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January Movies

I decided to keep a list of movies I watch over the course of this year and here's my January total, with a very brief, one line view of my feelings on them. If anyone has some suggestions for me, please let me know. My current list of must watch films is at about 325, so a few more won't hurt. Here's January!



  • I, Frankenstein - Better than anticipated and Yvonne Strahovski
  • Room 237 - Silly, aside from the obvious observations - war, genocide, labyrinth
  • The Outlaw (Korean) - Garbled mess with some worth ideas, but fails on each.
  • Deliver Us From Evil - Great lead up to a disappointing final 20 minutes
  • Ida - The best movie of the year, if not the last few
  • Venom - Awful horror with a good cast
  • Barricade - Will from Will & Grace sucks in this supernatural nightmare.
  • Calvary - Incredible film by the people who made The Guard
  • Samurai Rebellion - Mifune. Slow start, but wow what a finish.
  • H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer - Documentary - Crap!
  • Neverlake - Extraordinary take on Frankenstein.
  • Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge - One of the worst movies ever made.
  • Knuckle - Documentary about Pikey clans and their ongoing feud. Good, but sad.
  • Only Lovers Left Alive - Jarmusch delivers the 3rd greatest vampire movie ever made.
  • Fright Night (1985) - Re-watched. Sans Chris Sarandon, a truly horrible film.
  • Lust of the Dead - Japanese social commentary that uses tons of rape and zombies. UGH!
  • Donner Pass - Silly teens go to a ski house. Myth attacks them, or something. ZZZ
  • Knights of Badassdom - Dopey title, but funny horror film about LARPs and spirits.
  • Zombies: When the Dead Walk - Awful 45 minute documentary. Truly awful. 
  • As Above, So Below - No reason it's found footage and plagues it throughout. Meh!
  • Contracted - Sleaze. No socially redeeming qualities at all. Truly despicable. 
  • A Company Man - Decent Korean crime thriller, but lacks anything special. 
  • Frank - Quirky film that barely works. Is it about Twitter or a guy with a big head?
  • Dredd - No Stallone, but equally as silly, with the exception of lovely Olivia Thirlby.
  • Lady Ninja Kaede 2 - Technicolor dildo, sex spells and a ninja nun who's horny. WTF?
  • Timecrimes - Carefully done time travel movie with huge holes nobody seems to care about.
  • The Den - Solid internet based horror with jumps, blood, violence and cute lead. 
  • OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies - Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo. James Bond meets Naked Gun.
  • We Are The Best - Teen girls keep punk rock alive in 1982 Sweden. Amazingly beautiful!
  • Solomon Kane - Silly CGI filled crusade. Potential, but fades quickly and continues on. 
  • Tromeo & Juliet - Troma films are a guilty pleasure and specific taste, this one was A+
  • The Zero Theorem - Gilliams delivers with stunning performances by all.
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Re-watched. Still hold's up, but pales in comparison to Nosferatu.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2015 at 4:07 PM

      Do you have Netflix streaming? it is worth the one-month free trial to watch Virunga (about gorillas)

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