Category Archives: Lists
What I Watched In… May 2018
Favorite of the Month: Armstrong (2016)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- Rear Window (1998), D
- Count Dracula’s Great Love (1973), D-
- THX 1138 (1971), C+
- Have Rocket — Will Travel (1959), C-
- X-Men (2000), B-
- Megamind (2010), B+
- The Mask (1994), B-
- Spider-Man 2 (2004), B+
- Wall-E (2008), A
- Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1972), D+
- Superman II (1980), A-
- X2: X-Men United (2003), B+
- Peelers (2016), D+
- Spider-Man 3 (2007), C-
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (2010), D+
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), A
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013), B+
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), D
- Armstrong (2016), B+
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), B-
- Superman III (1983), C+
What I Watched In… April 2018
Favorite of the Month: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- Sing (2016), B+
- Star Kid (1997), B-
- The Phantom (1996), C+
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), A+
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), A-
- Gen 13 (2000), C-
- JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014), B-
- Superman: the Last Son of Krypton (1996), B+
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), B+
- Ant-Man (2015), B+
- Captain America: Civil War (2016), A+
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005), D-
- Ready Player One (2018), A
- Doctor Strange (2016), B+
- Dinosaurus! (1960), C-
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), A-
- Some Like it Hot (1959), A-
- Forbidden Planet (1956), B+
- The Spirit (2008), F
- The Pumaman (1980), D; MST3K Riff, A-
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), B
- Superman (1978), A+
- Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), A-
- Comic Book Super Heroes Unmasked (2003), B
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), A
- Short Circuit (1986), B
- Compliance (2012), B+
- Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018), A
- Phantom Boy 92015), B+
- The Mark of Zorro (1940), B+
What I Watched In… March 2018
Favorite of the Month: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), C
- Mute (2018), C-
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010), F; RiffTrax Riff, A
- The Incredible Hulk (2008), B-
- The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), B
- Godzilla’s Revenge (1969), F
- Spookers (2017), C
- Iron Man 2 (2010), B+
- Turok: Son of Stone (2008), C
- Thor (2011), B+
- Escape From L.A. (1996), C-
- Guardians of Oz (2015), C+
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), A
- The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) B
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017), B+
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018), B
- Animal House (1978), B+
- The Avengers (2012), A
- Constantine (2005), D
- Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018), B
- The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Lean on Me (1989), B+
- Iron Man 3 (2013), B+
- Terror Out of the Sky (1978), D-
- The Mad Magician (1954), C
- The Ritual (2018), B
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), B+
- Thor: The Dark World (2013), C+
- Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), B-
- The Prince of Egypt (1998), A-
- Spider-Man (2002), B
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971), B-
What I Watched In… February 2018
Favorite of the Month: Black Panther (2018)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- Groundhog Day (1993), A+
- Ants (1977), D
- Night of the Living Dead (1969), A
- Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011), B-
- The Apple (1980), F; RiffTrax Riff, A
- The Lion King (1994), A
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), B+
- The Emoji Movie (2017), F
- It’s an Adventure, Charlie Brown (1983), B
- Black Panther (2018), A-
- Iron Man (2008), A
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993), B+
- A Charlie Brown Celebration (1982), A-
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (2000), A-
What I Watched In… January 2018
Favorite of the Month: Split (2017)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- Batman and Harley Quinn (2017), B-
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013), B
- Lethal Weapon (1987), B+
- Robocop (1987), B+
- Dr. Cyclops (1940), C
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), B+
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996), A
- Hercules Unchained (1959), D; MST3K Riff, B+
- The Little Unicorn (2002), D-; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Samurai Cop (1991), F; RiffTrax Riff, A-
- Unbreakable (2000), A-
- Split (2017), B+
- The Howling (1981), C+
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017), B
- Prom Night (1980), C
- All-Star Superman (2011), A+
- Merlin: The Return (2000), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955), C
- Scooby-Doo and Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), B-
- Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964), B+
- Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993), B+
What I Watched In… December 2017
Favorite of the Month: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- The Santa Claus Brothers (2002), D
- Elf-Man (2012), D
- Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972), F; RiffTrax Riff, A-
- Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010), B+
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), A
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989), A
- Elf (2003), B
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), C-
- Home: For the Holidays (2017), B-
- A Carol For Another Christmas (1964), D-
- The Magic Snowflake (2013), B+
- Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006), B
- A Christmas Story 2 (2012), D
- To All a Goodnight (1980), D-
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), C+
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980), A
- Better Watch Out (2016), B+
- Santa’s Slay (2005), C
- A Muppet Family Christmas (1987), A
- Inside LEGO At Christmas (2015), B
- Ernest Saves Christmas (1988), B+
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), B
- The Frozen Ghost (1945), C
- Casper’s Haunted Christmas (2000), D+
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), A
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016), B+
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), A
- Christmas is Here Again (2007), B
- Christmas Inheritance (2017), C+
- Pottersville (2017), D
- It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), B+
- Scrooged (1988), A-
- A Christmas Story Live! (2017), B+
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (2000), A-
- Pygmalion (1938), B
- Twelve Hundred Ghosts – A Christmas Carol in Supercut (2016), B+
- Magic Christmas Tree (1964), F; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Home Alone (1990), B+
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), A
- The Santa Clause (1994), B+
- The Santa Clause 2 (2002), B
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (19920, B-
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947), A+
- White Christmas (1954), A
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994), C
- Deck the Halls (2006), D+
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), C
- Love Actually (2003), A
