Category Archives: Lists
What I’ve Watched In… October 2016
Favorite of the Month: WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
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!
- Deadgirl (2008), C
- Heathers (1988), B
- Westworld (1973), B
- Re-Kill (2015), C-
- Victor Frankenstein (2015), C
- The Bride and the Beast (1958), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Return to Horror High (1987), D+
- House II: The Second Story (1987), B-
- Frankenhooker (1990), D
- Frankenstein: Day of the Beast (2011), C-
- Theatre of Blood (1973), D
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988), D
- Dawn of the Mummy (1981), F
- Life After Beth (2014), B
- Dead 7 (2016), C
- Ouija (2014), C
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966), A
- Toy Story of Terror (2013), B
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (2016), C-
- Cottage Country (2013), C+
- Terror From the Year 5000 (1958), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Disney’s Halloween Treat (1982), A
- Garfield in Disguise (1985) A
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), C
- Dreamscape (1984), C-; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- WNUF Halloween Special (2013), B
- Carnival of Souls (1962), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Kiss of the Tarantula (1976), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- The Worst Witch (1986), C+
- Frankenstein (1931), A
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) A+
What I Watched In… September 2016
Favorite of the Month: Rope (1948)
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!
- Pit and the Pendulum (1961), C+
- Superman (1978), A+
- Superman II (1980), B+
- Superman III (1983), C
- Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987), D
- Arachnia (2003), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), A
- Blazing Saddles (1974), A
- Maggie (2015), B+
- Sex in the Comix (2012), B
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), A
- Contracted (2013), B-
- Contracted: Phase II (2015), C
- Coherence (2013), B+
- Sabotage (1936), B
- Trumbo (2015), B
- Deathgasm (2015), D
- The Phantom Carriage (1921), B+
- Black Swan (2010), A-
- Burying the Ex (2014), B
- Ex Machina (2015), A
- Lilo and Stitch (2002), B
- Psycho (1960), A+
- Psycho II (1983), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016), B
- Hitchcock (2012), B+
- Horror of Dracula (1958), B
- Riding the Bullet (2004), C
- Ruby (1977), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015), B+
- The Fly (1986), B+
- Ghostheads (2016), B
- Holidays (2016), B-
- Monster House (2006), B
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006), B+
- Wayne’s World (1992), A-
- Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966), F; RiffTrax Live Riff, B+
- The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2009), C
- Murder Party (2007), B
- Rope (1948), A
- Dreamcatcher (2003), C
- Trollhunter (2010), B
What I watched in… August 2016
Favorite of the Month: Room (2015)
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!
- Kinsey (2004), B+
- Suicide Squad (2016), B+
- The Lobster (2015), A-
- Star Trek Beyond (2016), A
- Eegah (1962), F; MST3K Riff, B
- Mothra (1961), B; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Final Girl (2015), C+
- The Little Prince (2015), A-
- Fantastic Planet (1973), B
- Witching and Bitching (2013), B+
- The 30-Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959), B
- Room (2015), A
- The Dark Power (1985), F; RiffTrax Riff, A-
- Welcome to Leith (2015), B+
- Freaks of Nature (2015), A-
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), A
- Equinox (1970), C
- Big Eyes (2014), B+
- The Raven (1963), D
What I watched in… July 2016
Favorite of the Month: Star Trek Beyond (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!
- Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (1995), B
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002), B+
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), B
- Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus (2000), B
- Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla (1994), C+
- Godzilla (2014), A
- Red Dawn (1984), B; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Bone Tomahawk (2015), A-
- The Neverending Story (1984), A-
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1985), F; MST3K Riff, A
- Ring of Terror (1962), F; MST3K Riff, B
- Monster A-Go Go (1965), F; MST3K Riff, B-
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), A-
- Star Trek (2009), A
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), B
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), B
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), A+
- Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984), B+
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), B+
- Ghostbusters (2016), C-
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), C-
- Star Trek Beyond (2016), A
- Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) B+
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), A-
- Star Trek: Generations (1994), C+
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996), A-
- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), C+
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), B-
- LEGO DC Comics Superheroes: Justice League-Gotham City Breakout (2016), B
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015), B
- Back to the Beach (1987), B
- Summer Rental (1985), B-
- Scooby-Doo (2002), C+
What I watched in… June 2016
Favorite of the Month: Zootopia (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!
