January 2023 50 Movie Challenge

[Travis]

January Theme: Genres (40 - 50 movies) Pick 8 to 10 categories of 5 movies each:
Action
Comedy
Documentary
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Musical
Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Western

January Recommendations Category (optional): The Standards (5 movies)
Everyone list 5-10 films that you watch nearly every year. Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

January Featured Category (optional): New Year’s (5 movies)
Watch 5 movies that take place around New Year’s Eve.
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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.

[Travis]

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]

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Recommended
1. October Sky (1999) filmbuffTX
2. The 400 Blows (1959) kingdoxie
3. A Hard Day's Night (1964) odguitar
4. The Wages of Fear (1953) kingdoxie
5. Hatari! (1962) Whirlybird fan

Action
1. Dr. No (1962)
2. From Russia with Love (1963)
3. Goldfinger (1964) 1/2
4. Thunderball (1965) 1/2
5. You Only Live Twice (1967) 1/2

Comedy
1. Cry-Baby (1990)
2. American Pie (1999) 1/2
3. American Pie 2 (2001)
4. American Wedding (2003) 1/2
5. Fletch (1985)

Documentary
1. The Sound of 007 (2022)
2. Good Night Oppy (2022)
3. Spielberg (2017)
4. When We Were Kings (1996) 1/2

Drama
1. Glory (1989)
2. Invincible (2006) 1/2
3. Raging Bull (1980)
4. Deliverance (1972) 1/2
5. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) 1/2

Fantasy
1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 1/2
3. Disenchanted (2022) 1/2
4. Sorceress (1982)

Horror
1. The Black Phone (2021) 1/2
2. Mayhem (2017) 1/2

Romance
1. Licorice Pizza (2021) 1/2
2. Expensive Candy (2022)
3. Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Sci-Fi
1. Blade Runner The Final Cut (1982)
2. Alien Director’s Cut (1979)
3. Pitch Black (2000) 1/2
4. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) 1/2

Thriller
1. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
2. Farewell, My Lovely (1975) 1/2
3. Kansas City Confidential (1952) 1/2
4. Gangs Inc. (1941)

Western
1. Shane (1953)

[kingdoxie]

Recent:

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Total: 70

Cleaning out the DVR
1. State Fair (1945) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Cliffhanger ⭐⭐⭐
3. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner ⭐⭐⭐½
4. Strange Cargo ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Hunt the Man Down ⭐⭐⭐

Comedy
1. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home ⭐⭐⭐½
2. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. It Happened on Fifth Avenue ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. The Lost City ⭐⭐⭐½
5. Dazed and Confused ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sci-Fi/Fantasy
1. The Lost World (1960) ⭐⭐⭐
2. First Men in the Moon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Battle Beneath the Earth ⭐⭐½
4. Gamera: The Giant Monster ⭐⭐⭐
5. Shock Waves ⭐⭐⭐

Hodgepodge
1. Ace High ⭐⭐⭐½
2. The Misfits ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. WALL-E ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
5. Killer Elite ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. The Skin Game ⭐⭐

Action
1. The Three Musketeers (1948) ⭐⭐⭐½
2. The Batman ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Gung Ho! (1943) ⭐⭐⭐
4. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Sands of Iwo Jima ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Blade ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Rambo III ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Crime
1. Truck Turner ⭐⭐⭐½
2. Grand Slam ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. True Romance ⭐⭐⭐½
4. Black Sunday ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. The Enforcer (1951) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Appointment with Crime ⭐⭐⭐½
7. Moontide ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Drama
1. The 400 Blows ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Raging Bull ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
3. Dirty Dancing (1987) ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
4. Tunes of Glory ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
5. The Day After ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Dog ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Casablanca ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Malcolm X ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Signal One Entertainment
1. Halls of Montezuma ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. The Iron Curtain ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Between Heaven and Hell ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Man Hunt ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
5. Kiss of Death ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

Horror
1. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning ½
2. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives ½
3. Tremors ½
4. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood ½
5. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
6. Nope ½

