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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… 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… 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… 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+
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