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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… 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… 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-
What I Watched in… June 2017
Favorite of the Month: Wonder Woman (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 & Bill (2017), A
- Them! (1954), B-
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Extended Edition, 2016), B
- Wonder Woman (2017), A
- Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985), D-; MST3K Riff, B
- Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989), D+; MST3K Riff, B+
- The Wasp Woman (1959), C+
- The Mummy (1932), B
- The Mummy’s Hand (1940), B+
- The Mummy’s Tomb (1942), C+
- The Mummy’s Ghost (1944), C
- The Mummy’s Curse (1944), C+
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955), B-
- The Mummy (1999), B+
- The Mummy Returns (2001), B
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), C-
- The Giant Behemoth (aka Behemoth, the Sea Monster, 1959), B-
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), A
- Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016), B
- Carnival Magic (1981), F; MST3K Riff, B
- The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966), C-; MST3K Riff, B
- At the Earth’s Core (1976), C; MST3K Riff, B+
- Cell (2016), C-
- Chillerama (2011), C+
- Night of the Creeps (1986), B+
- Escape From New York (1981), A-
- Critters (1986), C
- Christine (1983), B
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), B-
- Central Intelligence (2016), B+
- Contagion (2011), B
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973), D
- RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party (2017), B+
- Resident Evil (2002), D
- Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (2014), B+
- Superman Vs. the Elite (2012), A
- Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968), F; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- This Island Earth (1955), B
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), A-
- Get Out (2017), A-
- Predator (1987), B+
- Predator 2 (1990), B+
- This is America, Charlie Brown (1988), B
- Pollyanna (1960), A-
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932), B
- Predators (2010), B
What I Watched In… January 2017
Favorite of the Month: Wishful Drinking
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!
- Yoga Hosers (2016), C
- The Wild World of Batwoman (1966), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Girl in Gold Boots (1968), D; MST3K Riff, B-
- The Killer Shrews (1959), D+; MST3K Riff, B
- The Hateful Eight (2015), A-
- Africa Screams (1949), C+
- Wishful Drinking (2010), A
- Pod People (1983), F; MST3K Riff, B+
- House of Frankenstein (1944), C+
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), A-
- R.O.T.O.R. (1987), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Youth (2015), B+
- Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (2017), B+
What I Watched In… October 2015
Favorite of the Month: The Martian (2015)
A few days late, and sorry about that, but here’s my monthly rundown of movies I watched.
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!
What I Watched In… October 2014
Favorite of the Month: Gone Girl (2014)
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 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!
Showcase Presents the Universal Dracula Legacy
It’s Halloween once again, and the Showcase crew assembles for their (mostly) annual monster movie marathon. This year the gang tackles the six films that make up the legacy of the king of the vampires: Dracula, Dracula’s Daughter, Son of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
What I Watched In… April 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 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. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
- The Neverending Story (1984), B+
- John Dies at the End (2012), B+
- Hotel Transylvania (2012), C
- Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012), B+
- Ruby Sparks (2012), A
- Evil Dead (2013), A-
- Hitchcock (2012), B
- Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958), F; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Idiocracy (2006), B+
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008), A
- History of the World Part I (1981), A
- Buck Privates (1941), A-
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953), B-
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003), B+
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004), A-
- Pumaman (1980), D; MST3K Riff, B+
- Time Chasers (1994), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996), D-; MST3K Riff, B
- The Wizard of Oz (1925), D
- The Apple (1980), F; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Carnage (2011), B+
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013), C+
- Oblivion (2013), C+
- Midnight in Paris (2011), A-
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), A
- Horse Feathers (1932), B
- Journey Back to Oz (1974), C-
- The Wiz (1978), B+
- Return to Oz (1985), B+
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), D; RiffTrax Riff, A-
- Condorman (1981), C+
- Reservoir Dogs (1992), B+
- Pulp Fiction (1995), A-
- The Galaxy Invader (1985), F; RiffTrax Riff, B
- The Matrix (1999), A-
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003), B
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003), B-
- Shame (2011), D+
- Tin Man (2007 Miniseries), B
- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981), B
- Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992), B-
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979), B
What I Watched In… March 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 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. Feel free to discuss or ask about any of them!
1. Dreamer of Oz (1990), B
2. Lion of Oz (2000), C
3. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), D; Rifftrax, B
4. Wreck-It Ralph (2012), A
5. The Babysitters (2007), C
6. Batman (1943), C+
7. The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz (1990), D
8. Master of the Rings: The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ (2001), C+
9. Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz (2011), B-
10. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), A
11. Pure Imagination: The Story of ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ (2001), B
12. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), B+
13. Toy Story (1995), A
14. Batman: The Movie (1966), C
15. Batman (1989), B+
16. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), A+
17. Frankenstein Island (1981), D; RiffTrax, B-
18. The Brute Man (1946), D-; MST3K Riff, B
19. Dick Tracy (1990), B
20. Future War (1997), F, MST3K Riff, B
21. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952), C
22. The Invincible Iron Man (2007), C
23. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), A
24. When a Stranger Calls Back (1993), F; RiffTrax Riff, B+
25. The Dark Knight (2008), A
26. Africa Screams (1949), B-
27. Animal Crackers (1930), A-
28. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952), B
29. The House on Haunted Hill (1959), B-; RiffTrax Riff, B+
30. The Easter Bunny is Comin’ to Town (1977), B
31. Sophia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012), B
32. It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! (1974), B+
33. It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976), B-
34. Ben-Hur (1959), A+
35. The Ten Commandments (1956), A+
36. Jack the Giant Killer (1962), C; Rifftrax Riff, B
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