Documentary
1. Boys of Bonneville ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. A Well-Spent Life ⭐⭐⭐½
3. Wow Signal ⭐⭐⭐
4. Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. 3 Days 2 Nights ⭐⭐⭐
6. The Battle of Chosin ⭐⭐⭐½
7. Venus ⭐⭐

Star Trek: The Original Series
1. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E11-12 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E13-14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E15-16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E17-18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E19-20 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E21-22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E23-24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E25-26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. Star Trek: TOS; S1, E27-28-29 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Recommendations: The Standards

[Show spoiler]

Other than film noir and horror I don't have too many standards so I listed some movies I want to watch more often. I used to watch The 400 Blows every New Year's Day so I'm going get back into that habit.

[jd_from_da_80s]

Recommendations - Favorites




Recommendations - New Years


Dramas
1. Moonlight
2. King Richard
3. Moneyball
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Horror
The Faculty

[Al_The_Strange]

Recents



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Action
01/06: The Woman King (Airplane) 7/10
01/13: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (Netflix) 9/10
01/16: Road House (UHD) 7/10

Comedy
01/03: Made For Each Other (Amazon Prime) 6/10
01/13: The Munsters (2022) (Netflix) 6/10
01/29: Oh, God! (BD) 6/10
01/30: Oh, God! Book II (BD) 5/10
01/30: Oh, God! You Devil (BD) 5/10

Documentaries
01/03: Inside the Mind of a Cat (Netflix) 7/10

Drama
01/15: The Banshees of Inisherin (HBOMax) 8/10
01/17: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix) 5/10
01/17: The Menu (HBOMax) 7/10
01/19: Tár (Amazon Rental) 6/10

Fantasy
01/06: Three Thousand Years of Longing (Airplane) 7/10
01/11: Sampo (BD) 8/10
01/12: Disenchanted (Disney+) 5/10

Horror
01/06: Smile (Airplane) 7/10
01/12: Halloween Ends (Amazon Rental) 5/10
01/15: Pearl (Amazon Rental) 7/10
01/15: X (Showtime) 6/10
01/29: Hellraiser: Revelations (Library DVD) 2/10

Sci-Fi
01/07: Infinite (UHD) 5/10
01/14: Avatar: Way of Water (Cinema) 8/10
01/23: Settlers (BD) 5/10
01/28: The Sacred Spirit (BD) 4/10
01/29: Expired (BD) 4/10

Thriller
01/04: The Lady Vanishes (BD) 8/10
01/04: Saboteur (BD) 8/10
01/04: Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) (BD) 8/10
01/06: Maneater (Airplane) 5/10
01/11: Fall (BD) 7/10

Totals: 31 Films

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Al's Standard Recommendations

[Zodokai]

Action:

1. Birds of Prey
2. Wonder Woman 1984 ½
3. Salt ½
4. The Frogmen*
5. Devotion* ½
6. Polite Society*
7. The Contractor* ½
8. Ambulance



Comedy:

1. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* ½
2. Mulan
3. The Parent Trap ½
4. Freaky Friday ½
5. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent*
6. Arsenic and Old Lace ½
7. Major League
8. Major League II
9. The Freshman*
10. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On*
11. Sometimes I Think About Dying*
12. White Noise* ½
13. L’immensitá*
14. Fremont*
15. Rye Lane*
16. Shortcomings*
17. You Hurt My Feelings* ½
18. Rotting in the Sun*
19. Pitch Perfect ½
20. Theater Camp*
21. Dog*



Drama:

1. Letter Never Sent* ½
2. In the Heat of the Night
3. The Intern ½
4. Bombshell
5. Father Stu*
6. Elvis* ½
7. Bad Day at Black Rock
8. Babylon* ½
9. Devil in a Blue Dress*
10. Malcolm X*
11. Doctor Zhivago*
12. Where the Crawdads Sing* ½
13. A Man Called Otto* ½
14. La Pecera* ½
15. Cassandro* ½
16. Radical* ½
17. Eileen*
18. Bad Behaviour*
19. Fair Play* ½
20. Magazine Dreams*
21. Drift* ½
22. Past Lives* ½
23. Scrapper*
24. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt*
25. The Accidental Getaway Driver* ½
25. Passages* ½
26. To Leslie*
27. Miami Wata* ½
28. Mutt*
29. The Persian Version*
30. Slow*



