Hennie Kriel
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Hennie Kriel
@officially-hennie.bsky.social
Cape Town, South Africa

Webcomics enthusiast. Watcher of movies. Coffee shop explorer.

Formerly LittleManKriel on the ol' bird app.
Usually do Christmas movies in December, but a few big names left us this year, so am rather doing a few picks of the greats I haven't seen yet.

#MoviesInMemoriam #MaggieSmith

Starting off with:
December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
4 December 1950:
Comedy drama ‘Harvey’, based on the eponymous 1944 play and directed by Henry Koster, was released in Brazil.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%
Letterboxd score: 4.0 (80%)

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December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
4 December 1968:
Action adventure war film ‘Where Eagles Dare’, directed by Brian G. Hutton, premiered in London.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%
Letterboxd score: 3.7 (74%)

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December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
4 December 1985:
Mystery adventure film ‘Young Sherlock Holmes’, directed by Barry Levinson, was released in the US.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%*
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)
(*Popcornmeter: 63%)

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December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
4 December 1995:
Period drama ‘Sense and Sensibility’, directed by Ang Lee, premiered in Beverly Hills, California.

It continues to be recognised as one of the best Jane Austen adaptations of all time.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
Letterboxd score: 3.8 (76%)

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December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
4 December 2015:
Musical crime comedy drama ‘Chi-Raq’, directed by Spike Lee, was released in the US.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 82%*
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)
(*Popcornmeter: 53%)

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December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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3 December 1976:
Thriller comedy ‘Silver Streak’, directed by Arthur Hiller and written by Colin Higgins, was released in the US.

The film marked the 1st of 4 pairings of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 77%
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)

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December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
3 December 1984:
Epic space opera ‘Dune’, directed by David Lynch, premiered in Washington D.C.

Despite initial mainly negative reviews, it has developed a cult following.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 35%*
Letterboxd score: 2.8 (56%)
(*Popcornmeter: 65%)

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December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
3 December 1987:
Adventure drama ‘Cobra Verde’, directed by Werner Herzog, was released in West Germany.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%
Letterboxd score: 3.6 (72%)

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December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
3 December 1998:
Period romantic comedy ‘Shakespeare in Love’, directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, premiered in New York City.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%*
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)
(*Popcornmeter: 80%)

#FilmSky #TodayAtTheMovies
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
3 December 2002:
Metafictional comedy drama ‘Adaptation.’, directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, premiered in Los Angeles.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%
Letterboxd score: 4.1 (82%)

#FilmSky #TodayAtTheMovies
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rain, nor wind, nor snow
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We have a new member today at patreon.com/mannequinonthemoon so here's a bonus cartoon to celebrate.
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM