films Charles Laughton and wife Elsa Lancaster (Bride of Frankenstein) appeared together. The other that I can think of is the The Private Life of Henry The Eighth.
31. The Island of Lost Souls (1932)Charles Laughton again starring as Dr. Moreau, a deranged doctor who performs horrific genetic experiments.
32. Beetlejuice (1988)
33. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
34. The Quick and the Dead (1995) A quirky western with a heavy cast that includes multiple Oscar winner Gene Hackman (who has since retired from acting) as the bad guy, a young Leonardo DiCaprio (another future Best Actor Oscar winner), Russell Crowe (who would win his best actor Oscar for Gladiator in 2000) and Sharon Stone as the lady gunfighter.
35. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) This movie never gets old to me. I love the movies that feature the original cast and Ricardo Montalban made for a great adversary
36. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) The last time the original Star Trek cast would be in a film.
37. The Miracle Worker (1962) Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke both won Oscars for this biographical film based on the story of Helen Keller and her tutor Anne Sullivan.
38. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior I remember going to see this when it opened and in the U.S. it was titled The Road Warrior. Since the first film hadn't been released in the U.S, the dropped the Mad Max 2 title here. It introduced U.S. audiences to Mel Gibson and he would go on to do many more films after that.
39. Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) One of the best of Bette Davis films in the horror genre.
40. Hound of the Baskervilles (Hammer version) (1958) In this movie neither Christopher Lee (Sir Henry Baskerville or Peter Cushing (Holmes) is the villain.
41. The Old Dark House (1932) This was once considered a lost film until director Curtis Harrington found a printable negative. Directed by James Whale, this is the first film where Boris Karloff's name appears in the opening credits. He plays a mute butler and has no lines in the movie. It also starred Gloria Stuart who would appear in the blockbuster Titantic movie (1997)
42. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Hammer Films first Frankenstein film has very little to do with the original tale. This was also Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee's first film together.
43. Rio Bravo (1959) Restored version on TCM, co-hosted by Martin Scorsese
44. Superman (1978) Presented on TCM for part of their salute to Warner Brothers.
45. The Mask of Dimitrious (1944) This is one of a series of nine unrelated Warner Brothers films that paired Peter Lorre and Sidney Greenstreet.
46. Cocaine Bear (2023) Loosely based on a true story this was somewhat entertaining if a bit gory. This is Ray Liotta's last film and undoubtedly he will be better known for "Goodfellas"
47. The Giant Gila Monster (1953) Teenagers, hot rods, a giant lizard and nitro glycerine make for an explosive mix. Produced by Ken Curtis in his pre - Gunsmoke days.
48. Mark of the Vampire (1935) Horror film directed by Todd Browning and which also features Bela Lugosi as a vampire....or is he? Featured on TCM as part of a retrospective of the work of famed cinematographer James
    Wong Howe.
49. Congo (1995) A strange mix of sci-fi and jungle adventure movie with a diverse cast featuring Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) as a an entertaining "Great White Hunter" and Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Show) as the devious though incompetent villain of the story. It's no classic but it has a weird, entertaining charm to it.
50. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
    
    
    

[Ghost Rider TheHellfireDemon]

Excellent I can't wait to start posting movies I watched in 2023 with reviews without spoilers.

[Attila Kiss]

1. Splinter (2008) - ★★★
2. Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013) - ★★★★
3. Limit (2022) - ★★★
4. M3gan (2022) - ★★★
5. Project Wolf Hunting (2022) - ★★★★★
6. Vengeance (2022) - ★★★

[4theEarth]

Thanks for the detailing as I was unclear about how accessible the movies had to be to other posters. I do love my rare films as much as the regular product of the industry.

That said I am not including Park Lanes which I started in 2022 on Criterion but have not finished. It is 8 hours long.

1. The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
2. The Oblong Box
3. The Third Murder
4. Shin Godzilla
5. Intervista
6. The Pale Blue Eye

7. White Noise
8. Emperor of the North
9. Top Gun: Maverick
10. Caliber 9
11. Japon
12. L'important c'est d'aimer
13. Cosmos
14.Bad Timing
15.Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched:
16. The Italian Connection
17. Il Boss
18. Silent Souls
!9. Battle in Heaven