- A Christmas Story (1983), A
- Die Hard (1988), A
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), A+
- Holiday Inn, the New Irving Berlin Musical: Live (2017), B+
- The Circle (2017), D
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), B
- Vixen: The Movie (2017), B
- DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017), B-
- LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain (2017), B
- LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (2017), B-
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), B+
- Mayhem (2017), A-
- Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns (2017), B+
- What Happened to Monday (2017), B+
- The Babysitter (2017), B+
- Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of the Dana Carvey Show (2017), A-
- The Mummy’s Curse (1944), C+
- The Invisible Woman (1940), C+
What I watched in… November 2017
Favorite of the Month: Justice League (2017)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- The Deadly Mantis (1957), D-
- The Brides of Dracula (1960), B-
- Spielberg (2017), B
- Barracuda (1978), F
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), D+
- Blacula (1972), D
- Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017), B+
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), A+
- The Wizard of Oz (1939), A+
- Hidden Figures (2016), A-
- Jack Frost (1979), B-
- Justice League (2017), B+
- Matilda (1996), B+
- Fun in Balloon Land (1965), F; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Home For the Holidays (1995), C
- The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970), B+
- A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip For Ralphie (2008), D
What I Watched in… September 2017
Favorite of the Month: Colossal (2017)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), B+
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), B
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), B+
- Tom Felton Meets the Superfans (2015), B
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), B+
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), A-
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), A
- Monster on the Campus (1958), C-
- Father’s Little Dividend (1951), B+
- Village of the Damned (1960), B-
- Shaun of the Dead (2004), A
- Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (1963), D
- Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), D
- Colossal (2017), A-
- It Came From Outer Space (1953), B+
- Year of the Scab (2017), B+
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), B+
- The Muppets (2011), A
- DuckTales: Woo-oo! (2017), A
- Dial M For Murder (1954), B+
- The Mummy (2017), C
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), A
- Frankenstein (1931), A
- The Princess Bride (1987), A
- Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984), B+
- UHF (1989) A-
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008), B-
- The Wolf Man (1941), B+
- Count Dracula (1970), B-
What I Watched In… August 2017
Favorite of the Month: DuckTales: Woo-oo! (2017)
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- The Land Unknown (1957), C-
- The Dark Tower (2017), B
- Calling Dr. Death (1943), C
- Curse of the Undead (1959), C+
- Shin Godzilla (2016), B+
- The Thin Man (1934), B
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), B+
- Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge (1979), D
- The Big Sleep (1946), A-
- Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1986), D+
- It Ain’t Hay (1943), C+
- DuckTales: Woo-oo! (2017), A
- Zootopia (2016), A
- Brave (2012), B
- Finding Dory (2016), A-
- Frozen (2013), A+
- The Monster Squad (1987), B+Initiation (2016), B-
- Megaforce (1982), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Commando (1985), C+
- Meet the Robinsons (2007), B
- The Punisher (1989), D
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991), A
- RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who-The Five Doctors (2017), A-
- Death Note (2017), C
- Crawlspace (2012), B-
- Murder in the Rue Morgue (1932), C+
- Adaptation. (2002), B+
- Power Rangers (2017), B-
- Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977), D
- Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the Second Dimension (2011), A
What I Watched In… July 2017
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written or talked about, most of them I haven’t. This list includes movies I saw for the first time, movies I’ve seen a thousand times, movies I saw in the theater, movies I watched at home, direct-to-DVD, made-for-TV and anything else that qualifies as a movie. I also choose my favorite of the month among those movies I saw for the first time, marked in red. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
July’s favorite of the month is a rare tie. Dunkirk was an excellent war movie. The Big Sick was a romantic comedy that struck me on a remarkably personal level. The two films are so different from one another that I simply couldn’t rank one above the other.
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989), C
- Invasion of Astro-Monster aka Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero (1965), B+
- Mothra Vs. Godzilla aka Godzilla Vs. the Thing (1964), B+
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), B-
- Godzilla’s Revenge aka All Monsters Attack (1969), F
- Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (1995), B-
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), B
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), B+
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), B+
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), B
- Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth aka Godzilla Vs. Mothra (1992), B+
- Despicable Me 2 (2013), B
- Minions (2015), B
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016), B+
- Rodan (1956), B+
- Airplane! (1980), A
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017), A
- Dr. No (1962), B
- Harvey (1950), B+
- From Russia With Love (1963), B
- Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s the Fantastic Four (2015), B+
- The Time of Their Lives (1946), B+
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), A-
- Goldfinger (1964), B+
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), C
- Sing (2016), B+
- The Car (1977), D
- Thunderball (1965), C
- Return of the Fly (1959), C
- Godzilla 2000 (1999), C
- Father of the Bride (1950), A
- Jaws (1975), A+
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), C-
- Bratz (2007), D
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), A-
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), A
- Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978), C-
- You Only Live Twice (1967), B
- T.J. Miller: Meticulously Ridiculous (2017), C-
- Gymkata (1985), F
- War For the Planet of the Apes (2017), B+
- The Big Sick (2017), A+
- Galaxy Quest (1999), A
- Summer Magic (1963), B+
- Spaceballs (1987), B+
- Lifeboat (1944), A-
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), A
- Kong: Skull Island (2017), B
- Dunkirk (2017), A
- Ducktales: Treasure of the Golden Suns (1987), B+
- Ducktales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), B+
- Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island (1983), B-
- The Man Called Flintstone (1966), B
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), B-
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), A-
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