May 2018 50 Movie Challenge

[kingdoxie]

Main Theme: Make-Your-Own-Challenge (40 movies)
For May, just chill and organize your movies into categories of your choosing (be creative). The goal is 8 categories of 5 movies each but you can divide up your 40 movies however you want.

Recommendations Category: Recent films (2016-2017) (5 movies)
Watch 5 movies you haven't seen before from the titles recommended by other members. In your initial tracking post, everyone list 5-10 films released in 2016-2018. Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

Featured Category (optional): Movies directed by actors turned director and/or movies about mothers (for Mother's Day) (5 movies)
Movies directed by former/current actors. The actor doesn't need to be in the film, just directed by them. Here's an IMDB list to get you started. Or you can watch movies about mothers.
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The Usual Fine Print:

• 50 movies is the goal, but based on your own time and situation you can shoot for more or less, so we have different levels from Coal to Platinum:
  60 Movies - Platinum
  50 Movies - Gold
  40 Movies - Silver
  30 Movies - Bronze
  20 Movies - Copper
  10 Movies - Coal
  <10 Movies - Why are you on this site?
• If you're going to re-post your entire list every time, please hide it under spoiler tags.
• If you're going to post pictures for the films (poster art or Blu-ray covers, for example) please try not to use GIANT pictures, and if there are tons of them, again - please hide under spoilers.

[kingdoxie]

Recent

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Total: 51

Old School Disney
1. The Love Bug (1968)
2. Herbie Rides Again
3. Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar
4. The Ugly Dachshund
5. The Absent Minded Professor

The Fifth Dimension (The Twilight Zone Season 1)
1. Episodes 1-4
2. Episodes 5-8
3. Episodes 9-12
4. Episodes 13-16
5. Episodes 17-20

My Scavenger Hunt
1. A film that takes place on a ship sailing out of Hong Kong: One Way Passage
2. A film that pits offshore wildcatters against shrimp boat captains: Thunder Bay
3. A film featuring an Army deserter working as a longshoreman: Edge of the City
4. A film where

[Show spoiler]the misfit superhero dies but is brought back to life by a time traveler from the future:

Deadpool 2 1/2
5. A film where a kid catches his parents smoking ganja: Poltergeist (1982)
6. A film featuring an ex-cop, a bigot, and a black entertainer in a gang: Odds Against Tomorrow 1/2
7. A film featuring benign alien visitors: It Came from Outer Space

Mr. Muscles and Teeth (Burt Lancaster)
1. The Swimmer (1968) 1/2
2. Scorpio 1/2
3. The Kentuckian
4. The Unforgiven
5. Birdman of Alcatraz
6. From Here to Eternity

Land of the Rising Sun
1. Tampopo
2. Battle Royale
3. 13 Assassins (2010)
4. Cops vs Thugs
5. Violent Cop 1/2

In for the Long Haul (Movies 2:45 or longer)
1. Saving Private Ryan 4K (2:49)
2. The Hateful Eight (2:47)
3. The Sand Pebbles (3:02)
4. Django Unchained (2:45)
5. Casino (2:58)

"Thank you very little!" (Comedies)
1. The Odd Couple (1968)
2. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
3. Fist Fight 1/2
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Friday
6. Semi-Pro
7. The House 1/2
8. Office Space

*knock knock* "I'm here to clean your pool..." (Arthouse Erotica)
1. The Little Death (2010)
2. Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
3. Behind Convent Walls
4. Stay as You Are
5. The Chambermaid Lynn

Recommended
1. Mayhem 1/2 (cinemaphile)
2. The Florida Project (Al The Strange)
3. Hunt for the Wilder People 1/2 (cinemaphile)
4. 20th Century Women (odguitar)
5. Brawl in Cell Block 99 (Trollhunter)

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]

Available on Amazon Prime: Megan Leavey, Star Trek: Beyond, The Magnificent Seven

[filmbuffTX]

Recommendations
1. iBoy* 3/5 (FilmKoala)
2. Sing Street* 4/5 (DanTheMan)
3. Okja* 4/5 (Travis)
4. A Futile and Stupid Gesture* 3.5/5 (cinemaphile)
5. Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman* 4/5 (odguitar)

Movie Moms
1. Tully* 4/5
2. Because I Said So* 1/5
3. Mothers and Daughters* 1.5/5
4. Miracles from Heaven* 3/5
5. Yours, Mine and Ours* 3.5/5

I Saw It In a Theater
1. Avengers: Infinity War 4.5/5
2. Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero* 3/5
3. Isle of Dogs* 4/5
4. Avengers: Infinity War in IMAX 3D 4.5/5
5. Bad Samaritan* 2.5/5
6. Obedience* 3.5/5
7. Super Troopers 2* 3/5
8. Deadpool 2* 4/5

Out of This World
1. Mission to Mars* 3/5
2. Lost in Space* 3/5
3. Contact 4/5
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)* 4/5
5. The Right Stuff* 4/5
6. Teenagers From Outer Space* 3/5

Movies I Haven't Seen From Twenty Seventeen
1. Flatliners* 2.5/5
2. Ingrid Goes West* 3.5/5
3. Last Flag Flying* 3.5/5
4. Wakefield* 2.5/5
5. Molly's Game* 4/5
6. Wonder Wheel* 3.5/5

Not Made in the U.S.A.
1. The Snowman* 2/5
2. Monster Pies* 2/5
3. Trainspotting 5/5
4. Total Eclipse 3/5
5. Eastern Boys* 3.5/5
6. T2 Trainspotting* 4/5
7. Another Country* 3.5/5
8. Free Fall* 3/5
9. Tstosi* 4/5

Car Racing, Joy Riding, and Road Trips
1. Need for Speed 3D* 3.5/5
2. The Fast and the Furious 4/5
3. Days of Thunder* 3/5
4. Macon County Line* 3/5
5. Joy Ride 4/5
6. U Turn 3.5/5

Based on a Young Adult Novel
1. The Maze Runner* 3.5/5
2. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* 3/5
3. Maze Runner: The Death Cure* 3.5/5
4. Before I Fall* 2.5/5
5. The Hunger Games* 4/5
6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* 4/5
7. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1* 3.5/5
8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2* 3.5/5

Sundance Film Festival
1. Joshy* 2/5
2. Captain Fantastic* 4/5
3. Whale Rider* 4/5
4. Wind River* 4/5
5. Junebug* 3.5/5
6. Thumbsucker 3.5/5

From the Pages of a Comic Book
1. Deadpool 4/5
2. Man of Steel 3D 3.5/5
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3.5/5
4. Wonder Woman 3D 4/5
5. Justice League 3D* 3.5/5

*first time viewings

Recommendations (All streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime)

[Show spoiler]


Netflix

Mudbound (2017)
Super Dark Times (2017)
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

Amazon Prime

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Reserved.

Recommendations:


Whatever I Decided To Watch:
1. The Addams Family - 4/5
2. The Iron Giant - 4.5/5
3. The Shallows - 4.5/5
4. Deadpool - 5/5
5. The Visit - 4.25/5

Blu Ray Re-watches:
1. Peter Rabbit - 4/5
2. The Greatest Showman - 4.5/5
3. Paddington 2 - 4.5/5
4. Heavyweights - 5/5
5. Silver Linings Playbook - 5/5

Underappreciated Films:
1. Ghostbusters (2016) - 4.25/5
2. Kong: Skull Island - 4.5/5
3. R.I.P.D - 4/5
4. The Secret Life Of Pets - 4.5/5
5. Red Sparrow - 5/5

First Time Viewing:
1. The Commuter* - 4/5
2. Non-Stop* - 3.75/5
3. Run All Night* - 3.75/5
4. The Maze Runner: The Death Cure* - 3.25/5
5. Proud Mary* - 2.5/5

Misc:
1. Colossal* - 4/5
2. Deadpool 2 - 5/5
3. Friend Request* - 1/5
4. November Criminals* - 1.5/5
5. 47 Meters Down - 3.5/5

Actors Who have Been In A Superhero Movie:
1. The incredibles* - 4/5 (Sam L Jackson)
2. Ratatouille* - 4/5 (Patton Oswald)
3. Game Night - 3.5/5 (Rachel McAdams)
4. Superbad - 5/5 (Emma Stone)
5. House At The End Od the Street - 4/5 (Jennifer Lawrence)

Random Stuff:
1. Deadpool 2 - 5/5
2. Wish Upon - 1/5
3. Don't Hang Up* - 1/5
4. The Brady Bunch Movie* - 3.5/5
5. The 40 Year Old Virgin - 5/5

Seen In theaters:
1. Overboard* - 3/5
2. Breaking In* - 1.75/5
3. Life Of the Party* - 3.75/5
4. Deadpool 2* - 5/5
5. Show Dogs* - 2/5
6. Solo: A Star Wars Story* - 4/5

[Al_The_Strange]

It's Way Over 4,000! (4K UHD viewings)
05/04: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (UHD) 4.5/5
05/06: Blade Runner (UHD) 5/5
05/06: Blade Runner 2049 (UHD) 4.5/5
05/10: Saving Private Ryan (UHD) 4.5/5
05/14: Black Panther (UHD) 3.5/5
05/27: Bridge on the River Kwai (UHD) 4.5/5
05/29: Annihilation (UHD) 4/5

Always Two There Are... (double-feature movies, two-parters, and franchises with only two films)
05/01: Crank (BD) 3/5
05/02: Crank: High Voltage (BD) 3/5
05/03: Smokin' Aces (BD) 3/5
05/03: Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball (BD) 2.5/5
05/11: Grease (BD) 3/5
05/11: Grease 2 (BD) 2.5/5

