Netflix List

Ok so due to not being able to go anywhere I’ve decided to trim down or go through viewing backlogs that are long overdue. I really wish Netflix had a separate TV queue so I could keep my list more organized. I’m not OCD, I swear.

Movies:

I’ve seen all of those pictured already.

1. The Muppets (2011)-93

2. Mank (2020, Netflix)-83

3. Midnight Special (2016)-93

4. An Education (2009)

5. The Runaways (2010)

6. There Will Be Blood (2007)-95

7. American Assassin (2017)-51

8. The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020, Netflix)

9. Five Element Ninjas (1982)-93

10. Lockout (2012)-67

11. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

12. I Am Not Your Negro (2017)-100

13. Mr. Right (2015)

14. Uncut Gems (2019)

15. Good Time (2017)

18. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)

19. Machete Kills (2013)-45

20. Legend (2015)

21. Polar (2019, Netflix)

22. Enemy At The Gates (2001)

23. Nightcrawler (2014)

24. Cairo Station (1958)-91

25. Spotlight (2015)-96

26. Kill The Messenger (2014)-87

27. Apostle (2018, Netflix)

28. Cut Bank (2014)

29. How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

30. Triple Frontier (2019, Netflix)

31. I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020, Netflix)-85

32. The Grandmaster (2013)-88

33. Howard’s End (1992)

34. Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)-75

35. The Flying Guillotine (1975)-85

36. Flying Guillotine 2 (1978)-83

37. The Master (2012)-100

38. Always Be My Maybe (2019, Netflix)

39. The Founder (2016)

40. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

41. Moonlight (2016)

42. The Impossible (2012)

43. Carol (2015)

44. Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019, Netflix)

45. The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

46. Cloud Atlas (2012)

47. The Ritual (2018)

48. Big Kill (2018)

49. Outlaw King (2018, Netflix)

50. I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore (2017, Netflix)

51. A Ghost Story (2017)

52. A Bridge Too Far (1977)-88

53. Secret In Their Eyes (2015)-54

54. Rango (2011)-80

55. The Devil All The Time (2020, Netflix)

56. Nocturnal Animals (2016)

57. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

58. 13th (2016, Netflix)

59. Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)

60. Into The Wild (2007)

61. The Ritual (2018, Netflix)

62. Hold The Dark (2018, Netflix)

63. Carol (2015)

64. The Bad Batch (2016)

65. American Honey (2016)

66. To All The Boys I Ever Loved (2018)

67. Burning (2018)

68. The Other Side of the Wind (2018, Netflix)

71. Atlantics (2019, Netflix)

72. Game Over, Man (2018, Netflix)

73. Kicking and Screaming (1995)

74. Roma (2018, Netflix)

75. Imperial Dreams (2014, Netflix)

76. Ravenous (2017, Netflix)

77. White Girl (2016)

78. Atlantics (2019, Netflix)

79. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017, Netflix)-70

79. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018, Netflix)

80. Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018, Netflix)

2018 Movie Viewing Log

At this point, I do these simply to recall everything I watch every year. The 100+ movie viewing streak is alive and well, for now anyways.

Top 10 of the Year-

1. Heat (1995, Mann)
2. Requiem For A Dream (2000, Aronofsky)
3. Lady Bird (2017, Gerwig)
4. The Rider (2017, Zhao)
5. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
6. Sorry To Bother You (2018, Riley)
7. The Shape of Water (2017, del Toro)
8. Call Me by Your Name (2017, Guadagnino)
9. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, Sollima)
10. Mandy (2018, Cosmatos)

January:

1. Requiem For A Dream (2000, Aronofsky)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing
2. New Year’s Evil (1980, Alston)-75, YouTube
3. The Giant Gila Monster (1959, Kellogg)-5, Netflix Instant Viewing
4. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971, Banno)-81, DVD
5. Godzilla vs Gigan (1972, Fukuda)-65, DVD
6. The Post (2017, Speilberg)-96, Theater Viewing
7. The Protector (1985, Glickenhaus)-88, Public Libray Blu Ray
8. Crime Story (1993, Wong)-84, Public Library Blu Ray
9. Darkest Hour (2017, Wright)-87, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: Requiem For A Dream (2000, Aronofsky)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

February:

10. Time Chasers (1994, David Giancola)-50, Netflix Instant Viewing
11. The King’s Speech (2010, Hooper)-83, DVD
12. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, McDonagh)-97, Theater Viewing
13. The Shape of Water (2017, del Toro)-98, Theater Viewing
14. Call Me by Your Name (2017, Guadagnino)-98, Theater Viewing
15. Phantom Thread (2017, Anderson)-95, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: The Shape of Water (2017, Del Toro)-98, Theater Viewing

March:

16. The Florida Project (2017, Baker)-93, RedBox
17. Lady Bird (2017, Gerwig)-100, Theater Viewing
18. Sleeping With Other People (2015, Headland)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
19. Black Panther (2018, Coogler)-94, Theater Viewing
20. Blood Feast (1963, Lewis)-80, Blu Ray
21. Vertigo (1958, Hitchcock)-100, First Time Theater Viewing
22. Hostiles (2017, Cooper)-84, Theater Viewing
23. Real Genius (1985, Coolidge)-93, DVD

Movie of the Month: Lady Bird (2017, Gerwig)-100, Theater Viewing

April:

24. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017, Kasdan)-86, Theater Viewing
25. A Quiet Place (2018, Krasinski)-95, Theater Viewing
26. Isle of Dogs (2018, Anderson)-96, Theater Viewing
27. Game Night (2018, Daley and Goldstein)-90, Theater Viewing
28. Heat (1995, Mann)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: Heat (1995, Mann)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

May:

29. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, Russo Brothers)-95, Theater Viewing
30. Pump Up The Volume (1990, Moyle)-90, DVD
31. Deadpool 2 (2018, Leitch)-92, Theater Viewing
32. Shin Godzilla (2016, Anno and Higuchi)-88, Blu Ray
33. Porco Rosso (1992, Miyazaki)-95, First Time Theater Viewing
34. Guide Dog (2006, Plympton)-88, Theater Viewing
35. Day of Anger (1967, Valerii)-91, Blu Ray

Movie of the Month: Porco Rosso (1992, Miyazaki)-95, First Time Theater Viewing

June:

36. RoboCop 3 (1993, Dekker)-68, Comet TV
37. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, Howard)-81, Theater Viewing
38. Dark City (1998, Proyas)-90, Blu Ray
39. The Rider (2017, Zhao)-100, Theater Viewing
40. Dead or Alive (1999, Miike)-97, Blu Ray
41. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961, Edwards)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: The Rider (2017, Zhao)-100, Theater Viewing

July:

42. American Made (2017, Liman)-88, Public Library
43. Blade Runner 2049 (2017, Villeneuve)-90, Blu Ray
44. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, Sollima)-98, Theater Viewing
45. Bao (2018, Shi)-83, Theater Viewing
46. Incredibles 2 (2018, Bird)-86, Theater Viewing
47. The Prowler (1981, Zito)-70, Shudder
48. Sorry To Bother You (2018, Riley)-98, Theater Viewing

Movie Of The Month: Sorry To Bother You (2018, Riley)-98, Theater Viewing

August:

49. Tourist Trap (1979, Schmoeller)-84, Shudder
50. Sleepaway Camp (1983, Hiltzik)-75, Shudder
51. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988, DeCoteau)-53, Shudder
52. Daughters Of Darkness (1971, Kümel)-82, Shudder
53. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018, McQuarrie)-95, Theater Viewing
54. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018, Reed)-90, Theater Viewing
55. Basket Case (1982, Henenlotter)-79, Shudder
56. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016, Zwick)-88, Hulu
57. The Meg (2018, Turteltaub)-80, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018, McQuarrie)-95, Theater Viewing

September:

58. I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988, Wayans)-84, Tubi TV
59. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009, Zombie)-60, Tubi TV
60. The Void (2016, Gillespie and Kostanski)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
61. Smokey and the Bandit (1977, Hal Needham)-90, Theater Viewing
62. A Simple Favor (2018, Feig)-91, Theater Viewing
63. The Addiction (1995, Ferrara)-92, Public Library
64. Killing Zoe (1994, Avary)-88, Tubi TV

Movie of the Month: The Addiction (1995, Ferrara)-92, Public Library

October:

65. Bad Moon (1996, Red)-70, Tubi TV
66. House by the Cemetery (1981, Fulci)-93, Shudder
67. Don’t Go In The Woods (1981, Bryan)-30, Shudder
68. Curtains (1983, Ciupka)-70, FilmRise TV
69. Magic (1978, Attenborough)-91, Shudder
70. Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971, Cavara)-81, Shudder
71. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988, Simpson), Tubi TV
72. Smokey and the Bandit (1977, Needham)-90, Theater Viewing
73. Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989, Simpson)-45, Tubi TV
74. Scream Blacula Scream (1973, Kelljan)-70, Tubi TV
75. Split (2017, Shyamalan)-88, Public Library
76. Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981, Bianchi)
77. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989, Tsukamoto )-100, Shudder
78. Cannibal Holocaust (1980, Deodato)-90, Shudder
79. The Giant Spider Invasion (1975, Rebane)-31, Tubi TV
80. Teenage Zombies (1959, Warren)-22, Tubi TV
81. Dracula (1973, Curtis)-80, Shuddder
82. Creepshow 2 (1987, Gornick)-85, Shudder
83. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977,Barry)-35, Shudder
84. Zombie Holocaust (1980, Girolami)-90, Shudder
85. The Gate (1987, Takács)-82, Shudder TV
86. Chopping Mall (1986, Wynorski)-80, Tubi TV
87. Halloween (2018, Green)-87, Theater Viewing
88. Hell of the Living Dead (1980, Mattei)-60, Shudder
89. The Bat (1959, Wilbur)-75, Tubi TV
90. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994, Coscarelli)-75, Shudder
91. Contamination (1980, Cozzi)-80, Shudder
92. We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea (2017, Hogan)-83, Shudder
93. Madman (1982, Giannone )-87, Tubi TV
94. Willow Creek (2014, Goldthwait)-81, Shudder
95. Ghostwatch (1992, Manning)-92, Shudder
96. The New York Ripper (1982, Fulci)-87, DVD
97. The Deadly Spawn (1983, Douglas McKeown)-66, DVD
98. The Curse of the Werewolf (1961, Fisher)-90, Blu Ray
99. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986, Hooper)-83, Blu Ray

Movie of the Month: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)-100, Shudder

November:

100. The Wraith (1986, Marvin)-84, Shudder
101. WolfCop (2014, Dean)-77, Shudder
102. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, Singer)-87, Theater Viewing
103. Overlord (2018, Avery)-92, Theater Viewing
104. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018, Coen Brothers)-80, Netflix

Movie of the Month: Overlord (2018, Avery)-92, Theater Viewing

December:

105. Mandy (2018, Cosmatos)-98, Shudder
106. Maniac (1980, Lustig)-80, Shudder
107. Christmas Evil (1980, Jackson)-88, Shudder
108. Christmas Vacation (1989, Chechik)-87, Theater Viewing
109. Blue Sunshine (1977, Lieberman)-90, Shudder
110. Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998, Coscarelli)-83, Shudder
111. Phantasm: Ravager (2016, Hartman)-63, Shudder
112. Amsterdamned (1988, Maas)-80, Shudder
113. The Christmas Chronicles (2018, Kaytis)-82, Netflix
114. Liquid Sky (1982, Tsukerman)-95, Shudder
115. The Last Dragon (1985, Schultz)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
116. Revenge (2018, Fargeat)-93, Shudder

Movie of the Month: Mandy (2018, Cosmatos)-98, Shudder

Sometimes Second Chances Are Overrated

Second viewings are part of watching cinema. Yet lately I’ve been neglecting them in an attempt to do more first time viewings and consume more media every year. So often necessary multiple viewings typically get ignored. Also I’m not as found of second viewings as I used to be, particularly since they often highlight key flaws. They also tend to make me doubt my judgement when I like or enjoy a movie even more after another viewing.

Yet it’s more because so many films don’t even deserve a second viewing, much less a first time watch. Too many films these days fit into the “Well that was fine, I guess,” and then I move on to another movie, one that may be far more interesting because its either really awful or a truly great film. Oh and movie marathons make second viewings even harder, as I usually watch a ton of horror movies ever year and currently I am going through MST3K, all 34 episodes on Netflix plus the ones that I can find at my local library or on the internet.

Some films are easily more watchable, and I own movies I have seen endless times; recently I found that Big Trouble In Little China was on Netflix, and instead of using it to kill time and then moving on to something else, I proceeded to watch the entire thing. Maybe those movies that endlessly hold up to numerous viewings are the ones that should truly deserve our admiration, or perhaps moving on to the next film is the best policy.