Documentaries:

1. Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory*
2. Atlanta’s Olympic Glory* ½
3. Nagano ’98: Olympics Stories of Honor and Glory*
4. Olympic Glory*
5. Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory* ½
6. Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory* ½
7. Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory* ½
8. Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory* ½
9. The Everlasting Flame* ½
10. Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory*
11. First*
12. Rings of the World* ½
13. Days of Truce*
14. Crossing Beyond*
15. Malcolm X* ½
16. Kim’s Video*
17. Beyond Utopia* ½



Fantasy:

1. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* ½
2. Alien0089* ½
3. Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls* ½
4. Bravo, Burkina!*



Horror:

1. Overlord
2. M3GAN*
3. Birth/Rebirth*
4. Infinity Pool*
5. Run Rabbit Run* ½
6. Talk to Me*
7. In My Mother is Skin* ½
8. My Animal*



Thriller:

1. Watcher*
2. Cat Person*



Sci-Fi:

1. Moonfall
2. The Pod Generation*
3. Animalia*
4. Landscape with Invisible Hand* ½



New Year’s:



Recommended Standards:



Total Movies: 95


A * indicates a first-time viewing.



Recommendations:

[cinemaphile]

Standards Recommendations:



Strange Days
Serenity
In the Heights
Empire Records
Speed
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
The Last Boy Scout
True Romance
Much Ado About Nothing
Mad Max Fury Road
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Most Recent Watches:


Theatrical Viewings
1. * M3GAN -
2. * Plane - ½

Adventure:
1. * King Solomon's Mines - ½
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl -
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest -
4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -

Action:
1. Action Jackson -
2. The Bourne Legacy - ½
3. Tango & Cash - ½
4. The Hurricane Heist- ½
5. Copshop - ½
6. * Fire Birds - ½
7. 2 Guns - ½

Crime:
1. Running Scared (2006) - ½
2. Den of Thieves -
3. * Wheelman -
4. Law-Abiding Citizen- ½
5. Point Blank -

Horror/Thrillers:
1. * On the Line - ½
2. No One Lives - ½
3. * Bait -
4. * The Covenant -
5. * Come To Daddy -
6. * Vampire's Kiss - ½
7. Happy Death Day 2U -

Comedy:
1. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping -
2. At First Sight... - ½
3. Kuffs -
4. * You People -
5. Orgazmo - ½
6. * Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - ½

RomComs:
1. Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! -
2. Kissing a Fool -
3. The Sure Thing - ½
4. * Shotgun Wedding -
5. * Secret Admirer - ½
6. * Someone Great -

Drama:
1. * Sorcerer -
2. * Malice in Wonderland -
3. * Poker Face - ½
4. The Woman King -
5. * Tiptoes - ½
6. * The Two Jakes - ½
7. * Cool As Ice - ½
8. The Pelican Brief -

Sports:
1. Play It To the Bone -
2. Rocky III -

Sci-Fi:
1. * Monolith - ½
2. Lockout - ½
3. * Testament -
4. Black Widow - ½
5. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings -

* denotes first-time viewings

Red - seen in theater
Sienna - 4K disc
Blue - Blu-ray, duh
Green - DVD
Purple - Vudu
Black - Other streaming (Netflix, Amazon, D+, HBO Max, hoopla, tubitv, etc)

[filmbuffTX]

Recently Watched


New Year's
1. New Year's Evil 2.5/5
2. New Years Eve 2.5/5
3. 200 Cigarettes* 3/5
4. Four Rooms* 2/5
5. New Year, New You* 3.5/5

