Screams Filled With Blood: Horrorfest 2024

Well it’s that time of year again, where I gear up to watch horror movies. I may view some in August this year but I’ve decided to stick mostly to September and October again. Only four more years of doing this and then it’s over, man what a ride. If I’m still around, ha ha…

Always!

Theater Viewings

1. Maxxxine (2024, Ti West)
2. A Quiet Place: Day One (2024, Michael Sarnoski)
3. Longlegs (2024, Oz Perkins)
4. Cuckoo (2024, Tilman Singer)
5. Alien: Romulus (2024, Fede Álvarez)

Shudder/Peacock/Tubi

1. Dr. Giggles (1992, Manny Coto)
2. Abigail (2024, Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin) *Peacock*
3. The Giant Gila Monster (1959, Ray Kellog)
4. Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks, 2023, Demián Rugna)
5. Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell (1995, Shinichi Fukazawa)
6. Nightbeast (1982, Don Dohler)
7. Night of Fear (1972, Terry Bourke)
8. À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma aka At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964, José Mojica Marins)
9. Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver José Mojica Marins aka This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1967, José Mojica Marins)
10. The Devonsville Terror (1983, Ulli Lommel)
11. V/H/S/85 (2023, David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike P. Nelson)
12. Them! (1954, Gordon Douglas) *Tubi*
13. In A Violent Nature (2024, Chris Nash)
14. Funeral Home (1980, William Fruet)
15. Dream Demon (1988, Harley Cokeliss)

Horrorfest 2024 Library (the main list, for now):

Spooky!

1. Antlers (2021)
2. Bait (2011)
3. The Banana Splits (2019)
4. Black Friday (2021)
5. Shadow Builder (1998)
6. Carrie (2013)
7. The Children (1980)
8. C.H.U.D. II: Bud The CHUD (1988)
9. Cobweb (2023)
10. .Com for Murder (2002)

The doctor is in! Insane, that is…

11. Jess Franco’s Count Dracula (1970)
12. The Crimson Cult (1968)
13. Cutting Class (1988)
14. Edge of Sanity (1989)
15. Knock On The Cabin (2023)
16. The Last Exorcism (2010)
17. The Initiation of Sarah (1978)
18. Link (1986)
19. The Lodge (2020)

Ma! Ma! The meatloaf!

20. Ma (2019)
21. Men (2022)
22. Night Terror (1977)
23. Night of the Demons 3 (1997)
24. The Psychopath (1966)
25. Saint Maud (2021)
26. Satan’s Little Helper (2004)
27. Smile (2021)
28. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
29. The Strangler (1963)

If I had a dollar for every outrageous Cage performance, I’d be able to afford my bar tab!

30. Suspiria (2018)
31. Vampire’s Kiss (1989)

Music Log 2024

This year has been a bust lol

Top Albums So Far:

1. Red Sails in the Sunset (1984, Public Library), Midnight Oil
2. Diamonds and Pearls (1992, Public Library), Prince & The New Power Generation
3. To Live and Die in L.A (Soundtrack)  (1985, YouTube), Wang Chung
4. Primitive Love (1985, Public Library), Miami Sound Machine
5. Billy Idol (1982, Public Library), Billy Idol
6. Something About Airplanes (1998, YouTube), Death Cab for Cutie
7. Bella Donna (1981, Public Library), Stevie Nicks
8. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power (2021, Public Library/YouTube), Halsey

January:

1. Rhythm Nation (1989, Public Library), Janet Jackson-8.5
2. American Woman (1970, Public Library), The Guess Who-9.5
3. Wildflowers (1994, Half-Price Books), Tom Petty-9.0
4. Honky Château (1972, Public Library), Elton John-9.5
5. All Four One (1982, Public Library), The Motels-9.0
6. Once Twice Melody (2022, Public Library), Beach House-8.5
7. Billy Idol (1982, Public Library), Billy Idol-10.0

February:

1. (8) Undead (1968, Public Library), Ten Years After-9.5
2. (9) The Future’s Void (2014, Public Library), Ema-9.5
3. (10) Primitive Love (1985, Public Library), Miami Sound Machine-10.0
4. (11) Diamonds and Pearls (1992, Public Library), Prince & The New Power Generation-10.0
5. (12) Bella Donna (1981, Public Library), Stevie Nicks-10.0
6. (13) Red Sails in the Sunset (1984, Public Library), Midnight Oil-10.0
7. (14) First and Last and Always (1985, YouTube), The Sisters of Mercy-9.5
8. (15) If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power (2021, Public Library/YouTube), Halsey-10.0
9. (16) Groovin’ High (1956, Public Library), Dizzy Gillespie Big Band-8.5
10. (17) Cornell 1964 (1964, Public Library), Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy-9.5

March:

1. (18) On and On (2003, Public Library), Jack Johnson-8.5
2. (19) Bad (1987, Public Library), Michael Jackson-9.5
3. (20) Marshall Tucker Band (1973, Public Library), Marshall Tucker Band-8.0
4. (21) Back Home Again (1973, Public Library), John Denver-9.5
5. (22) Desperado (1973, Barnes & Noble), Eagles-9.5
6. (23) On Every Street (1991, Half-Price Books), Dire Straits-8.0
7. (24) Punk & New Wave The Ultimate Collection (2018, Half-Price Books), Various-9.0

April:

1. (25) This is Why (2023, Public Library), Paramore-9.0
2. (26) Only God Was Above Us (2024, Public Library), Vampire Weekend-9.5
3. (27) I Love You (2013, Public Library), The Neighborhood-9.0
4. (28) Live in Brooklyn 2011 (2023, Public Library), Sonic Youth-8.0
5. (29) Homebelly Groove…Live (1992, Public Library), Spin Doctors-9.0

May:

1. (30) Disel and Dust (1988, Public Library), Midnight Oil-9.5
2. (31) The Golden Casket (2023, Public Library), Modest Mouse-8.5
3. (32) High As Hope (2018, Public Library), Florence + the Machine-9.0
4. (33) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Squeeze (2007, Public Library), Squeeze-9.0
5. (34) Chaos and Disorder (1996, Public Library), Prince-7.5
6. (35) Something About Airplanes (1998, YouTube), Death Cab for Cutie-10.0

June:

1. (36) To Live and Die in L.A (Soundtrack)  (1985, YouTube), Wang Chung-10.0
2. (37) Ohio Players (2024, Public Library), The Black Keys-8.5
3. (38) Bleachers (2024, Public Library), Bleachers-9.5
4. (39) One More Time… (2023, Public Library), Blink-182-8.0
5. (40) The Car (2022, Public Library), Arctic Monkeys-8.5

July:

1. (41) Riot (2007, Barnes & Noble), Paramore-9.0
2. (42) Unreal Unearth (2023, Public Library), Hozier-9.5
3. (43) New Age Norms 3 (2021, Public Library), Cold War Kids-8.0
4. (44) Queen of the Clouds (2014, Public Library), Tove Lo-8.5

August:

1. (45) Undercover (1983, Public Library), The Rolling Stones-9.5
2. (46) Brand New Man (1991, Public Library), Brooks & Dunn-8.5
3. (47) Sheryl Crow (1996, Public Library), Sheryl Crow-9.5
4. (48) Windsong (1975, Public Library), John Denver-9.0
5. (49) Straight, No Chaser (1967, Public Library), Thelonious Monk-9.5
6. (50) Trench (2018, Public Library), Twenty One Pilots-8.5
7. (51) Let It Loose (1987, Public Library), Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine-9.0

September:

1. (52) Bat Out of Hell (1977, Public Library), Meatloaf-9.0
2. (53) Allah-Las (2012, YouTube), Allah-Las-9.0
3. (54) Eagles (1972, Public Library), Eagles-9.5
4. (55) Cumbias Chichadelicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha (2011, YouTube), Various-9.0
5. (56) Indigo Meadow (2013, YouTube), The Black Angels-8.5

October:

1. (57) Pale Honey (2015, YouTube), Pale Honey

Let’s Get Criterion

Recently I decided to go through my collection of Criterion films, a total number of which I can’t remember as I have lost track due to buying so many. It’s probably over a 150 at least. I haven’t viewed all of them yet either, and some of them have already been reviewed so a fresh perspective would be nice. I’ve also decided to do this after viewing several ones I purchased during Barnes & Noble’s 50% Criterion Sale. I hope they keep holding those sales again and again, and I am registered as a member of the Criterion website and follow them on Twitter. Here’s the list so far:

1. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, horror/fantasy)
2. Repo Man (1984, satire)
3. I Married a Witch (1942, comedy/fantasy)
4. Häxan (1922, horror movie/documentary)
5. Onibaba (1964, Demon Hag)
6. The Cremator (1969, Evil Incarnate)
7. The Devil’s Backbone (2001, Spanish Ghosts)
8. Design For Living (1933, Artists!)
9. Rules Of The Game (1939, Rich People! The Help! Satire!) 
10. Foreign Correspondent (1940, Pre-War Spy Games)
11. Detour (1945, Never Pick Up Strangers)
12. Black Narcissus (1947, Nuns Go Crazy!)
13. A Matter of Life and Death (1946, Trial For Your Life)
14. Cure (1997, Evil!)
15. Targets (1968, Gun Crazy)
16. WALL-E (2009, Robot Love)
17. Sisters (1973, Twins Can Be Murder!)

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma aka At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964, José Mojica Marins)

Coffin Joe is one of the coolest horror characters, ever, and José Mojica Marins embodies him perfectly. Joe is a mix of slasher and super villain, and he walks around as if he runs everything, which he feels he does as the so called “Superior Man.” He desires a child, one to continue on his line, a supreme being to replace him one day. At least that’s what I think he was ranting on about, the guy is clearly a loon.

There are so many great black and white shots, and the finale is all kinds of outlandish and supernatural elements. There’s even a scene where Joe rants about heaven and hell. Joe is clearly an atheist, who shakes his pointy thumbs at society and their norms in general. There’s also multiple scenes of violence, as Joe demolishes a rival who dares to challenge him.

As the director, Marins infuses what is the first Brazilian horror film with magical realism, sinister murders, and some cool special effects. The film’s title is also rad and very memorable, and I’m bummed that only three Coffin Joe movies exist. This should have been an entire lengthy franchise.

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: Night of Fear (1972, Terry Bourke)

Night of Fear, also titled Fright, is only 50 minutes long, yet it left a pretty sizable impression upon me. It’s a freaky, suspenseful movie that’s been labeled the Aussie Texas Chainsaw Massacre, even though it came out before Massacre did, and I’m not sure that’s a good comparison, anyways. This movie has little to no dialogue and is shot and filmed in the style of a living, walking nightmare.

A woman makes the horrible error of going out into the wilderness, and encounters a man who’s clearly deranged. The film goes into crazy redneck territory from there, and I won’t say more except that parts of the movie were very freaky and some of it even scared me a little. My large complaint is that I wanted a longer movie, yet Terry Burke delivers a compelling and disturbing horror picture, one that’s memorable.

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: Nightbeast (1982, Don Dohler)

He’s not very friendly!

Don Dohler made a lot of cult movies, and Nightbeast is probably the most famous of the bunch, or perhaps the only one I’ve seen so far. Despite being clearly made on a budget smaller than an office birthday party, this movie is actually goofy gory fun and has some cool special effects. On the other hand, you have scenes that would fit into a bad comedy movie instead of a horror film, and the characters aren’t even paper thin, most of them should just have “Alien victim” stamped on their foreheads. For most of the year, I actually attempt to view movies that are worth admitting to having being viewed, Nightbeast is not one of those. This isn’t junk food, it’s food that you consumed on a dare, or food that may be just slightly past the expiration date, but you convinced yourself it’s still fine to eat.

This is the McDonald’s movies, or a Burger King, and you have typical small town stock characters, such as the mustache sporting local sheriff, the town mayor who’s obviously corrupt, some lame love triangle subplot, and an alien monster that showed up to ruin everyone’s lives. I’ll never forget the deceased, alright I’m lying I will, and I’m oddly amused that a low budget Troma movie did the whole “Let’s all fire at the alien even if it won’t work” scene before Predator (a far superior movie in every way) did 5 years later!

Watch this movie beer in hand, I can’t remember if I did so maybe that’s a sign to quit drinking, or to cut back on watching so many movies. Neither is going to happen any time soon, and Nightbeast is that 1980s cult movie to view with your brain turned off all the way. In fact, leave your brain at the door.

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell (1995, Shinichi Fukazawa)

Gotta build up those muscles!