Oldies But Goodies (films older than 1970)
05/02: Jailhouse Rock (DVD) 3.5/5
05/08: Gun Crazy (BD) 4/5
05/11: Don't Bother to Knock (BD) 2.5/5
05/12: Viva Las Vegas (DVD) 2.5/5
05/17: Valley of the Dolls (Library DVD) 3/5

Stream It Like You Mean It (actually use Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Vudu streaming)
05/05: Bright (Netflix Streaming) 2/5

What Am I Supposed To Do With These? (miscellaneous)
05/04: Avengers: Infinity War (Cinema) 4/5
05/05: Santa Sangre (BD) 3.5/5
05/08: Legend of the Mountain (BD) 3/5
05/20: Ninja Batman (Netflix DVD) 3/5
05/20: Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (BD) 4/5
05/21: Heavy Traffic (BD)3.5/5
05/21: Hey Good Lookin' (DVD) 3.5/5
05/26: Where Eagles Dare (BD) 2.5/5

Actors Were Directors
05/07: Sling Blade (BD) 3/5 (Billy Bob Thornton)
05/22: Romeo + Juliet (BD) 3.5/5 (Baz Luhrman)
05/24: Happy Gilmore (BD) 4/5 (Dennis Dugan)
05/27: Kelly's Heroes (BD) 3/5 (Brian G. Hutton)
05/28: The Virgin Suicides (Library DVD) 3/5 (Sophia Coppola)

The Recommended
05/06: The Shape of Water (UHD) 4/5 (recommended by Trollhunter)
05/09: Call Me By Your Name (Netflix BD) 3/5 (recommended by Trollhunter)
05/15: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Netflix DVD) 3.5/5 (recommended by cinemaphile)
05/17: Joy (Library DVD) 3/5 (recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
05/25: What Happened to Monday? (Netflix Streaming) 3/5 (recommended by cinemaphile)
05/31: American Made (Netflix BD) 3/5 (recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan)

Total: 38 Films (Bronze)

Al's Modern Film Recommendations!

[cinemaphile]

Damnit, Al stole two of mine (Kubo and Handmaiden). So I second those recommendations, and add these:

My 2016-2018 Recommendations:


* Note: If you live outside of the US, What Happened To Monday may be titled Seven Sisters.

* Available on Netflix (US): Dude, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, What Happened to Monday
* Available on Hulu: Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Tragedy Girls, Crash Pad, Score: A Film Music Documentary
* Available on Hoopla: Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Mayhem
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Most Recent Watches:


You Can't Tell Me What To Watch! You're Not My Real Dad!:
Recommended by Others - 2016-2018 movies
1. * Other People (recommended by odguitar) -
2. * Shot Caller (recommended by Travis) - ½
3. * Unlocked (recommended by starryeyes) - ½
4. * Peter Rabbit (recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan) - ½

I'm the Captain Now:
Actors-Turned-Directors
1. The Town (Ben Affleck) - ½
2. * Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan) -
3. * The Rookie (1990) (Clint Eastwood) - ½
4. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi) - ½
5. Patriots Day (Peter Berg) - ½

Moms:
1. Hairspray -
2. * Married to the Mob - ½
3. * Mom and Dad -
4. Terminator Genisys -

Little Opie Cunningham Is A Selfish Bastard:
Directed By Ron Howard
1. * In the Heart of the Sea - ½
2. Night Shift -
3. The Paper - ½
4. Apollo 13 - ½
5. * Splash -

Paul Bettany:
1. * Solo: A Star Wars Story - ½
2. Legion - ½
3. Avengers: Infinity War -
4. Solo: A Star Wars Story -
5. Firewall -

How Very Random:
Miscellaneous First-Time Watches
1. * Gulliver's Travels -
2. * Your Name - ½
3. * Ca$h - ½
4. * Gone -

Action:
1. Twister - ½
2. 2012 - ½
3. Deadpool -
4. Oldboy - ½
5. Speed -

2018 Films:
1. * Anon -
2. * Fahrenheit 451 (2018) -
3. * Deadpool 2 - ½
4. Black Panther -
5. * Upgrade - ½

Comedies:
1. Half Baked - ½
2. Saving Silverman -
3. The Jerk -

Miscellaneous/TBD:
1. The Karate Kid -
2. Footloose (2011) - ½
3. The Lake House - ½
4. Tron Legacy -
5. Grease 2 - ½


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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)

[Trollhunter]

Here we go again!