Coming of Age/Teen
1. Clueless 4/5
2. Can't Hardly Wait 4/5
3. Eighth Grade 3.5/5
4. Rich Kids* 3.5/5
5. ParaNorman 3D 4/5

Comedy
1. Young Adult* 3.5/5
2. I Love My Dad* 3/5
3. Dear White People* 3.5/5
4. Bros 3.5/5
5. Necessary Roughness* 3/5

Drama
1. She Said* 3.5/5
2. Mommie Dearest* 3/5
3. The Fabelmans (theatrical viewing)* 4/5
4. The Whale (theatrical viewing)* 3.5/5
5. Ordinary People* 4/5

Horror
1. Friday the 13th Part III in 3D (1982)
2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
3. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

Thriller/Mystery/Suspense
1. The Immaculate Room* 2/5
2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* 3/5
3. Amsterdam* 3/5
4. Bodies Bodies Bodies 3.5/5
5. Friday the 13th 4/5

Musicals/Musical Biopics
1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio* 3/5
2. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* 3/5
3. Dear Evan Hansen 3/5
4. Elvis 4/5
5. Respect* 3/5

Action
1. Black Adam
2. The Woman King 3.5/5
3. Avatar: The Way of Water (Dolby Cinema 3D)* 4/5
4. Pan 3D* 3/5
5. Top Gun: Maverick 4/5

Miscellaneous
1. Tár* 3.5/5

[Whirlybird fan]

I'm in.

Genres: (40 films)

Action
1. Commando
2. Shooter
3. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
4.
5.

Adventure
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2.
3.
4.
5.

Animated
1. Spirited Away
2. The Bad Guys
3. Soul
4. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
5. Ratatouille

Comedy
1. Herbie: Fully Loaded
2. Legally Blonde
3. Three Men and a Baby
4. Blazing Saddles
5.

Drama
1. Sleepers
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sci-Fi
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
3.
4.
5.

Thriller
1. Nick of Time
2. The Jackal
3.
4.
5.

Western
1. Pale Rider
2. The Sons of Katie Elder
3.
4.
5.

Films which I have not (fully) seen before (10 films)
1. The Wizard of Oz (Also recommended by october27)
2. The Last Picture Show
3. Dumbo (2019)
4. Mad Max: Fury Road (Also recommended by cinemaphile)
5. Sister Act
6. Avatar
7. Fantastic Four (2015)
8. The Batman
9. Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
10. Clueless

Recommendations:





Total films seen: 30

[odguitar]

Recently Watched

[Show spoiler]

Drama
1. The Fabelmans 5/5
2. Babylon* 5/5
3. The Inspection* 4/5
4. EO* 4/5
5. The Godfather 5/5
6. The Godfather: Part II 5/5
7. Causeway* 4.5/5
8. The Cathedral* 4/5
9. Bruiser (2022)* 3.5/5
10. Palm Trees and Power Lines* 2.5/5
11. The Whale* 3/5
12. Women Talking* 5/5

Action
1. Mayhem 4/5
2. Gladiator 4/5
3. RRR* 4/5
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once 5/5

Fantasy
1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4/5
2. Shrek 5/5
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 5/5
4. The Wizard of Oz 5/5
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 4/5

Horror
1. Bodies Bodies Bodies 5/5
2. Pearl 3.5/5
3. Bones and All* 5/5
4. The Requin* .5/5

Comedy
1. Game Night 4.5/5
2. Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. 3/5
3. The Man Who Came to Dinner 3.5/5
4. Funny Pages 2.5/5
5. Catherine Called Birdy* 3.5/5
6. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris* 3.5/5
7. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 5/5
8. Corsage* 3.5/5

Mystery
1. Death on the Nile* 2/5
2. The Wonder* 4/5

Romance
1. Fire Island 4.5/5
2. Ticket to Paradise* 3/5
3. Roman Holiday 5/5

Thriller
1. Emily the Criminal 4/5
2. Emergency* 3.5/5
3. Holy Spider* 4.5/5

Sci-Fi
1. Avatar 3/5
2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* 3.5/5
3. Back to the Future 5/5
4. Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood* 4.5/5
5. Back to the Future Part II 5/5
6. After Yang* 4/5