The Dog Days…I Mean, Films..Of Summer

Inspired by Willow from Twitter. In no order:

Friday the 13th series

Dazed and Confused

The Sandlot

Jaws

George Washington

Heavyweights

Wet Hot American Summer

Terminator 2: Judgement Day 

Bottle Rocket

Do The Right Thing 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 

The Graduate

2016 Viewing Log

It’s on again:

Top 10 of the Year:

1. World of Tomorrow (2015, Hertzfeldt)-100
2. Sicario (2015, Villeneuve)-97
3. Pleasantville (1998, Ross)-97
4. Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975, Weir)-96
5. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, Coens)-95
6. We Are Still Here (2015, Geoghegan)-95
7. Zootopia (2016, Moore, Howard, Bush)-95
8. Spoorloos (1988, Sluizer)-95
9. The Revenant (2015, Inarritu)-95
10. Session 9 (2001, Anderson)-95

January:

1. Angel Heart  (1987, Parker)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
2. A Very Murray Christmas  (2015, Coppola)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
3. The Crossing Guard (1995, Penn)-83, Netflix Instant
4. Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball (2010, Pesce)-35, Netflix Instant Viewing
5. The Hunter (2011, Nettheim)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
6. The Revenant (2015, Inarritu)-95, Theater

Movie of the Month: The Revenant (2015, Inarritu)-95, Theater

February:

7. Smoke (1995, Wang and Auster)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
8. Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead (1995, Fleder)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
9. Sicario (2015, Villeneuve)-97, RedBox
10. The Spoils Before Dying (2015, Piedmont and Steele)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing/IFC
11. I Will Follow (2010, DuVernay)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
12. The Witch (2015, Eggers)-55, Theater
13. Night Catches Us (2010, Hamilton)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
14. The Raid: Redemption (2011, Evans)-90, Netflix DVD

Movie of the Month:  Sicario (2015, Villeneuve)-97,  RedBox

March:

15. Now You See Me (2013, Leterrier)-81, DVD*
16. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, Trachtenberg)-93, Theater
17. World of Tomorrow (2015, Hertzfeldt)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing
18. Zootopia (2016, Moore, Howard, Bush)-95, Theater

Movie of the Month: World of Tomorrow (2015, Hertzfeldt)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

April:

19. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988, Randel)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
20. We’re Back! A Dinosaur Story (1993, Nibbelink and Wells)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
21. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015, Ritchie)-85, Public Library
22. The Phantom (1996, Wincer)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
23. Middle of Nowhere (2012, DuVernay)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
24. Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth (1992, Hickox)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
25. A Life Less Ordinary (1997, Boyle)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
26. Wet Hot American Summer (2001, Wain)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
27. Maggie (2015, Hobson)-85, Public Library
28. Purple Rain (1984, Magnoli)-94. Theater
29. Final Destination (2000, Wong)-65, DVD
30. Explorers (1985, Dante)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: Purple Rain (1984, Magnoli)-94. Theater

May:

31. American Hero (2015, Love)-77, Netflix Instant Viewing
32. Deadpool (2016, Miller)-89, DVD*
33. Captain America: Civil War (2016, Russo Brothers)-91, Theater
34. Spy Game (2001, Scott)-84, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: Captain America: Civil War (2016, Russo Brothers)-91, Theater

June:

35. Bone Tomahawk (2015, Zahler)-88, DVD*
36. The Nice Guys (2016, Black)-93, Theater
37. The Daughter of Dawn (1920, Myles)-68, Netflix Instant Viewing
38. Pleasantville (1998, Ross)-97, Netflix Instant Viewing
39. The Conjuring 2 (2016, Wan)-91, Theater Viewing
40. The Shallows (2016, Collet-Serra)-87, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: Pleasantville (1998, Ross)-97, Netflix Instant Viewing

July:

41. Robot vs the Aztec Mummy (1958, Portillo)-30, YouTube
42. Double Jeopardy (1999, Beresford)-70, CMT
43. Cocktail (1988, Donaldson)-60, DVD*
44. Swiss Army Man (2016, Daniels)-92, Theater
45. The Do-Over (2016, Brill)-77, Netflix Instant Viewing
46. Spies Like Us (1985, Landis)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
47. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, Coens)-95, Criterion DVD
48. Free State of Jones (2016, Ross)-77, Theater
49. Ghostbusters (2016, Feig)-87, Theater

Movie of the Month: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, Coens)-95, Criterion DVD

August:

50. Splatter (2009, Dante)-45, Netflix Instant Viewing
51. 22 Jump Street (2014, Miller and Lord)-93, DVD*
52. Crimson Peak (2015, del Toro)-87, Public Library
53. Coma (1978, Crichton)-85, Public Library
54. The Old Dark House (1932, Whale)-87, Public Library
55. Now You See Me 2 (2016, Chu)-77, Theater Viewing
56. The Place Beyond The Pines (2013, Cianfrance)-94, Public Library
57. Jason Bourne (2016, Greengrass)-75, Theater Viewing
58. The Legend of Tarzan (2016, Yates)-70, Theater Viewing
59. Murder Party (2007, Saulnier)-86, Public Library
60. Jacob’s Ladder (1990, Lyne)-93, Public Library
61. Hostel (2005, Roth)-90, Family Video
62. Insidious (2010, Wan)-93, Family Video