Recommendations


Recommendations: Special Mentions

My Scavenger Hunt

[Show spoiler]01. A film from my favourite films list
[5-08] Shame (2011)
03. May 3rd is National Paranormal Day; watch a film featuring the paranormal
[5-05] Beetlejuice (1988)
06. A film with a cast member or director born in May
[5-03] Men In Black II (2002)
07. A film that has won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design
[5-04] Anna Karenina (2012)*
08. A film by a non-white director
[5-02] Brooklyn's Finest (2010)*
10. A film that features The Smiths in its soundtrack
[5-06] 500 Days of Summer (2009)
13. A Pixar Short
[5-08] Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
20. A film with a female composer
[5-01] Emma (1996)*
24. Watch a film that's set in or features a school
[5-07] 21 Jump Street (2012)

[Show spoiler]02. A film released in 1994
[5-13] The Lion King (1994)
05. Watch an animated Walt Disney Classic that you haven't seen, or have seen the least
[5-15] The Little Mermaid (1989)
11. A film with an LGBT+ storyline or characters
[5-12] Pride (2014)*
16. Watch a film featuring a character with tattoos
[5-09] Moana (2016)
17. A movie filmed on 35mm film
[5-16] Bonnie and Clyde (1967)*
21. A film with poster artwork that you like
[5-17] Jaws (1975)
26. A film you expect a film student to study for their course
[5-14] A Trip to the Moon (1902)*
27. World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in May; watch a film that you think will make you laugh
[5-11] The Gold Rush (1925)*
29. A film starring or featuring an actor or actress whose death saddened you
[5-10] One Hour Photo (2002)

[Show spoiler]04. May the fourth be with you; watch a film from the Star Wars franchise or a film featuring a Star Wars cast member
[5-26] Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)*
09. A true crime documentary or a film based-on a true crime
[5-24] Boys Don't Cry (1999)
12. A film about films or someone in the film industry
[5-19] Hail, Caesar! (2016)
14. A film starring Kyle MacLachlan
[5-28] The Flintstones (1994)
18. May 18th is National Endangered Species Day; watch a movie featuring an endangered species
[5-18] Finding Dory (2016)
19. A film that has been on your watchlist forever
[5-25] Flashdance (1983)*
25. A Hammer Horror
[5-28] Horror of Dracula (1958)*
28. A movie with five or more words in the title
[5-23] Call Me By Your Name (2017)
30. A film you own but haven't seen yet
[5-25] Footloose (1984)*

15. A film set or filmed in Liverpool, UK
[5-28] Nowhere Boy (2009)*
22. A relative or friend's favourite film
[5-29] Punch-Drunk Love (2002)*

23. A film by one of your favourite directors that you haven't seen yet
31. A second film for one of the above tasks
[Possible Watches]

[Show spoiler]Attack the Block (2011)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Nowhere Boy (2009)

Actors-Turned-Directors

[5-02] The Visitor (2008) (dir. Tom McCarthy)
[5-02] The Jungle Book (2016) (dir. Jon Favreau)
[5-05] The Town (2010) (dir. Ben Affleck)
[5-19] Deepwater Horizon (2016) (dir. Peter Berg)
[5-20] Tootsie (1982) (dir. Sydney Pollack)
[5-26] Braveheart 4K (1995) (dir. Mel Gibson)
[5-26] Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) (dir. George Clooney)
[Possible Watches]
The Cable Guy (dir. Ben Stiller)
City Lights (dir. Charlie Chaplin)
Midnight In Paris (dir. Woody Allen)
The Princess Bride (dir. Rob Reiner)
Rush (dir. Ron Howard)
Singin' in the Rain (co-dir. Gene Kelly)
Somewhere (dir. Sofia Coppola)
Unforgiven (dir. Clint Eastwood)[/SPOILER]

Movie Moms

[Show spoiler][5-06] Tully (2018)*
[5-06] mother! (2017) (recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
[5-07] Knocked Up (2007)
[5-07] Eve’s Bayou (1997)
[5-08] The Queen of Katwe (2016) (recommended by starryeyes)
[5-08] The Incredibles (2004)
[5-12] Breaking In (2018)*
[5-12] Life of the Party (2018)*
[5-12] Ray (2004)

[5-12] Mother (2009)
[5-13] Rosemary's Baby (1968)
[5-13] Mama (2013)
[5-13] The Others (2001)
[5-13] Stella Dallas (1937)*
[5-24] The Blind Side (2009)
[5-27] Waitress (2007)
[Possible Watches]

[Show spoiler][37]
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Aliens (1986)
Animal Kingdom (2010)
The Babadook (2014)
Bambi (1942)
The Big Sick (2017) [Zodokai]
Black Swan (2010)
Carrie (1976)
Cinderella (1950)
The Fighter (2010)
The Florida Project (2017) [Al_The_Strange]
Freaky Friday (2003)
Get Out (2017) [Zodokai]
Goodfellas (1990)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grifters (1990)
I, Tonya (2017)
Kidnap (2017)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Mask (1985)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Mudbound (2017) [filmbuffTX]
Ordinary People (1980)
Panic Room (2002)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Precious (2009)
Psycho (1960)
Room (2015)
Serial Mom (1994)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Soul Food (1997)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Throw Mama from the Train (1987)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Wonder (2017) [Zodokai]
Wonder Woman (2017) [Zodokai]

Roger Deakins: An Appreciation

[5-03] Barton Fink (1991)
[5-04] The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
[5-06] Skyfall (2012)
[5-19] A Serious Man (2009)
[5-20] No Country for Old Men (2007)
[5-26] The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
[5-26] Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
[Possible Watches]