Speaking of Evil Dead influenced and inspired movies, Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell is if someone watched all of the Evil Dead movies, and then decided to make their own special homage movie that’s just as equally insane. Shinichi Fukazawa creates a movie that’s heavy on cool practical special effects, crazy moments, and plenty of gore, and thin on character development and light on plot. That’s fine with me, sure it’s not a great movie, it may not even be a good movie, yet I enjoyed the whole thing anyways. Granted I watched this late at night thanks to The Last Drive-In’s crazy all night marathon last month, so the details may be a tad fuzzy.

I don’t remember any of the characters, however I do recall that at one point someone becomes possessed and then the demon inside makes them turn into all kinds of monsters. Also the hero doesn’t even have built up muscles, so the title is a bit of a lie! Which is amusing to me, although perhaps the evil was more of a ghost than a demon? As I said, details are fuzzy, all I know is I was left entertained and marveling at what the hell I just watched! I believe this was made in the 1980s but didn’t get distributed until the 1990s, regardless people should view this just to see all of the insanity that one can make on a super low budget.

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks, 2023, Demián Rugna)

Evil never quits, doesn’t take vacations!

I had heard of Cuando acecha la maldad aka When Evil Lurks from those who view way more foreign horror and foreign movies than I do, and thus I went in expecting good things. I wasn’t ready for the movie being an unrelenting portrayal of torment, misery, and how impossible it is to escape a nightmare that refuses to keep following you around. The main characters of this movie are cursed from the beginning, and while comparisons to the Covid pandemic abound, I was more reminded of Evil Dead, The Exorcist and other horror franchises where the hero or heroes can’t seem to outrun this ancient evil that never lets up in it’s pursuit of their souls. If you’re not able to handle gore or bleak type movies, this one isn’t for you, but I found it to be one of the best modern horror movies I’ve seen in some time.

Ezequiel Rodríguez gives a captivating performance in this one as the main character, Pedro Yazurlo, who so desperately tries to save his loved ones from an evil that the authorities refuse to even deal with, or are unequipped to deal with. There is a scene in this movie that I was completely unprepared for, and this movie has another haunting moment that is seared in my brain, forever. Silvina Sabater as Mirta is also great in this, playing a woman who knows how to battle the evil, and well, spoilers! But I think you can guess what happens. When Evil Lurks comes recommended, and it’s as much an apocalyptic film as it is a portrait of society breaking down quietly and slowly, falling apart until all that remains is the haunted survivors.

Movie Viewing Log 2024: October

1. (98) Terror Beneath the Sea (1966, Hajime Sato)-70, Tubi
2. (99) Black Friday (2021, Casey Tebo)-81, Public Library
3. (100) Cobweb (2023, Samuel Bodin)-87, Public Library
4. (101) The Crimson Cult (1968, Vernon Sewell)-71, Public Library
5. (102) Cutting Class (1989, Rospo Pallenberg)-51, Public Library
6. (103) Them! (1954, Gordon Douglas)-95, Tubi
7. (104) In A Violent Nature (2024, Chris Nash)-90, Tubi
8. (105) Funeral Home (1980, William Fruet)-83, Shudder
9. (106) Dream Demon (1988, Harley Cokeliss)-93, Shudder
10. (106) Edge of Sanity (1989, Gérard Kikoïne)
11. (107) Hundreds of Beavers (2022, Mike Cheslik), Tubi

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: The Giant Gila Monster (1959, Ray Kellog)

The 1950s was this magical time when monster movies were all the rage, drive by fears of atomic energy and sometimes communism! Weirdly enough, The Giant Gila Monster doesn’t have any of that, it’s just a goofy fun movie about a huge lizard that’s never explained. We don’t get any reason why it’s big, why it’s in the desert, where it came from. Those are questions for a serious movie, a longer movie, this is a drive in flick and we don’t have time for such things!

Gila Monster has a bunch of folks that I don’t recall ever seeing or knowing about before or since, and yet they all seemed likable enough. Does Ray Kellog decide to have the same song twice in the movie? Yep! Is there a lovable drunk guy who hangs out with the kids? Yes. I’m not sure if this is a good movie, but it is a fun movie, and the finale is actually rad, in my opinion.

