April 2026

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Since this has been going on for a few years, I really needed to start including the year in the post titles to denote it as January 2026 (and I…

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 2016 - ★★★
May 18, 2026
I watched this as God intended... in a double bill with The Exorcist. But seriously, after finishing The Exorcist, I wanted something to calm the nerves - a palette cleanser of sorts. Frankly this wasn't it, but through no fault […]
The Exorcist, 1973 - ★★★★★
May 16, 2026
We watched the Extended Director's Cut (whatever that means) from the Warner Bros 90th Anniversary set. It was my first watch, but a repeat watch for my wife. It very much worked on me, even as so much of the […]
Barbarella, 1968 - ★½
May 13, 2026
Look, I know there's cultural significance to this film, and that many Scifi films took cues from the visual designs of Barbarella, but this isn't very good, right? This just feels like an excuse to see Jane Fonda naked. Which, […]
Apollo 13, 1995 - ★★★★½
May 13, 2026
This is one of those films that I've always intended to watch and never gotten around to. Well, no longer!Ron Howard is so incredibly talented as a director - the pacing and framing throughout the film is stunning. The cast […]
Elio, 2025 - ★★½
May 12, 2026
I know there's been a lot written about this film. Rumors surrounded it of Disney/Pixar forcing the directors to make Elio more masculine and remove any queer-coding from his character. Worse, those rumors were later confirmed by Pete Doctor in […]