[Show spoiler]The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Blade Runner 2049 (recommended by Al the Strange)
Fargo
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Shawshank Redemption

Miscellaneous

[Show spoiler][5-01] Truth or Dare (2018)*
[5-01] Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
[5-03] The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
[5-04] Thank You for Smoking (2006)
[5-04] Juno (2007)
[5-05] Up in the Air (2009)
[5-05] Young Adult (2011)
[5-09] Bridesmaids (2011)
[5-09] The Heat (2013)

[Show spoiler][5-10] Tammy (2014)*
[5-10] Spy (2015)
[5-11] The Boss (2016)
[5-11] Ghostbusters (2016)
[5-14] Safe House (2012)
[5-14] Buried (2010)*
[5-15] Just Friends (2005)
[5-15] The Voices (2014)*
[5-16] Criminal (2016)

[Show spoiler][5-16] R.I.P,D. (2013)
[5-17] Van Wilder (2002)*
[5-17] Chaos Theory (2008)*
[5-18] Blade: Trinity (2002)
[5-18] X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
[5-18] Green Lantern (2011)
[5-19] Deadpool (2016) (recommended by kingdoxie)
[5-19] Deadpool 2 (2018)*
[5-20] Black Panther (2018)*

[Show spoiler][5-21] Yentl (1983)*
[5-21] Frozen (2013)
[5-21] 9 to 5 (1980)*
[5-21] Interview with the Vampire (1994)*
[5-22] Deadpool 2 (2018)
[5-22] RoboCop (1987)
[5-22] The Goonies (1985)
[5-24] Born Yesterday (1950)
[5-24] The Miracle Worker (1962)

[5-25] Peter Rabbit (2018)* (recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
[5-27] Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
[5-27] Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
[5-27] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
[5-27] Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)


* - First Time Seen
4K | Blu-ray | DVD | Netflix | TV | VUDU | Theater | Youtube

[starryeyes]

Recommendations

Darkest Hour (2017)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Hell or High Water (2016)
Sully (2016)
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Midnight special (2016)
Alien Covenant (2017)
The Nice Guys (2016)
The Queen of Katwe (2016)
Unlocked (2017)

Categories

Recommended Films

1. The Magnificent Seven (2016)(kingdoxie)
2. A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)(cinemaphile) 1/2
3. Shot Caller (2017)(Travis)
4. Wonder Woman (2017)(Zodokai) 1/2
5. Mayhem (2017)(cinemaphile)
6. A Cure For Wellness (2016)(Al_The_Strange)


Actors turned Directors/Movie Moms

1. Parenthood (1989)(Ron Howard)
2. Bride of Frankenstein (1934)(James Whale) 1/2
3. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)(Mel Gibson) 1/2
4. Cinderella (2015)(Kenneth Branagh) 1/2
5. Battleship (2012)(Peter Berg) 1/2


Mr. Hitchcock

1. The Trouble With Harry (1955) 1/2
2. Vertigo (1958)
3. The Birds (1963) 1/2
4. Marnie (1964)
5. Dial M for Murder (1954) 1/2

Those Crazy Titles (Schlock or Low Budget)

1. Big Ass Spider (2013)
2. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1977
3. The Creeping Terror (1964) bomb
4. Cute Little Buggers (2017)
5. Tsumambee (2015)

Good Grief, Not Again (Science Fiction)

1. The Beyond (2017) 1/2
2. Flatliners (2017)
3. The Martian - extended edition (2015)
4. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) 1/2
5. Flatliners (1990) 1/2

Battles Big & Small and Their Aftermath

1. Centurion (2010) 1/2
2. The Kingdom (2007) 1/2
3. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
4. Battle of the Bulge (1965) 1/2
5. Independence Day (1996) 1/2

One of My Least Favourites - Westerns

1. Hondo (1953) 1/2
2. The Hateful Eight (2015) 1/2
3. Hallelujah Trail (1965)
4. Tumbleweed (1953)
5. The Quick and the Dead (1995) 1/2


Fantasy/Comic Book

1. Jack's Apocalypse (2015) 1/2
2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
3. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) 1/2
4. The Dark Tower (2017)
5. The Watchers (2013) 1/2

Hands Up - Crime

1.The Black Dahlia (2006)
2. Atomic Blonde (2017)
3. Reasonable Doubt (2014) 1/2
4. Killer Mom (2017)
5. Dolores Claiborne (1995)

Pre-1970 Films

1. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
2. The Graduate (1967)
3. Bus Stop (1956) 1/2
4. The Little Foxes (1941) 1/2
5. Wake Me When the War ìs Over (1969)


Misc. Titles

1. Population Zero (2016) 1/2
2. Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil (2018)

New watches in Bold Total Watched = 53

[Anthos]

Before the half dozen (Part 5 in a movie series)
1. Star Wars Ep. 5: The Empire Strikes Back
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 4K
3.
4.
5.

