My 2018 First-time Watch Recommendations:
Recommendations:
Mystery Team (hoopla, tubiTV)
Bringing Up Baby
Thirst
The Philadelphia Story
Blood Simple
Solomon Kane (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Venice (hoopla, hulu)
Broadway Idiot
Marwencol (hoopla, kanopy, fandor)
The Thieves (hoopla)
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Most Recent Watches:
Scavenger Hunt:
A movie with an alien that isnt just Sci-fi -
A Quiet Place -
An American movie primarily set in Paris -
French Kiss -
A movie with CGI main characters -
* A.X.L. -
An Oscar winner for Best Cinematography -
Dances With Wolves -
½
A film you've never seen before that is directed by a woman -
* Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing -
½
A movie that also has a TV series version -
21 Jump Street -
½
A movie that disappointed you that you want to give a second chance -
Dumb & Dumber To -
A movie that has a child involved in criminal activity -
Pet Sematary -
½
A movie starring a professional athlete -
* Final Score -
(Dave Batista)
A film under 90 minutes -
* Orange County (82 minutes) -
A film included in any edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die -
* Lone Star -
½
A film that combines two unlike genres (e.g. horror comedy, sci-fi western, etc.) -
A Simple Favor (comedy/mystery) -
½
A movie dealing with Memory Loss / Amnesia -
The Vow -
A movie that takes place in one day -
* The Night Is Young -
½
A western made after 1990 -
* The Ballad of Buster Scruggs -
½
A movie that you first saw in theaters (must be a rewatch, no current or recent theatrical releases) -
Cellular -
A performance by an actor that's against their usual type -
* Ricki and the Flash -
A movie that made less than $10 million at the box office -
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael -
($4M)
An Action Remake -
The Italian Job -
½
A movie featuring a dog -
The Predator -
½
A movie set in Hollywood and the world of movies -
L.A. Confidential -
A remake that is superior to the original -
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) -
A movie set in the state (or province, etc.) in which you live (Illinois) -
Fired Up -
½
A movie featuring a road trip -
Dumb & Dumber -
½
A black and white film that uses colour briefly for effect -
Unbreakable -
½
(*not technically B&W, but very drab, muted colors and used bright colors for effect)
A movie that created headlines over its allegedly controversial subject matter (depiction/villainization of mental illness) -
Split -
½
A film featuring a prominent LGBT character or storyline -
* Rent Live! -
Recommendations:
1.
* To All the Boys I've Loved Before -
½
(recommended by DanTheMan)
2.
* Won't You Be My Neighbor -
(recommended by Trollhunter)
3.
* You Were Never Really Here -
½
(recommended by Trollhunter)
4.
* We Need To Talk About Kevin -
(recommended by filmbuffTX)
5.
* Mid90s -
(recommended by DanTheMan)
In Theaters:
1.
* Escape Room -
2.
* Glass -
3.
* Vice -
4.
* Mortal Engines -
½
5.
* They Shall Not Grow Old -
Documentaries:
1.
* Killing Lincoln -
2.
* Fyre Fraud -
½
3.
* American Animals -
½
4.
* Fyre -
½
5.
* Three Identical Strangers -
The Obscure:
1.
* The Hive -
½
2.
* Burning Palms -
3.
* Better Off Single -
4.
* Misc. Short Films (
Six Shooter,
My Best Friend's Birthday,
Lifeline ,
Panic Attack,
Rise ,
T Is For Turbo,
Escape From Calypso)
5.
* Road to Revenge/Geteven - ½
6.
* Dead Ant -
Misc./TBD
Some Like It Hot -
22 Jump Street -
½
* K-Pax -
½
The Man With the Iron Fists -
½
Mission Impossible: Fallout -
* Thunderbolt an Lightfoot -
* The Last Picture Show -
* Fair Game - Director's Cut (2010/2018) -
* G.I. Joe: Retaliation -
* Me At Work -
* Polar -
Out of Sight -
TV:
* Future Man - Season 2 -
* Wayne - Season 1 -
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* denotes first-time viewings
Red - seen in theater
Blue - Blu-ray, duh 
Green - DVD
Purple - Vudu
Black - Streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crackle, hoopla, tubitv, etc)