Documentary
1. Tower 4/5
2. This Place Rules* 3/5
3. The Janes* 4/5
4. Riotsville, U.S.A.* 4/5
5. Long Shot (2017)* 4/5

Musical
1. Bye Bye Birdie 4.5/5
2. La La Land 5/5

Recommended
1. Sideways* 4/5 (Travis)

TV
1. We Need to Talk About Cosby 4.5/5
2. Mind Over Murder* 4.5/5
3. Children of the Underground* 4/5
4. The Rehearsal* 4.5/5
5. Mo* 3.5/5
6. Somebody Somewhere* 4/5
7. I Love That for You* 4/5

Total: 62

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]Carol
But I’m a Cheerleader
Airplane
Singin’ in the Rain
Jerry Maguire
The Apartment
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sing Street
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
A Hard Day’s Night

[Tenny80]

Recommendations:


January Theme:
Drama
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Action
1. Top Gun: Maverick 5 / 5
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fantasy
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Horror
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Comedy
1. White Noise 2 / 5
2.
3.
4.
5.

Mystery
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Thriller
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sci-Fi
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Documentary
1. Bin Laden’s Hard Drive
2. Buried Secrets of Cordoba
3. Ancient apocalypse
4. Ride Season 3
5. Dave Not Coming Back

Recommendations:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

[october27]

5 Recommended Annual Viewings



I tried to skip anything that's tied to a specific season, holiday or date and pick 5 movies that I watch each year just because I like them so much. So no horror or Christmas or Independence Day or Groundhog Day. The only exception is Field Of Dreams which became an annual watch just 2 years ago when Major League Baseball began the Field Of Dreams game that takes place at the actual Iowa farm from the film.

[starryeyes]

I'm not going to have any recommendations this month since all my choices were taken. Also I'll probably skip watching any. There is only 3 I haven't seen, 2 from odguitar and 1 from Al.

Genres

Suspense/Thriller

1. See For Me (2021) 1/2
2. Black Sea (2014) 1/2


Adventure

1. Uncharted (2022) 1/2
2. A Dog's Way Home (2019)


Comedy

1. Barefoot in the Park (1967)
2. Mean Girls (2004) 1/2
3. Billy Liar (1963)


Science Fiction

1. Solaris (2002)
2. Life (2017)
3. Oblivion (2013)


Crime

1. The Little Things (2021)
2. The Wild One (1953) 1/2
3. The Pale Blue Eye (2022) 1/2


Drama

1. Carnival Story (1954) 1/2
2. The Theory of Everything (2014)
3. Wolf (2021)


Horror

1. Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
2. Come Play (2020)
3. Whisper (2007)


Fantasy

1. King Kong (2005) 1/2
2. Monster Hunter (2020)
3. A Dog's Purpose (2016)


Documentary

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari



Totals = 23

[Whirlybird fan]

Category: Films which I have not (fully) seen before


The Wizard of Oz (1939)

(Also recommended by october27)
Entertaining classic film
4/5



The Last Picture Show (1971)

Not bad
3/5



Dumbo (2019)

Good, solid, entertaining family film. I haven't (yet) seen the original animated version, so I can't compare the two films.
3.5/5

[Travis]

October Sky (1999)

First movie of the year. Been on my list for ages. Glad I final watched it; was really good.

[kingdoxie]

Truck Turner ⭐⭐⭐½

I'm not sure what is better: Isaac Hayes on the soundtrack or Nichelle Nichols' potty mouth

[Show spoiler]

[Travis]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

[jd_from_da_80s]

[kingdoxie]

The 400 Blows ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Tenny80]

Watched some documentaries after midnight last night and this morning, now it’s time for some football Go GIANTS!


Documentary
1. Bin Laden’s Hard Drive
2. Buried Secrets of Cordoba
3. Ancient apocalypse