Fine, just take it (Alien invading Earth movies)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Even Heroes Cry (Main character sheds a tear)
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire 4K
2. Saving Private Ryan 4K
3. Gladiator 4K
4. The Greatest Showman 4K
5. Fifty Shades Freed 4K

I love LA (LA based films)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Oh, hi Mom
1. Mamma Mia! 4K
2. Tully (Movie Pass)
3. Moana
4. Book Club (Movie Pass)
5.

Viewers Choice
1.The Phantom Thread 4K
2. Black Panther 4K
3. Deadpool 2 (Movie Pass)
4. The Matrix 4K
5. LEGO Movie 4K

Five Criterion Titles
1. Brazil
2.
3.
4.
5.

Five Horror from 2000-Present
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Recent Films Never Seen (2016-2017)
1. The Killing Of a Sacred Deer (Amazon Prime)
2. Last Flag Flying (Amazon Prime)
3. Fifty Shades Darker 4K
4. American Assassins 4K
5.

Actor Turned Director
1. Braveheart 4K
2. Solo: A Star Wars Story (Movie Pass)
3.
4.
5.

[Travis]

Recent

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Recommendations
1. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) odguitar
2. Paddington 2 (2017) 1/2 Jennifer Lawrence Fan & odguitar
3. The Shape of Water (2017) Trollhunter
4. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) 1/2 thelittleprince
5. Darkest Hour (2017) 1/2 starryeyes

Disney Renaissance
1. The Little Mermaid (1989)
2. Aladdin (1992) 1/2
3. The Lion King (1994) 1/2
4. Hercules (1997) 1/2
5. Tarzan (1999) 1/2

Disney Sequels & Prequels
1. The Lion King 1½ (2004)
2. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
3. The Return of Jafar (1994) 1/2
4. Tarzan II (2005)

Farrelly Brothers
1. Dumb and Dumber (1994) 1/2
2. Kingpin (1996) 1/2
3. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
4. Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
5. Shallow Hal (2001) 1/2

2017
1. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
2. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) 1/2

Some Old DVDs
1. Cat Ballou (1965) 1/2
2. M*A*S*H (1970) 1/2
3. Not Another Teen Movie (2001) 1/2
4. Eight Men Out (1988) 1/2
5. Analyze This (1999)

Comic Book
1. Deadpool (2016) 1/2

TV

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WWII Docs
1. War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin (1999)
2. Horror in the East (2001) 1/2
3. The Battle of the Atlantic (2002)
4. The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997) 1/2
5. Auschwitz: The Nazis and 'The Final Solution' (2005) 1/2

Series
1. The Simpsons: Season 10 (1998)
2. Frasier: Season 5 (1997)
3. Nurse Jackie: Season 1 (2009)
4. Nurse Jackie: Season 2 (2010) 1/2
5. Nurse Jackie: Season 3 (2011) 1/2

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]

[thelittleprince]

Movies watched: 11
First time viewing: 10

* Denotes first time viewing.
Release year in parentheses.
Date movie watched in parentheses.
Rating out of 5 stars.
Movies listed without ratings have yet to be watched. Subject to changes.

Recommendations: (2016-2017 films)
The Shallows (2016)
Manchester By the Sea (2016)
The Neon Demon (2016)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Tulip Fever (2017)
A Ghost Story (2017)
Fences (2016)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Recommended: recommended by in parentheses
1. Life (Travis)
2. The Edge of Seventeen (Trollhunter)
3. A Cure for Wellness (Al_The_Strange)
4. It Comes At Night (Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer* (2017) (filmbuffTX) |Amazon Prime| (5/3/18) 3/5
A weird film, which is to be expected from the director of Dogtooth and The Lobster, but the creepy performance from Barry Keoghan made the film worthwhile for me.

Featured Category: Movies directed by actor turned director
1. The Town directed by Ben Affleck
2. Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood
3. Dances With Wolves directed by Kevin Costner
4. Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie
5. Suburbicon directed by George Clooney

Main Theme: Make-Your-Own Challenge

Mama Mia! (movie moms)
1. Kidnap* (2017) |Hulu| (5/12/18) 3/5
Don’t mess with Halle Berry. She may be helpless but she will never give up to get her son back in this taut thriller.
2. The Guilt Trip* (2012) |VUDU| (5/13/18) 4/5
An 8-day, 3,000 mile mother-son road trip, how crazy is that? Even crazier is that it was the son’s idea. The movie hit close to home for me as I saw parts of my relationship with my mom play out in the film.
3. Bad Moms
4. Steel Magnolias
5. Terms of Endearment

Once Upon A Time (“once upon a time” films)
1. Once Upon a Time in Venice
2. Once Upon a Time in America
3. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
4. Once Upon a Time in the West
5. Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Before It’s Over (“before” films)
1. Before I Fall* (2017) |Google Play| (5/2/18) 3/5
I love watching these Groundhog Day-type films although it was predictable.
2. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
3. Before Sunrise
4. Before Sunset
5. Before Midnight

