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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… 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… 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… May 2017
Favorite of the Month: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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 Time Travelers (1964), D+, MST3K Riff, B+
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), A
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), A-
- Fast Five (2011), B
- Inglorious Basterds (2009), A+
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), A
- It Follows (2014), B
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) B
- Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013), B
- Avalanche (1978), C-; MST3K Riff, A-
- Lord of the Flies (1963), A
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), B
- The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956), F; MST3K Riff, B+
- Prometheus (2012), B-
- Tombstone (1993), A-
- Aziz Ansari Live in Madison Square Garden (2015), B
- Phantasm (1979)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster aka Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero (1965), B+
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), C+
- Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017), B+
- Aliens (1986), A
- The Painted Hills (1951), D; MST3K Riff, A-
- Alien: Covenant (2017), C+
- The Mars Generation (2017), B
- The Prestige (2006), A-
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), A
- The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993), B-
- Knights of Badassdom (2013), B-
- Super (2010), B
- John Carter (2012), B+
- The Noose Hangs High (1948), B+
- Gargoyles (1972), C
- Starcrash (1978), D+; MST3K Riff, A
- The Land that Time Forgot (1975), D; MST3K Riff, B
- The Loves of Hercules (1960), D-; MST3K Riff, B
- Yongary, Monster From the Deep (1967), D+; MST3K Riff, B
- The Legend of Tarzan (2016), B
- The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955), D
What I Watched in… April 2017
Favorite of the Month: Beauty and the Beast (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 Great Muppet Caper (1981), B+
- The Discovery (2017), B+
- Sky High (2005), B+
- The Giant Spider Invasion (1975), D; MST3K Riff, A
- Soultaker (1990), D; MST3K Riff, A-
- The Pumaman (19800, D-; MST3K Riff, A+
- Godzilla Vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), B
- Reptilicus (1961), C; MST3K Riff, B+
- Jaws (1975), A+
- Speed Racer (2008), B
- Cool Runnings (1993), B+
- Beauty and the Beast (2017), A-
- Interview With the Vampire (1994), B
- Spiral (2007), B
- Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: We’ve Been Thinking (2016), B
- The Blues Brothers (1980), A
- Cry of the Bewitched (1957, as Yambao), D; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), B
- Cry Wilderness (1987), D-, MST3K Riff, B
What I Watched in… March 2017
Favorite of the Month: Logan (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!
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), A-
- Logan (2017), A
- Into the Woods (Broadway Cast, 1991), A
- Anomalisa (2015), B
- My Sucky Teen Romance (2011), B
- Volunteers (1985), B
- Werewolf of London (1935), C
- Quiz Show (1994), A-
- Lifeforce (1985), C-
- Honor and Glory (1993), D-; RiffTrax Riff, B
- The Magic Sword (1962), C+; MST3K Riff, B+
- Gamera (1965), B-; MST3K Riff, A
- Phantom of the Opera (1943), C+
- Newsies (1992), B+
- Up (2009), A+
- Moana (2016), A-
- Hobgoblins (1988), F; MST3K Riff, A-
- Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013), B+
- The Uninvited (1944), B
- Into the Woods (2014), B+
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), A-
- Nintendo Quest (2015), B-
- Dune (1984), D+
- Dracula (1931), B+
- Retro Puppet Master (1999), D-; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Zombie Nightmare (19870, D; MST3K Riff, A
- 50 Years of Star Trek (2016), B-
- Innerspace (1987), B
- Marooned (aka Space Travelers, 1969), D; MST3K Riff, B-
What I Watched In… February 2017
Favorite of the Month: The Lego Batman Movie
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!
- Keanu (2016), B
- Stardust (2007), A-
- The Guy From Harlem (1977), F; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), A-
- Being From Another World aka Time Walker (1983), D-; MST3K Riff, B
- The Day of the Triffids (1962), B
- Kung Fu Elliot (2014), B
- Maniac (2012), B-
- Crimson Peak (2015), C+
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017), A-
- Godzilla (1998), D
- The Pixar Story (2007), A
- Midnight Special (2016), B+
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955), B
- ARQ (2016), B-
- Justice League Dark (2017), B
- First Blood (1982), A
- Blair Witch (2016), B
- The Good Dinosaur (2015), B
- Danger!! Death Ray (1967), C-; MST3K Riff, B
- King Kong (1976), B-
- Good Burger (1997), B
- Miami Connection (1987), D-; RiffTrax Riff, A
- The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969), C; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- Girlfriend’s Day (2017), B
- Beware the Slenderman (2016), A-
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984), B+
- Arrival (2016), A
- I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), B
- Zindy, the Swamp-Boy (1973), D; RiffTrax Riff, B
- Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), C+
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’ve Watched In… November 2016
Favorite of the Month: Doctor Strange (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!
- Hardcore Henry (2015), B-
- Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2016), A
- The Neon Demon (2015), C
- Doctor Strange (1978), C
- Time of the Apes (1987), D; MST3K Riff, B+
- Thinner (1996), C
- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015), A
- Doctor Strange (2016), A
- Mascots (2016), B
- Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), B+
- Star Trek Beyond (2016), A
- Spectre (2015), B-
- Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988), F
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988), B
- Teenage Caveman (1958), D; MST3K Riff, B
- My Fair Lady (1964), A
- Gunslinger (1956), D; MST3K Riff, B
- Fun in Balloon Land (1965), F; RiffTrax Riff, B+
- The Dwarvenaut (2016), C+
- The Addams Family (1991), B+
- Addams Family Values (1993), A-
- I Accuse My Parents (1944), D; MST3K Riff, A
- The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961), D-; MST3K Riff, B
- Young and Beautiful (2013), C
- Mouse on the Mayflower (1968), C+
- Garfield’s Thanksgiving (1989), B+
- BC: The First Thanksgiving (1979), C
- Intergalactic Thanksgiving (1979) B-
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), A-
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1974), B+
- Planes Trains, and Automobiles (1987), A
- Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001), B
- Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999), B+
- Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004), B-
- Magic Christmas Tree (1964), F; RiffTrax Riff, A
- Gaslight (1944), B+
- Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972), F; RiffTrax Live Riff, 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
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