Movie of the Month: The Place Beyond The Pines (2013, Cianfrance)-94, Public Library

September:

63. Session 9 (2001, Anderson)-95, Family Video
64. Suicide Squad (2016, Ayer)-55, Theater  Viewing
65. There’s Something About Mary (1998, Farrelly Brothers)-90, DVD
66. The Cars That Ate Paris (1974, Weir)-87, Hulu

Movie of the Month: Session 9 (2001, Anderson)-95, Family Video

October:

67. Byzantium (2013, Jordan)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
68. Castle Freak (1995, Gordon)-77, Hulu
69. Darling (2015, Keating)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
70. The Others (2001, Amenábar)-91, Hulu
71. Goosebumps (2015, Letterman)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
72. Curse of Chucky (2013, Mancini)-47, Netflix Instant Viewing
73. Holidays (2016, Directed By: Smith, Kolsch, McCarthy, Burns, Mortimer, Reid, Shore, Stuart, Widmyer)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
74. The Hole (2009, Dante)-73
75. Demons (1985, Bava)-90, Hulu
76. Hush (2016, Flanagan)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
77. They Look Like People (2015, Blackshear)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
78. The Sacrament (2015, West)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
79. We Are Still Here (2015, Geoghegan)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing
80. The Hallow (2015, Hardy)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
81. Road Games (2015, Pastoll)-76, Netflix Instant Viewing
82. The Invitation (2015, Kusama)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
83. They’re Watching (2015, Lender and Wright)-40, Netflix Instant Viewing
84. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962, Green)-15, TCM
85. Dale & Tucker Vs Evil (2010, Craig)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing
86. Puppet Master (1989, Schmoeller)-80, Hulu
87. Genocide (1967, Nihonmatsu)-65, Hulu
88. The Fury (1978, De Palma)-94, Netflix Instant Viewing
89. The Traveler (2010, Oblowitz)-40, Netflix Instant Viewing
90. The House on Sorority Row (1983, Rosman)-60, Hulu
91. Bad Milo (2015, Vaughan)-79, Netflix Instant Viewing
92. Stung (2015, Diaz)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing
93. Wyrmwood (2015, Roache-Turner)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
94. Grizzly (1976, Girdler)-73, Hulu
95. Spoorloos (1988, Sluizer)-95, Hulu

Movie of the Month: We Are Still Here (2015, Geoghegan)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing

November:

96. Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015, Landon)-77, Hulu
97. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them  (2016, Yates)-87, Theater Viewing
98. While You Were Sleeping (1995, Turteltaub)-84, Netflix Instant Viewing
99. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959, Levin)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
100. Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975, Weir)-96, Criterion DVD/Public Library
101. Dr. Strange (2016, Derrickson)-90, Theater

Movie of the Month: Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975, Weir)-96, Criterion DVD/Public Library

December:

102. The Jungle Book (2016, Favreau)-86, Netflix Instant Viewing
103. The Accountant (2016, O’Connor)-86, Theater Viewing
104. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000, Redford)-89, Netflix Instant Viewing
105. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, Edwards)-90, Theater Viewing
106. Good Guys Wear Black (1978, Post)-45, Netflix Instant Viewing
107. The Sting (1973, Roy Hill)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: The Sting (1973, Roy Hill)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing

Best of 2014

The list so far:

1. Interstellar (100, Christopher Nolan)
2. The Guest (100, Adam Wingard)
3. Birdman (98, Alejandro González Iñárritu )
4. Whiplash (98, Damien Chazelle)
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel (97, Wes Anderson)
6. Godzilla (97, Gareth Edwards)
7. Only Lovers Left Alive (95, Jim Jarmusch)
8. Selma (95, Ava DuVernay)
9. Blue Ruin (95, Jeremy Saulnier)
10. Cold In July (95, Jim Mickle)

New Tablet Wahoo

So I have for the time being replaced my laptop with a Verizon tablet. It’s new shinny and I’m already using it heavily. While I can’t overload this fun new toy with too many aps I did install a few much needed ones. Twitter, Netflix and of course Word Press were some of those; Facebook was not. It even has a camera which is pretty sweet. Now I have a bigger screen to view TV shows and movies on which is nice. Plus the battery life is fantastic. That said until I buy a case for my tablet I will be leaving it at my apartment. I now see why more people are getting tablets instead of laptops.