- Barbershop (2002), B
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), B+
- Beauty Shop (2005), B-
- Extraordinary Tales (2013), B+
- The Man From UNCLE (2015), B-
- Q, the Winged Serpent (1982), D
- Cujo (1983), C
- Brain of Blood (1971), F; Cinematic Titanic Riff, C
- The Corpse Vanishes (1942), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Castle Freak (1995), D+
- Zootopia (2016), A+
- Ghost in the Shell (1995), B
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012), A-
- Mystery Men (1999), B
- We Are Twisted F*cking Sister! (2014), B
- Project Almanac (2015), B+
- Unfriended (2014), B+
- The Bat People (1974), F, MST3K Riff, B
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), C-
- Fast and Furious (2009), B-
- The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971), F
- The Giver (2014), B
- All Work and All Play (2015), B-
- Buffalo Rider (1978), F; RiffTrax Riff B
- Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs (2008), B
- The LEGO Movie (2014), A+
- Colossus and the Headhunters (1963), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Finding Dory (2016), A
- The Monster Squad (1987), B
- The Last Shark (1981), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- The Lost World (1960), B-
- Equilibrium (2002), D
- Addicted to Fresno (2015), B
- Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Code Name: Diamond Head (1977), F; MST3K Riff, B
- The Phantom Planet (1961), D, MST3K Riff, B
- Tormented (1960), F; MST3K Riff, B
- Sleepaway Camp (1983), D+
- Independence Day (1996), A
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2006), B
What I Watched In… May 2016
Favorite of the month: Captain America: Civil War (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!
1. Paradox (2016), D
2. Man Up (2015), B-
3. Finders Keepers (2015), B+
4. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), A
5. Captain America: Civil War (2016), A+
6. Dumbo (1941), B
7. The Blob (1988) C+
8. Fantastic Four (2015), F
9. Cloverfield (2008), B+
10. The Nice Guys (2016), A-
11. The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young (2014), B+
12. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One (1968), C
13. House (1977), D
14. Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
15. LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood (2016), B
16. Goosebumps (2015), B
17. Spaced Invaders (1990), D
18. Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959); F, RiffTrax Riff, B
19. Toy Story 3 (2010), A+
20. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), B-
21. Almost There (2015), B
In addition to the list, this month my podcast (the All New Showcase) reviewed Captain America: Civil War in Episode 322: Free Comic Book Day 2016.
What I watched in… April 2016
Favorite of the Month: Hush (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!
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970), B+
- April Fool’s Day (1986), D
- Fateful Findings (2013), F
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1952), B
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), A-
- Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990), F; RiffTrax Riff, B
- House on Haunted Hill (1959), B-; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), A
- My Dinner With Andre (1981), B
- The Blob (1958), B-
- The Beginning of the End (1957), D; MST3K Riff, A
- The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011), B
- Divergent (2014), B
- Anastasia (1997), B+
- Cube (1997), B
- Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991), D
- Cube 2: Hypercube (2002), B
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), A
- Cube Zero (2004), B-
- Astro Boy (2009), B-
- Hush (2016), A-
- Abar, the First Black Superman (1977), D
- Criminal (2016), C+
- Justice League Vs. Teen Titans (2016), B+
- Masters of the Universe (1987), C
- Time Bandits (1981), A
- Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922), B-
- Night of the Living Dead (1968), A; RiffTrax Riff, B
What I Watched In… March 2016
Favorite of the Month: Batman V Superman-Dawn of Justice (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!
- Amadeus (1984), A-
- LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League-Cosmic Clash (2016), B+
- Age of Consent (1969), B
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), B
- The Guest House (2012), D
- H.H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer (2004), C
- Time Lapse (2015), B
- The Fast and the Furious (2001), B
- Batman: Bad Blood (2016) B+
- Vertigo (1958), B+
- The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), B
- Chaos on the Bridge (2014), B+
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), A-
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), A+
- Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell (1988), D
- Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday (2016), B
- The Passion (2016), A
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), C
- Batman: Year One (2011), A
- Wonder Woman (2009), B+
- Man of Steel (2013), A
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), A
In addition to the list, this month my podcast (the All New Showcase) reviewed two of the new releases. Click on the links to listen to our thoughts on 10 Cloverfield Lane and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
What I Watched In… February 2016
Favorite of the Month: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
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!
- Frankenstein (1910), B
- The Shadow Strikes (1937), C
- Grey Gardens (1975), C+
- Mitchell (1975), F; MST3K Riff, A
- Turbo Kid (2015), B
- Cooties (2014), B+
- Dracula Untold (2014), C-
- It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012), A
- Stagecoach (1939), A
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), B-
- Master Ninja I (1984), F; MST3K Riff, B
- Master Ninja II (1984), F; MST3K Riff, B
- Deadpool (2016), B
- War of the Worlds (1953), B
- Home (2015), B
- The Witch (2016), B
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981 Miniseries), A-
- Inside Out (2015), A
- Batman: The Movie (1966), C
What I Watched In… January 2016
Favorite of the Month: Rear Window (1954)
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!
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), B+
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), A-
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009), B+
- Transcendence (2014), C-
- Galaxy Quest (1999), A
- Fever Lake (1996), F; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937), B
- Enter the Void (2009), D
- Hell and Back (2015), B
- The Revenant (2015), B+
- The Magnificent Seven (1960), A
- Rear Window (1954), A
- Icebreaker (2000), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- The Room (2003), F; RiffTrax Riff, A
- Jaws (1975), A
- Alien (1979), A
- The Phantom Planet (1961), D, MST3K Riff, B
- Jupiter Ascending (2015), D
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