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W1/6. Marshmallow (2025) - 1st feature film of Daniel DelPurgatorio
Horror/sci-fi set at a kids’ summer camp where a campfire tale becomes real & the campers uncover a secret that questions their very existence.
W1/6. Marshmallow (2025) - 1st feature film of Daniel DelPurgatorio
Horror/sci-fi set at a kids’ summer camp where a campfire tale becomes real & the campers uncover a secret that questions their very existence.
W1/5. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) - 1st of a planned 3-part series; only 2 were completed. Part I is set during the early part of his reign.
Stunning costumes, sets, & cinematography
W1/5. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) - 1st of a planned 3-part series; only 2 were completed. Part I is set during the early part of his reign.
Stunning costumes, sets, & cinematography
W1/4. Footlight Parade (1933) - 1st film where James Cagney dances (former Vaudevillian)
Chester Kent struggles against time & a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses. Amazing pre-Code costumes and Busby Berkeley choreography
W1/4. Footlight Parade (1933) - 1st film where James Cagney dances (former Vaudevillian)
Chester Kent struggles against time & a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses. Amazing pre-Code costumes and Busby Berkeley choreography
W1/3. Queens of the Dead (2025) - Tina Romero’s 1st feature film.
Drag queens and club kids battle zombies during a zombie outbreak at their drag show in Brooklyn.
Wish it had leaned in more to either the horror or the comedy
W1/3. Queens of the Dead (2025) - Tina Romero’s 1st feature film.
Drag queens and club kids battle zombies during a zombie outbreak at their drag show in Brooklyn.
Wish it had leaned in more to either the horror or the comedy
W1/2. The Bad Guys (2022) - 1st of two movies in series (so far)
After a heist goes wrong, a wily wolf & his crew of animal accomplices agree to become model citizens — or at least try to.
Should’ve been up my alley, but it didn’t hold my interest
W1/2. The Bad Guys (2022) - 1st of two movies in series (so far)
After a heist goes wrong, a wily wolf & his crew of animal accomplices agree to become model citizens — or at least try to.
Should’ve been up my alley, but it didn’t hold my interest
W1/1. Antiviral (2012) - Brandon Cronenberg’s 1st feature film.
At a clinic that sells viruses from celebrities to fans yearning for a deeper connection, an employee's obsession takes a dark and deadly turn.
Slow, weird, gross 👍
W1/1. Antiviral (2012) - Brandon Cronenberg’s 1st feature film.
At a clinic that sells viruses from celebrities to fans yearning for a deeper connection, an employee's obsession takes a dark and deadly turn.
Slow, weird, gross 👍
7. Ballerina (2025) - offshoot of John Wick franchise. An assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organization sets out to seek revenge after her father's death
7. Ballerina (2025) - offshoot of John Wick franchise. An assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organization sets out to seek revenge after her father's death
6. Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) - a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot — killers in their own right — are merely prey for the ultimate killer of killers. I guess I prefer live action Predators, this was just ok for me
6. Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) - a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot — killers in their own right — are merely prey for the ultimate killer of killers. I guess I prefer live action Predators, this was just ok for me
5. Carry-On (2024) - action movie about a young TSA agent who is blackmailed into allowing a nerve agent on board a flight, which will kill 250 people, during Christmas Eve
5. Carry-On (2024) - action movie about a young TSA agent who is blackmailed into allowing a nerve agent on board a flight, which will kill 250 people, during Christmas Eve
4. Infernal Affairs (2002) - follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a triad and another police officer who is secretly a spy for the same triad. Remade as The Departed
4. Infernal Affairs (2002) - follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a triad and another police officer who is secretly a spy for the same triad. Remade as The Departed
3. The Holdovers (2023) - A curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students. Might be my favorite watch of the year
3. The Holdovers (2023) - A curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students. Might be my favorite watch of the year
2. The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) - While awaiting the next fuel truck at an Arizona rest stop, a knife salesman is thrust into a hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers
2. The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) - While awaiting the next fuel truck at an Arizona rest stop, a knife salesman is thrust into a hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers
1. Walkabout (1971) - 2 siblings who are left to fend for themselves in the Australian Outback come across a teenage Aboriginal boy who helps them to survive. Gorgeous visuals
1. Walkabout (1971) - 2 siblings who are left to fend for themselves in the Australian Outback come across a teenage Aboriginal boy who helps them to survive. Gorgeous visuals
9. Coyotes (2025) - Natural/Animal horror is one of my fave subgenres, but this ended up mostly blah. Could’ve gone for either funnier or scarier, yet ended up overall with neither. Disappointing
9. Coyotes (2025) - Natural/Animal horror is one of my fave subgenres, but this ended up mostly blah. Could’ve gone for either funnier or scarier, yet ended up overall with neither. Disappointing
8. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) - stand-up comedy film where Pryor discusses his addiction and the night he caught on fire while freebasing 👍
8. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) - stand-up comedy film where Pryor discusses his addiction and the night he caught on fire while freebasing 👍
7. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - super fun action/comedy about a secret spy organization. Great stylized action sequences
7. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - super fun action/comedy about a secret spy organization. Great stylized action sequences
6. The Scarlet Claw (1944) - 8th of the Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone. Set near Quebec, where the locals suspect a monster is responsible for a series of murders. Best of the series so far
6. The Scarlet Claw (1944) - 8th of the Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone. Set near Quebec, where the locals suspect a monster is responsible for a series of murders. Best of the series so far
5. The Incident (1967) - two street punks terrorize 14 passengers sharing a New York City subway car. Martin Sheen’s 1st movie role (as one of the punks). Tense and brutal
5. The Incident (1967) - two street punks terrorize 14 passengers sharing a New York City subway car. Martin Sheen’s 1st movie role (as one of the punks). Tense and brutal
4. Wings (1966) - a once-famous fighter pilot & loyal Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna is now a 41-year-old schoolmistress, struggling to adapt to peacetime, having internalized military ideals of service and obedience
4. Wings (1966) - a once-famous fighter pilot & loyal Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna is now a 41-year-old schoolmistress, struggling to adapt to peacetime, having internalized military ideals of service and obedience
3. 8-Bit Christmas (2021) - In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system. Meh
3. 8-Bit Christmas (2021) - In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system. Meh