MadMan’s December Movie Challenge

The goal is to try and view as many films as possible in 31 days to end the year. Right now I’ve viewed:

1. Birdman (2014)-Great
2. Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971, Holt)-Mediocre
3. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972, Gibson)-Decent
4. The Toxic Avenger (1984, Kaufman)- Shittastic
5. Gone Girl (2014, Fincher)-Great
6. The Yards (2000, Gray)-Really Good
7. The Visitor (1979)-Decent
8. My Darling Clementine (1946, Ford)-Great
9. Warrior of the Lost World (1983, Worth)-Garbage
10. Safety Last (1924)-Really Good
11. Gamera vs Baurgon (1966)-Awful
12. Little Odessa (1994, Gray)-Really Good
13. The Atomic Brain (1964)-Crap
14. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993, Allen)-Wonderful
15. Thief (1981, Mann)-Great
16. Sherlock Jr. (1924, Keaton)-Amazing
17. Seven Chances (1925, Keaton)- Great
18. Batman Forever (1995, Schumacher)-Decent
19. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974, Baker)-Fun
20. The Iceman (2012, Vromen)-Solid
21. The Crying Game (1992, Jordan)- Excellent
22. The Internship (2013, Levy)- Google
23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Columbus)-Weak Sauce
24. The Hobbit Part 3: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Jackson)-Good
25. Jubal (1956, Daves)-Beautiful
26. Judex (1963, Franju)-James Bond
27. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971, Hellman)-Great
28. Wild (2014)-Fantastic
29. Let The Fire Burn (2013)- Moving

Movie Log 2014

Time to do it again:

January:

1. Dressed To Kill (1980, De Palma)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, Jackson)-91, Theater Viewing
3. Hard Eight (1996, Anderson)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
4. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, Scorsese)-100, Theater Viewing
5. Frankenstein Created Women (1967, Fisher)-84, Netflix
6. We’re The Millers (2013, Thurber)-76, RedBox
7. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943, Powell and Pressburger)-100, Criterion
8. Rodan (1956, Honda)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
9. The Dictator (2012, Charles)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
10. 48 Hrs. (1982, Hill)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
11. Down Terrace (2009, Wheatley)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie Of The Month: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943, Powell and Pressburger)-100, Criterion

February:

12. Another 48 Hrs. (1990, Hill)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
13. The Lego Movie (2014, Miller and Lord)-93, Theater
14. Sightseers (2012, Wheatley)- 93, Netflix Instant Viewing
15. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Scott)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
16. The Abominable Snowman (1957, Guest)-60, Netflix
17. Big Fish (2003, Burton)-95, Public Library

Movie of the Month: Big Fish (2003, Burton)-95, Public Library

March:

18. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, Landis)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
19. Edge of Darkness (1985, Campbell)-97, Public Library
20. Laura (1944, Preminger)-95, Public Library
21. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, Lynch)-94, Netflix
22. Clay Pigeons (1998, Dobkin)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
23. The United States of Leland (2003, Ryan Hoge)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
24. Heathers (1989, Lehmann)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
25. Night Creatures (1962, Graham Scott)-77, Netflix
26. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964, Francis)-61, Netflix
27. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976, Ross)-95, Public Library
28. Wall Street (1987, Stone)-100, DVD
29. Parker (2013, Hackford)-65, Netflix Instant Viewing
30. Night On Earth (1991, Jarmusch)-98, Criterion, Public Library
31. The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958, Fisher)-93, Netflix
32. American Hustle (2013, Russell)-95, RedBox

Movie of the Month: Wall Street (1987, Stone)-100, DVD

April:

33. The Stranglers of Bombay (1959, Fisher)-82, Netflix
34. The Terror of the Tongs (1961, Bushell)-62, Netflix
35. Stand Up Guys (2013, Fisher)-84, Netflix Instant Viewing
36. The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959, Fisher)-83, Netflix
37. The Phantom of the Opera (1962, Fisher)-75, Netlix
38. Paranoiac (1963, Francis)-70, Netflix
39. Bad Company (1972, Benton)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing
40. All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006, Levine)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
41. 8½ (1963, Fellini)-100, Criterion
42. The Snorkel (1958, Green)-45, Netflix
43. Maniac (1963, Carreras)-87, Netflix
44. The Lair Of The White Worm (1988, Russell)-91, Netflix Instant Viewing
45. Midnight Run (1988, Brest)-92, Public Library
46. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, Anderson))-97, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: 8½ (1963, Fellini)-100, Criterion

May:

47. The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964, Carreras)-83, Netflix
48. Rashomon (1950, Kurosawa)-100, Public Library/Criterion
49. The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960, Fisher)-85, Netflix
50. Argo (2012, Affleck)-94, Public Library
51. Amadeus (1984, Forman)-99, Public Library
52. Youth of the Beast (1963, Suzuki)-93, Public Library
53. Godzilla Raids Again (1955, Oda)-45, Netflix Instant Viewing
54. Godzilla vs Mothra (1964, Honda)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
55. Attack of the Puppet People (1958, Gordon)-60, YouTube
56. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, Singer)-93, Theater

Movie of the Month: Rashomon (1950, Kurosawa)-100, Public Library/Criterion

June:

57. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964, Honda)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
58. Time Bandits (1981, Gilliam)-87, Public Library
59. The Reptile (1966, Gilling)-75, Netflix
60. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, Russo Brothers)-94, Theater Viewing
61. Insomnia (1997, Skjoldbjærg)-95, Public Library/Criterion
62. The Earth Dies Screaming (1965, Fisher)-80, Netflix
63. The Way of the Dragon (1972, Lee)-87, Netflix Instant Viewing
64. Felicia’s Journey (1999, Egoyan)-90, Public Library

Movie of the Month: Insomnia (1997, Skjoldbjærg)-95, Public Library/Criterion

July:

65. Johnny Mnemonic (1995, Longo)-84, Netflix Instant Viewing
66. Heavy Metal (1981, Potterton, Murakami)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
67. Swashbuckler (1976, Goldstone)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
68. Godzilla (2014, Edwards)-97, Theater Viewing
69. The Witches (1966, Frankel)-60, Netflix
70. The Stand (1994, Garris)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
71. Nick of Time (1995, Badham)-52, CW TV
72. Oldboy (2003, Park)-98, Netflix Instant Viewing
73. Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010, Nishimura)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
74. The Mummy’s Shroud (1967, Gilling)-81, Netflix
75. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013, Wirkola)-55, Netflix Instant Viewing
76. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968, Francis)-84, Netflix
77. Zombie (1979, Fulci)-93, Public Library
78. Phantasm II (1988, Coscarelli)-90, Public Library

Movie of the Month: Oldboy (2003, Park)-98, Netflix Instant Viewing

August:

79. Edge of Tomorrow (2014, Liman)-91, Theater Viewing
80. Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965, Yuasa)-30, Netflix Instant Viewing
81. The Touch of Satan (1971, Henderson)-9, Netflix Instant Viewing
82. Soultaker (1990, Rissi)-9, Netflix Instant Viewing
83. Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965, Honda)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
84. A Field In England (2013, Wheatley)-94, Public Library
85. Phantoms (1998, Chappelle)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
86. The Birdcage (1996, Nichols)-91, Netflix Instant Viewing
87. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969, Fisher)-87, Netflix
88. Tales From The Crypt (1972, Francis)-88, Public Library
89. The Vault of Horror (1973, Baker)-84, Public Library
90. Taste The Blood of Dracula (1970, Sasdy)-54, Public Library
91. A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989, Hopkins)-78, Public Library
92. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991, Talalay)-30, Public Library
93. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014, Bay)-79, Theater Viewing
94. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994, Craven)-87, Public Library
Movie of the Month: A Field In England (2013, Wheatley)-94, Public Library

September:

95. Body Bags (1993, Carpenter, Hooper, Sulkis)-86, Public Library
96. The Ninth Gate (1999, Polanski)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
97. Red State (2011, Smith)-87, Netflix Instant Viewing
98. Crimewave (1985, Raimi)-84, Public Library
99. V/H/S/2 (2013, Sánchez, Barrett, Eisener, Hale)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
100. Perfect Blue (1998, Kon)-95, Public Library
101. Ravenous (1999, Griffin)-87, Netflix Instant Viewing
102. Opera (1987, Argento)-90, YouTube
103. Phenomena (1985, Argento)-87, YouTube
104. Hard Rain (1998, Salomon)-78, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: Perfect Blue (1998, Kon)-95, Public Library

October:

105. Night Of The Demons (1988, Tenney)-78, Public Library
106. Below (2002, Twohy)-82, Netflix Instant Viewing
107. Big Ass Spider (2013, Mendez)-65, Netflix Instant Viewing
108. Dead Heat (1988, Black)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing
109. Bad Lieutenant (1992, Ferrera)-93, Netflix
110. Orca: The Killer Whale (1977, Anderson)-50, Netflix Instant Viewing
111. The Innocents (1961, Clayton)-95, Netflix
112. Grabbers (2012, Wright)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
113. Wishmaster (1997, Kurtzman)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing
114. Nightmare City (1980, Lenzi)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
115. Child’s Play (1988, Holland)-90, Netflix
116. Candyman (1992, Rose)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
117. Humanoids of the Deep (1980, Peters)-67, Netflix Instant Viewing
118. Dust Devil (1992, Stanley)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
119. Prom Night (1980, Lynch)-84, Netflix
120. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964, Steckler)-6, Netflix Instant Viewing
121. Black Sabbath (1963, Bava)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
122. Visiting Hours (1982, Lord)-64, Netflix Instant Viewing
123. The Wicker Man (1973, Hardy)-95, Netflix
124. Halloween: Resurrection (2002, Rosenthal)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
125. Event Horizon (1997, Anderson)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: The Innocents (1961, Clayton)-95, Netflix

November:

126. You’re Next (2013, Wingard)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
127. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn)-93, Theater Viewing
128. Silver Linings Playbook (2012, Russell)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
129. Gamera vs. Guiron (1969, Yuasa)-53, Netflix Instant Viewing
130. Tombstone (1993, Cosmantos)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing
131. Out of the Furnace (2013, Cooper)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
132. The Beginning of the End (1957, Gordon)-30, Netflix Instant Viewing
133. Blue Ruin (2013, Saulnier)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing, Netflix Instant Viewing
134. Strange Days (1995, Bigelow)-96, Netflix Instant Viewing
135. Godzilla’s Revenge (1969, Honda)-48, Netflix Instant Viewing
136. Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975, Honda)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
137. Devil Fish (1984, Bava)-35, Netflix Instant Viewing
138. Horrible Bosses 2 (2014, Anders)-85, Theater
139. Sex Tape (2014, Kasdan)-73, DVD
140. Police Academy (1984, Wilson)-87, DVD

Movie of the Month: Strange Days (1995, Bigelow)-96, Netflix Instant Viewing

December:

141. Birdman (2014, Iñárritu)-98, Theater
142. Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb (1971, Holt)-54, Netflix
143. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972, Gibson)-77, Netflix
144. The Toxic Avenger (1984, Kaufman)-90, DVD
145. Gone Girl (2014, Fincher)-93, Theater
146. The Yards (2000, Gray)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
147. The Visitor (1979, Paradisi)-73, DVD
148. My Darling Clementine (1946, Ford)-95, Criterion DVD
149. Warrior of the Lost World (1983, Worth)-10, Netlix Instant Viewing
150. Safety Last (1924)-90, Criterion
151. Gamera vs Baurgon (1966)-35, Netflix Instant Viewing
152. Little Odessa (1994, Gray)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
153. The Atomic Brain (1964)
154. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993, Allen)-93, Public Library
155. Thief (1981, Mann)-94, Netflix Instant Viewing
156. Sherlock Jr. (1924, Keaton)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing
157. Seven Chances (1925, Keaton)-93, Netflix Instant Viewing
158. Batman Forever (1995, Schumacher)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing
159. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974, Baker)-77, Netflix
160. The Iceman (2012, Vromen)-84, Netflix Instant Viewing
161. The Crying Game (1992, Jordan)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing
162. The Internship (2013, Levy)-83, DVD
163. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Columbus)-50, ABC Family
164. The Hobbit Part 3: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Jackson)-85, Theater
165. Jubal (1956, Daves)-92, Criterion
166. Judex (1963, Franju)-90, Criterion
167. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971, Hellman)-93, Criterion
168. Wild (2014)-95, Theater
169. Let The Fire Burn (2013)-98, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: Sherlock Jr. (1924, Keaton)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

Top 20 First Time Viewings of 2013

Top 20 Films I Saw This Year:

1.    Breathless (1960)
2.    Dead Ringers (1988)
3.    Battleship Potemkin (1925)
4.    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
5.    Lost In Translation (2003)
6.    Fallen Angels (1995)
7.    Seconds (1966)
8.    Kill List (2011)
9.    Bob le flambeur (1956)
10.    Hombre (1967)
11.    The Cabin In The Woods (2012)
12.    The Thin Man (1934)
13.    Cemetery Man (1994)
14.    Upstream Color (2013)
15.    Chasing Amy (1997)
16.    The Man Who Laughs (1928)
17.    Tenebre (1982)
18.    Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)
19.    The Lords of Salem (2012)
20.    Martha Marcy May Marlene (2012)

Honorable Mentions: The Doom Generation (1995), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), The Big Heat (1953), [Rec] (2007), Hatchet For The Honeymoon (1970)