I’d be happy if they brought these kinds of movies back, yet I know they’re a byegone product of a byegone era. I’ll just have to roll with anything I can get these days monster movie wise, and be happy they still make them. If anything with today’s world, there should be more types of this cinema out there. At least we got two Godzilla movies in the span of a year, that was nice.

Horrorfest 2024/The Last Drive-In Reviewed Presents: Dr. Giggles (1992, Manny Coto)

“I don’t think that man has ever been to medical school!”-Toy Story, a line that can also apply to this movie!

Back in the 1990s, the slasher movie genre was left for dead, at least until Scream came out. However there were still attempts that happened anyways, and one fun and unique horror slasher comedy was Dr. Giggles, a film that I was planning to view this Horrorfest anyways from my local library. Well it popped up on The Last Drive-In, so I viewed it with Joe Bob and Darcy commentary in tow instead. Larry Drake as a deranged escaped mental patient who seeks revenge on the town that killed his father can be seen as familiar territory, yet Manny Coto chooses to embrace how goofy the premise is and rolls with it. That plus the hilarious one liners makes this more than just your average low budget slasher movie.

Holly Marie Combs is likable enough as the final girl, and the rest of the cast is pretty good as well, although most of them are your typical horror movie characters. Doug E. Doug even pops up in this movie, although I’m not sure this is one he prefers to discuss when it comes to his career choices. Glenn Quinn plays the boyfriend role, and goes from being nice to sleazy and then back to caring, which I guess the movie required him to do so he’d be more than a potential victim. The heart monitor subplot is alright, I suppose, yet I’m glad that the movie eagerly dumps any extra weight midway through and focuses on Giggles’ acts of evil that are disturbing and bleakly humorous.

There is a scene that I won’t revel that managed to shock and surprise even me, once you see it you will never forget what happened. Unfortunately this movie has more endings than Return of the King, however Dr. Giggles is one of the better slasher movie offerings from a decade that gets too much disdain from my view. What I learned is that you should never trust anyone who can’t stop laughing that much, and I wish this had been a franchise. Imagine Dr. Giggles in space! Space!

Horrorfest 2024 Presents: Alien: Romulus (2024, Fede Álvarez)

They’re baaaaack!

Although I did enjoy his other efforts, I feel that Alien: Romulus is probably Fede Álvarez’s best movie. So far, anyways, although it wasn’t as scary as his previous efforts. I was creeped out at times and the finale is a huge exercise in anxiety, something I didn’t expect to affect me, yet overall I feel this is a great addition to the series. I don’t think it tops the first two movies, yet I feel it’s about equal to Alien: Covenant, a movie that gets way too much hate from fans. Romulus does fit in more with the original Alien in more ways than one (shh, spoilers) yet that’s not a bad thing, and Álvarez uses that to build on and expand the mythos. That said, the movie’s weaker aspects were elevated by that young cast, and I was hoping for more gore than we actually got, especially considering how bloody the Evil Dead movie he did was. Oh well, perhaps the MPAA got wind and there’s an extended cut out there, somewhere.

Do we get a chest buster scene that’s gnarly and yet feels oddly fresh? Absolutely. The face huggers are back too, and there are multiple creepy and suspenseful scenes involving them. One part of the movie channels Aliens which isn’t a bad thing either, although I much preferred when the movie referenced Alien instead or even that one Alien video game that came out years back. Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson are the main headliners, and both have a nice bond together, something the movie keeps pulling back to multiple times. I was amused by Jonsson’s dad jokes, a feature of his character, and I did like that the rest of the cast were a bit fleshed out and not just cannon fodder.

There’s an issue with the movie that I can’t discuss because of spoilers, but I had a problem with a certain someone returning even if it shouldn’t have been possible without modern technology, and I docked the movie points for that. However this should be viewed in theaters, and I would love it if they just kept doing standalone movies in the franchise that loosely tie into the rest of the series.