Heaven and Hell (“heaven” and “hell” films)
1. Hell or High Water
2. Heaven’s Gate
3. Heaven and Earth
4. Hellraiser
5. Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Americano (“American” films)
1. American Made
2. American Assassin
3. American Psycho
4. American Gangster
5. American Sniper

Around the World (foreign language films)
1. The Lives of Others (German)
2. Talk to Her (Spanish)
3. Cinema Paradiso (Italian)
4. House of Flying Daggers (Mandarin)
5. Elle (French)

Animation Funimation (animated films)
1. Moana
2. Ferdinand
3. The Emoji Movie
4. Sing
5. Home

Music to My Ears (musicals)
1. Sing Street
2. Pitch Perfect 3* (2017) |VUDU| (5/4/18) 3/5
A perfect ending for the franchise with more catchy songs from the acapella girl group and wild antics from Rebel Wilson.
3. Once
4. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5. Across the Universe

Miscellaneous:
1. Aftermath* (2017) |Hulu| (5/1/18) 3/5
Depressing film with Arnold Schwarzenegger in an uncharacteristic, dramatic performance.
2. Solace* (2016) |Amazon Prime| (5/3/18) 3/5
Quite interesting film about the hunt for a serial killer led by Anthony Hopkins.
3. The Cabin in the Woods (2011) |VUDU| 3/5
Interesting concept for a horror film but half-baked.
4. Don’t Hang Up* (2016) |VUDU| 3/5
A prank call gone wrong ends badly. Not as predictable as I thought it would be.
5. Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018) |Cinemark Theater| 5/5
Surprised the movie didn’t do well opening weekend but I had a blast. Great to see an origin story of my favorite character in the Star Wars universe. Already watched it twice at the theaters and hope to revisit it a couple more times before the end of its theatrical run.
6. Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) |Cinemark Theater| 5/5
The biggest film this year did not disappoint with the most superheroes assembled onscreen. Quite a spectacle. Looking forward to the next film!

[Blu Bull]

Movies Watched This Month-8
First Time Viewing-6
TV Seasons Finished This Month-5

Thanks for the Recommendation
Dude (Netflix) recommended by cinemaphile
Baby Driver (4KUHD) recommended by Trollhunter
Power Rangers (Amazon Prime) recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan

May the Fourth
Star Wars (iTunes) [Rewatch]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 (Blu-ray)
Solo: A Star Wars Story(Marcus Ultra Screen)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (IMAX) [Rewatch]

TV
Nature Boy (ESPN+)
Marvel's Agents of Shield Season 5 (ABC)
Big Bang Theory Season 11 (CBS)
Lemony Snicket's ASeries of Unfortunate Events Season 2 (Netflix)

Super Heroes
Batman Ninja (Blu-ray)
Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2 (Netflix)

[odguitar]

Recently Watched

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Movie Moms
1. Juno 5/5
2. Jerry Maguire 5/5
3. Tully* 4.5/5

Actors Turned Directors
1. The Heat 4.5/5 (Paul Feig)
2. The Graduate 5/5 (Mike Nichols)

Recommended
1. Tragedy Girls* 4/5 (cinemaphile)
2. My Life as a Zucchini* 4.5/5 (filmbuffTX)
3. Wonderstruck* 4/5 (AsOldAsRhyme)
4. Roman J. Israel, Esq.* 3/5 (thelittleprince)

Criterions
1. The Freshman (1925)* 4/5
2. The Awful Truth* 4/5
3. Brief Encounter 5/5

Paul Thomas Anderson
1. Magnolia 4.5/5
2. Hard Eight* 4/5
3. Punch-Drunk Love 5/5

Miloš Forman
1. The People vs. Larry Flynt 4.5/5
2. Man on the Moon 4.5/5
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 5/5
4. Amadeus 5/5

Documentaries
1. Some Kind of Monster* 4.5/5
2. Shut Up and Sing* 4.5/5
3. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story* 4.5/5

2018 Films
1. A Quiet Place* 4.5/5
2. Lean On Pete* 4.5/5
3. The Rider* 5/5
4. Paddington 2 5/5
5. Disobedience* 5/5

Baseball Movies
1. Major League 4/5
2. Moneyball 5/5
3. The Pride of the Yankees* 4/5

Misc.
1. Paddington 4.5/5
2. Destination Tokyo* 3.5/5
3. Sunset Boulevard 5/5
4. My Friend Dahmer* 3.5/5
5. Battle of the Bulge* 3/5

TOTAL: 35

* denotes first-time viewing

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]Paddington 2
Personal Shopper
Raw (Available on Netflix)
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (Available on Hulu)
Princess Cyd (Available on Netflix)
Band Aid
Other People (Available on Netflix)
20th Century Women (Available on Amazon Prime)
Certain Women
Demolition

[FilmKoala]

Recently Watched:

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* = First-time viewing

Recommended
1. The Magnificent Seven (2016)* ½ (Recommended by kingdoxie)
2. Miss Sloane (2016)* ½ (Recommended by Zodokai)
3. Free Fire (2017)* (Recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan)
4. The Villainess (2017)* ½ (Recommended by Al_The_Strange)
5. Passengers (2016)* ½ (Recommended by Al_The_Strange)

Harrison Ford
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ½
2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ½
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) ½
5. Blade Runner (1982)

Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic Movies with Strong Female Characters
1. Scorched Earth (2018)*
2. Tank Girl (1995) ½
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ½
4. Doomsday (2008) ½
5. The Hunger Games (2012)

Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic Movies
1. Mad Max (1979)* ½
2. Escape From New York (1981)
3. The Road Warrior (1981)* ½
4. Death Race 2000 (1975)* ½
5. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)*

Science Fiction
1. The Fourth Kind (2009) ½
2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006)
3. The Matrix (1999) ½
4. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) ½
5. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Professional Wrestlers
1. Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
2. They Live (1988) ½
3. Countdown (2016) ½
4. The Marine 5: Battleground (2017) ½
5. The Scorpion King (2002)

Action Movies
1. Kill 'em All (2012) ½
2. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) ½
3. John Wick (2014)*
4. Never Say Never Again (1983) ½
5. Kill Zone 2 (2015) ½

Really Weird Movies
1. Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)* ½
2. Raw Force (1982)
3. The Sinful Dwarf (1973) ½
4. The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
5. Eight Legged Freaks (2002) ½

Dinosaurs and Giant Amphibians from the 90's
1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) ½
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) ½
3. Theodore Rex (1995)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) ½
5. Jurassic Park (1993)

Misc.
1. Friday (1995) ½
2. The Lost World (1925) ½
3. The Public Enemy (1931)
4. Eaten Alive! (1980)*
5. Spider Baby (1967)





TOTAL: 50

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Recommendations:

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Annihilation (2018)
Cult of Chucky (2017) [Available on Netflix]
Victor Crowley (2017)
Atomic Blonde (2017) [Available on HBO Now]
iBoy (2017) [Available on Netflix]
Don't Breathe (2016)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
League of Gods (2016)
The Eyes of My Mother (2016) [Available on Netflix]
Yoga Hosers (2016) [Available on Netflix]

[AsOldAsRhyme]

I was planning to skip May and just do my own thing, but now I won’t have to!


Recommendations
Being 17
Elle
God’s Own Country
Keanu
King Cobra
Marshall
Miss Stevens
Wild Oats
Wonderstruck
The Zookeeper’s Wife

[DanTheMan]

Recommendations:
Sing Street
Only the Brave
Gifted
Molly’s Game
Vincent N Roxxy
Imperium
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Patti Cake$

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Recommendations:
Phantom Thread
Sing Street
American Honey
Only the Brave
Gifted
Molly’s Game
Everything, Everything
Vincent N Roxxy
Imperium
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Patti Cake$

I have at least 4 of those movies that I can watch from you.

[nightwolf2369]

Reserved

[Zodokai]

Recommended Recent:

1. Silence* (recommended by Al_the_Strange)
2. Elle* ½ (recommended by AsOldAsRhyme)
3. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets* ½ (recommended by filmbuffTX)
4. Gifted* (recommended by DantheMan)
5. Baywatch* ½ (recommended by Jennifer Lawrence Fan)



Actor Turned Director:

1. Sully* ½ (Clint Eastwood)
2. Deepwater Horizon* ½ (Peter Berg)



Movie Mothers:

1. Bloody Mama* ½
2. Bad Moms* ½



MoviePass:

1. Tully*
2. Traffik*
3. Overboard*
4. Bad Samaritan* ½
5. Breaking In*
6. Life of the Party*
7. Deadpool 2*
8. RBG* ½
9. Book Club*


Bond, James Bond (A.K.A. I Failed with Franchises Last Month):

1. Dr. No* ½
2. From Russia with Love*
3. Goldfinger*
4. Thunderball* ½
5. You Only Live Twice*
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service* ½
7. Diamonds Are Forever*
8. Live and Let Die* ½
9. The Man with the Golden Gun*
10. The Spy Who Loved Me*
11. Moonraker*
12. For Your Eyes Only* ½
13. Octopussy*
14. Never Say Never Again*
15. A View to a Kill*
16. The Living Daylights*
17. Licence to Kill* ½
18. GoldenEye* ½
19. Tomorrow Never Dies*
20. The World Is Not Enough* ½
21. Die Another Day*
22. Casino Royale ½
23. Quantum of Solace
24. Skyfall
25. Spectre*


Perhaps An Acronym Next Time?:

1. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi*
2. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood* ½
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* ½
4. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ½
5. A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die* ½



Assassins:

1. Deadpool
2. American Assassin ½




Total Films: 50
Achieved: Gold

A * indicates a first-time viewing.

Recommendations:

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Phew, I was late to the prep game this month and you guys "stole" about 20 of my initial recommendation selections. Needless to say, I second MANY of the recommendations other people have said.

[Peavey]

Reserved