The Criterion Challenge 2025 Week 5: Great Soundtracks

“For the dudes who ain’t here.”

It’s a lot of high jinks and shenanigans before a sad ending and it’s all backed by an all time great soundtrack.

2025 Cult Movie Challenge Week Week 5: Roger Corman Week

“Why should you be afraid to die? Your soul has been dead for a long time.”

Can never get enough of these movies. The Corman/Price/Poe trio works so well for me. I don’t know if it’s my favorite but it’s a great time. The whole thing has that macabre feeling you want from something like this.

2025 Cult Movie Challenge Week 2: Reb Brown Week

“No, Felice, I’m not a cop. As a matter of fact, right now I have less respect for the police than you do.”

Sleazy as fuck but entertaining. George C. Scott sure can scream like no one else and goes all out multiple times throughout Hardcore.

2025 Cult Movie Challenge Week 1: Anime Week

“REM sleep that occurs later during the sleep cycle is longer and easier to analyze. If earlier cycles are, say, artsy film shorts, later cycles are like feature-length blockbuster movies.”

A fascinating story told in such a creative way. It straps you in from the first scene and takes you on a wild ride through vibrant dreams and dark nightmares. The score is fantastic, too. What a movie to start 2025 with!

HoopTober 11 Movie #34

“Ladies and gentlemen: the dead are back.”

I said I was gonna finish HoopTober this year and look that, I did! Following along with all of you was a blast. Looking forward to doing it all again next year. 

We Are Zombies had a fun concept and some good effects throughout but doesn’t deliver enough to be anything more than meh.

HoopTober 11 Movie #33

“Why do you call your dog Christmas?”
“She was born at the same time as Jesus. Midnight on Christmas Eve. Isn’t that remarkable?”

When the baby was born I thought “this has gotta be almost done” so I looked at the time left and a part of me died when it said 42 minutes. Such a slog to get through. Probably would’ve been better with a group but watching it solo on a Wednesday afternoon sucked ass and not in the fun way.

HoopTober 11 Movie #22

“The hands. Holy god. the hands!”

Cannot get over how good this score is. Easily the best part. For a movie that’s a 100 years old I was surprisingly engaged. The ending wasn’t great but, like, I can’t really fault that all things considered.

“Eat this, you wankers!”

One thing you should know about me is that I will fuck hard with any late 90s horror action movie no matter how dated the CGI is. A cruise ship is such a great setting for a horror movie, too.  Bloodier and creepier than I expected. When they stumble on the bones and all you can hear are the screams of the dead? That’s some great horror movie stuff!

“Added up, how much money did you get from the Clutters that night?”
“Between $40 and $50.”

I finished In Cold Blood last night so felt like I needed to watch this. I can’t say anything about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance that hasn’t already been said but I really was blown away. The story itself is good, nothing spectacular, but he makes it so worth a watch. Clifton Collins Jr. and Catherine Keener also had great performances. If you’ve read the book I think it’s worthwhile to check this out too.