Movie Viewing Log 2024 Full List

January:

1. Der müde Tod (Destiny, 1921, Fritz Lang)-95, Public Library
2. Wings (1927, William A. Wellman)-95, Public Library
3. Die 3 Groschen-Oper (The Threepenny Opera, 1931, G. W. Pabst)-91, Public Library
4. Galaxy of Terror (1981, Bruce D. Clark)-80, Shudder
5. All Hallows’ Eve (2013, Damien Leone)-70, Shudder

February:

1. (6) American Fiction (2023, Cord Jefferson)-100, Theater Viewing
2. (7) Escape From New York (1981, John Carpenter)-93, 1st time Theater Viewing, 8th? Overall?
3. (8) It Happened One Night (1934, Frank Capra)-93, Public Library Criterion Blu-ray
4. (9) My Man Godfrey (1936, Gregory La Cava)-95, Public Library Criterion DVD
5. (10) Dune (1984, David Lynch)-90, Theater Viewing
6. (11) Beastie Boys Video Anthology (2000, Various)-100, Criterion DVD
7. (12) Mo’ Better Blues (1990, Spike Lee)-87, Barnes & Noble DVD
8. (13) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Michael Curtiz, William Keighley)-95, Tubi

March:

1. (14) The Outwaters (2022, Robbie Banfitch)-81, Tubi
2. (15) The Great Race (1965, Blake Edwards)-85, Tubi
3. (16) Past Lives (2023, Celine Song)-96, Public Library DVD
4. (17) Oppenheimer (2023, Christopher Nolan)-88, Peacock/Public Library Blu-ray
5. (18) Jungle Fever (1991, Spike Lee)-95, DVD
6. (19) Poor Things (2023, Yorgos Lanthimos)-100, Theater Viewing
7. (20) Late Night with the Devil (2023, Cameron and Colin Cairnes)-92, Theater Viewing
8. (21) Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971, Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.)-97, Tubi

April:

1. (22) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024, Adam Wingard)-91, Theater Viewing
2. (23) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946, Tay Garnett)-93, Tubi
3. (24) Red Headed Stranger (1986, William D. Wittliff)-74, Grit TV
4. (25) The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970, Sam Peckinpah)-100, Public Library
5. (26) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, Alfred Hitchcock)-100, Criterion Blu-ray
6. (27) リング2, Ringu 2 (1999, Hideo Nakata)-75, Shudder
7. (28) The Loreley’s Grasp (1973, Amando de Ossorio)-80, Tubi
8. (29) They Live By Night (1948, Nicholas Ray)-93, Criterion Blu-ray
9. (30) Deathstalker (1983, John Watson)-84, Shudder
10. (31) The Killers (1946,  Robert Siodmak)-95, Criterion Blu-ray
11. (32) The Killers (1964, Don Siegel)-84, Criterion Blu-ray
12. (33) There’s Nothing Out There (1991, Rolfe Kanefsky)-83, Tubi
13. (34) Freeway (1996, Matthew Bright)-85, Shudder/Tubi

May:

1. (35) Rottentail (2019, Brian Skiba)-69, Shudder
2. (36) The Fall Guy (2024, David Leitch)-90, Theater Viewing
3. (37) Congo (1995, Frank Marshall)-70, Bounce
4. (38) Death Race (2008, Paul W. S. Anderson)-65, Bounce
5. (39) Beetlejuice (1988, Tim Burton)-88, Barnes & Noble DVD
6. (40) The Bad News Bears (1976, Michael Ritchie)-90, Barnes & Noble DVD
7. (41) The Beast Within (1982, Philippe Mora)-65, Tubi
8. (42) Cotton Comes To Harlem (1970, Ossie Davis)-86, Tubi
9. (43) The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016, André Øvredal)-87, Shudder
10. (44) Wild Rovers (1971, Blake Edwards)-70, Outlaw TV
11. (45) Lo chiamavano Trinità (They Call Me Trinity, 1970, Enzo Barboni)-89, Tubi

June:

1. (46) Ramrod (1947, André De Toth)-70, Grit TV
2. (47) Wicked City (1987, Yoshiaki Kawajiri)-90, Tubi
3. (48) Cisco Kid (1994, Luis Valdez)-81, Grit TV
4. (49) Car Wash (1976, Michael Schultz)-86, Bounce
5. (50) One Crazy Summer (1986, Savage Steve Holland)-75, Tubi
6. (51) Little Boy with a Big Horn (1953, Robert Cannon)-85, MeToons
7. (52) Monkey Man (2024, Dev Patel)-95, Peacock
8. (53) What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993, Brian Gibson)-90, Bounce
9. (54) Last Train from Gun Hill (1959, John Sturges)-91, Grit
10. (55) Nightflyers (1987, Robert Collector (as T.C. Blake)-85, YouTube

July:

1. (56) It Came from Outer Space (1953, Jack Arnold)-84, Half-Price Books Blu-ray
2. (57) In The Army Now (1994, Daniel Petrie)-50, Laff TV
3. (58) Horizon: An American Saga (2024, Kevin Costner)-65, Theater Viewing
4. (59) Speed Racer (2008, the Wachowskis)-85, Half-Price Books Blu-ray
5. (60) MaXXXine (2024, Ti West)-95, Theater Viewing
6. (61) Things To Come (1937, William Cameron Menzies)-100, Barnes & Noble Criterion Blu-ray
7. (62) Le Corbeau (1943, Henri-Georges Clouzot)-95, Barnes & Noble Criterion Blu-ray
8. (63) A Quiet Place: Day One (2024, Michael Sarnoski)-91
9. (64) Abigail (2024, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett)-85, Peacock
10. (65) The Naked Spur (1953, Anthony Mann)-96, Public Library Blu-ray

August:

1. (66) Kneecap (2024, Rich Peppiatt)-95, Theater Viewing
2. (67) Longlegs (2024, Osgood Perkins)-80, Theater Viewing
3. (68) Wildlife (2018, Paul Dano)-87, Criterion DVD
4. (69) Twisters (2024, Lee Isaac Chung)-86, Theater Viewing
5. (70) Cuckoo (2024, Tilman Singer)-97, Theater Viewing
6. (71) Dr. Giggles (1992, Manny Coto)-85, Shudder *Last Drive-In
7. (72) Alien: Romulus (2024, Fede Álvarez)-92, Theater Viewing
8. (73) The Giant Gila Monster (1959, Ray Kellogg)-65, Shudder
9. (74) Death Game (1977, Peter S. Traynor)-84, Shudder *Last Drive-In
10. (75) The Dungeonmaster (1984,  Dave Allen, Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou and Rosemarie Turko)-80, Tubi
11. (76) Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks, 2023, Demián Rugna)-93, Shudder *Last Drive-In
12. (77) Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995, Shinichi Fukazawa)-75, Shudder *Last Drive-In

September:

1. (78) Young Billy Young (1969, Burt Kennedy)-80, Grit TV
2. (79) Trinity Is Still My Name (1971, Enzo Barboni)-71, Tubi
3. (80) Nightbeast (1982, Don Dohler)-74, Shudder
4. (81) Night of Fear (1972, Terry Bourke)-90, Shudder
5. (82) À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma aka At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964, José Mojica Marins)-93, Shudder
6. (83) Antlers (2021, Scott Cooper)-65, Public Library
7. (84) Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver aka This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1967, José Mojica Marins)-90, Shudder
8. (85) Dead Leaves (2004, Hiroyuki Imaishi)-80, Tubi
9. (86) Riding Bean (1989, Yasuo Hasegawa)-75, Tubi
10. (87) Bait (2011, Kimble Rendall)-50, Public Library
11. (88) The Banana Splits (2019, Danishka Esterhazy)-79, Public Library
12. (89) Carrie (2013, Kimberly Peirce)-83, Public Library
13. (90) The Children (1980, Max Kalmanowicz)-70, Public Library
14. (91) .com for Murder (2002, Nico Mastorakis)-63, Public Library
15. (92) The Crow (1994, Alex Proyas)-87, Pluto TV
16. (93) Night Game (1989, Peter Masterson)-71, Tubi
17. (94) V/H/S/85 (2023, David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike P. Nelson)-80, Shudder
18. (95) The Devonsville Terror (1983, Ulli Lommel)-65, Shudder
19. (96) The Killer (2024, John Woo)-77, Peacock
20. (97) Memories of Murder (2003, Bong Joon-ho)-100, Tubi

October:

1. (98) Black Friday (2021, Casey Tebo), Public Library
2. (99) Cobweb (2023, Samuel Bodin), Public Library
3. (100) The Crimson Cult (1968, Vernon Sewell), Public Library
4. (101) Cutting Class (1989, Rospo Pallenberg)
5. (102) Edge of Sanity (1989, Gérard Kikoïne)